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Rice hosts International Workshop on Quantum Vacuum in Matter Nov. 10, 2023

Rice recently hosted the first International Workshop on Quantum Vacuum in Matter, an event that brought together leading experts in the field from around the world to discuss recent advances, discoveries and research priorities.

Tecnológico de Monterrey leaders hosted a delegation from Rice University. President Reginald DesRoches signs a partnership agreement as others look on.

Rice announces partnership with Tecnológico de Monterrey Nov. 10, 2023

Rice University has announced an agreement with Tecnológico de Monterrey, which will include concurrent doctoral degrees, dual master’s programs and a partnership to expand access to continuing and professional education.

Rice Alliance’s Brad Burke awarded 2023 Trailblazer Award from Houston InnovationMap Nov. 10, 2023

Brad Burke, managing director of the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, received the 2023 Trailblazer Award to recognize his impact on Houston’s business, entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystem.

Rice remembers philanthropist and benefactor Robert L. Moody Nov. 9, 2023

Robert L. Moody , longtime Rice supporter, benefactor and transformational Galveston community leader, died Nov. 7. He was 88.

Atomic dance gives rise to a magnet Nov. 9, 2023

Rice researchers turned a paramagnetic material into a magnet by manipulating electrons’ spin via atomic motion.

Rice CIO Allison Thacker joins ‘Capital Allocators’ podcast Nov. 9, 2023

Allison Thacker, president and chief investment officer of the Rice Management Co., recently joined host Ted Seides on the “Capital Allocators” podcast where the two spoke at length about Thacker’s experience in the institutional investment industry among numerous other topics.

Rice Biotech Launch Pad announces rechargeable oxygenator in development to improve cell-based therapies Nov. 9, 2023

Rice University and its Biotech Launch Pad today announced a peer-reviewed publication in Nature Communications detailing the development of a novel and rechargeable device — an electrocatalytic on-site oxygenator (ecO2) that produces oxygen to keep cells alive inside an implantable “living pharmacy,” potentially improving the outcomes of cell-based therapies.

Rice to host International Workshop on AI-Powered Space Nov. 9, 2023

Rice’s AI Houston Institute, in collaboration with NASA, will host the two-day International Workshop on AI-Powered Space, covering the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) theory and practice in core space and extended space at the university’s tech hub, the Ion.