Former engineering dean Sidney Burrus dies at 86 Apr. 5, 2021
Charles Sidney Burrus — "Sid" to almost everyone — whose boyhood fascination with electricity set him on a path to become a pioneer in digital signal processing during a long and influential career at Rice University, died April 3.
Rice volleyball team headed to NCAA Tournament again Apr. 5, 2021
The Rice volleyball team has been rewarded for a 16-5 season with an at-large spot in the NCAA Tournament, the entirety of which is being played in Omaha, Nebraska.
'Occam’s Wedge' by Beverly Pepper makes striking debut as newest Rice Public Art sculpture Apr. 5, 2021
The 5,600-pound Cor-ten steel sculpture is one of the artist's final pieces.
Unconventional Students at Rice: Nyakwol's unconventional path to college football Apr. 5, 2021
When George Nyakwol ’21 steps onto the field at Rice Stadium, it’s a far cry from the soccer field his family used to play on in Sudan.
Dateline Rice for April 5, 2021 (Weekend Edition) Apr. 5, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC How white evangelicals' vaccine refusal could prolong the pandemic Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autry professor of sociology and director of the Religion and Public Life Program at Rice, is quoted in The New York Times, and she is interviewed by Houston Public Media about the research highlighted in her book "Why Science and Faith Need Each Other: Eight Shared Values That Move Us beyond Fear." The New York Times (Subscription is required. This article also appeared on the front page of the April 5 print edition, ) http://dateline.rice/april-5-ecklund
New Student Association and Graduate Student Association members elected Apr. 2, 2021
Presidents look forward to a fresh fall semester.
New Art/New Music creates conversations across space, time and genre Apr. 2, 2021
Shepherd School students respond to contemporary works at the Moody with five pieces of music
Dateline Rice for April 2, 2021 Apr. 2, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC Disaster research response experts share insights for pandemic An article mentions Rice's collaborative COVID-19 Registry, which produces a demographic portrait of the pandemic’s impact on Houston residents. Environmental Factor http://dateline.rice/april-2-covid-registry
Graduate symposium explores intersections of violence and care across disciplines Apr. 1, 2021
A dual graduate studies symposium on violence and care, complete with two keynotes, is slated later this month in a collaboration between Rice’s Department of English and the Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality (CSWGS)
Rice's Beatrice Riviere selected as fellow of professional mathematics society Apr. 1, 2021
The computational and applied mathematician is among 28 new fellows announced by the 14,000-member society.
Could Robinhood debacle lead to 'Robin Hood tax'? Apr. 1, 2021
New tax proposals are already being contemplated as a result of the Robinhood-GameStop controversy, according to an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Plan for residents stuck in extraterritorial jurisdictions wins Houston Policy Challenge Apr. 1, 2021
After a year that brought one challenge after another, Rice students competing in the 2021 Houston Policy Challenge (HPC) came to offer solutions.
Dateline Rice for April 1, 2021 Apr. 1, 2021
COVID-19 PANDEMIC Chip delivers COVID-19 test results on a phone An article features Rice research that developed a microfluidic chip measuring the concentration of protein biomarkers for COVID-19 in blood serum from a standard finger prick. It delivers results on a smartphone in less than an hour. Co-author Peter Lillehoj, associate professor and the Shankle Chair in Mechanical Engineering, is quoted. National Science Foundation (This was also featured in the NSF's March "Research News Highlights" newsletter.) http://dateline.rice/april-1-lillehoj
Rice adds operations research major Apr. 1, 2021
Rice will offer a new major and bachelor of arts degree, operations research, this fall.
What's in a name? A hurdle for human development research, experts say Apr. 1, 2021
Scientists are struggling with public misconceptions on what embryoids are and what research on them entails, confusion that leads to policy decisions restricting access to important scientific exploration, according to a new paper by experts at Rice University — who blame the use of terms like synthetic or artificial embryos to describe them.
