Bio-inspired scaffolds help promote muscle growth May. 15, 2021
Rice University bioengineers are fabricating and testing tunable electrospun scaffolds completely derived from decellularized skeletal muscle to promote the regeneration of injured skeletal muscle.
Kristof implores grads to ‘bridge the empathy gap’ May. 15, 2021
Empathy is needed more than ever, said Nicholas Kristof, who encouraged two years of Rice University graduates to use their skill and kindness to make a difference, even if their actions only seem to be a “drop in the bucket.”
Architecture’s Gálvez to show winning ideas about air May. 13, 2021
Gálvez, a visiting critic at Rice Architecture, will mount an exhibition based on ideas that won her an Architectural League of New York award.
Unconventional Students at Rice 2021: Nithya Gillipelli bridges the gap between languages May. 13, 2021
In junior high, Nithya Gillipelli fell in love with the Spanish language and Hispanic culture.
Rise in credit scores amid COVID-19 may render them obsolete, says Baker Institute expert May. 12, 2021
Consumer credit scores steadily increased throughout 2020, but an expert from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy says unintended consequences are emerging.
Preventing life-threatening pediatric condition starts with pandemic safeguards May. 12, 2021
HOUSTON – (May 12, 2021) – Adults can be the first line of defense when it comes to avoiding the worst outcomes from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare but potentially deadly condition linked to COVID-19, according to a new review article from Rice University epidemiologists.
Taylor Crain on creating the Rice she wanted to see May. 12, 2021
The storyteller and world-builder leaves a lasting legacy as she looks ahead.
Media Advisory: Rice University commencement set for Friday and Saturday May. 11, 2021
Information regarding Rice's 2020/2021 Commencement
40th Kinder Houston Area Survey: Hope for future despite pandemic's challenges May. 11, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought an array of challenges, but Houstonians remain optimistic about their personal futures, according to the 2021 Kinder Houston Area Survey. In the wake of the murder of George Floyd, Houston’s usually positive feelings about race relations are on the decline. And more people than ever want the government to play a bigger role in solving the country's problems and addressing the growing inequalities.
Feds back probe of understudied gut nervous system May. 10, 2021
Rice University neurobiologist Rosa Uribe has won a five-year, $2 million R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how the enteric nervous system develops.
How planets form controls elements essential for life May. 10, 2021
How a planet comes together has implications for whether it retains the nitrogen, carbon and water that eventually give rise to life.
7 nights of streaming: Spring chamber music festival goes virtual May. 10, 2021
Even as many performance venues remain shuttered, Rice University Shepherd School students continue to do what they do best. The biannual Chamber Music Festival will once again be offered in a virtual format through the school's YouTube channel May 17-23.
Kassim wins prestigious dissertation completion fellowship May. 10, 2021
A series of setbacks didn’t deter this Rice grad student, who is soon to publish his second book.
Timing is everything in new implant tech May. 10, 2021
Rice engineers' wireless implants now allow for multiple stimulators to be programmed and magnetically powered from a single transmitter.
