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Kavraki Elected to NAE

Computer scientist Lydia Kavraki elected to the National Academy of Engineering for her transformative work on robotics...

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The Power of Partnership

Chevron partners with the Rice Sustainability Institute to support research in sustainable energy solutions....

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From Individual to Community

Bioengineering grad students visit the Rio Grande Valley to learn about local health care challenges and assets....

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Risk and Resilience

In Los Angeles, recovering from wildfire destruction requires immediate assistance, community building and long-term strategies. ...

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Build Your Own Independent Study Course

These Rice students turned their passions into unique for-credit research opportunities....

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Hamza Saeed
Patients Are People

Hamza Saeed’s bioengineering work considers the human side of medicine....

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Syllabus: Community Collaboration

In a unique Rice Business course, students learn about innovation and social impact through community-based field projects. ...

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Sarah Davidson
The Dam

Sarah Davidson brings a humanist’s perspective to a complex story about economic development and environmental justice....

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Books and Ladders

The Library Service Center is the nexus for storing and maintaining invaluable Rice treasures....

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Is the Biomarker for Concussion in Our Gut?

Houston Methodist and Rice athletes have teamed up to conduct innovative research in concussion diagnosis. ...

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Editor’s Note: All in for Research

From breakthroughs in cancer therapies to new medical devices and the link between neurology and music, there’s much variety in our latest research issue....

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The Translator

Rice Ph.D. candidate Bruno Buccalon explores the intersection of history, visual design and cultural heritage to increase access to historical archives....

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Oxford Bound

Senior Jae Kim will use his Rhodes Scholarship to study health and environmental policy....

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Safeguarding Rice’s Legacy of Research Excellence and Impact

A note from Rice University President Reginald DesRoches...

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Telling the Stories of Rice

A note from VP of Public Affairs Melinda Spaulding Chevalier...

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The Meeting of Musical Minds

Composer Anthony Brandt investigates how and why the human brain responds to music....

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Now Reading: Faculty Books

A roundup of recently published works from Rice faculty...

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When Savings Fall Short

A new report from Rice Business highlights local budgeting, saving and financial security trends....

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Rebel With a Cause

Rice pioneers a biotech venture focused on delivering breakthrough therapies to patients....

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ChatGPT’s Creative Side

New study finds ChatGPT boosts creativity in everyday challenges....

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Under the Dome

Rice scholars are heading to Austin to share expertise with Texas legislators. ...

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Counting and Sheep

At home and abroad, Frederi Viens applies statistical approaches to improve agricultural ecosystems....

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A Better Way to Remove Tumors

The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas scholar Christina Tringides researches innovative ways to treat brain cancers. ...

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Margin of Error

An $18 million ARPA-H grant will help surgeons develop a promising new cancer pathology system....

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Faculty Rising

Meet Rice’s newest National Science Foundation CAREER award recipients....

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Angela Brintlinger
Russian Lit’s Epic Worth

Angela Brintlinger invites readers to experience the enduring pleasures of Russian literature....

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Now Reading: Alumni Books

On our bookshelf are new works about the indigenous past of St. Louis, the troubling history of foreign agents in America and the life of a trailblazing engineer. ...

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Clean Energy’s Missing Link

A parliament of Owls formed a company to make renewable power more reliable....

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The Time Zone Keeper

Alumnus Paul Eggert has spent two decades maintaining the internet database that synchronizes our digital clocks....

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Disrupting Health Care

Physician and entrepreneur Thomas Lendvay builds innovative solutions to improve medical outcomes....

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Our Changing Climate’s Social Challenges

At Rice’s new Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience, Houston serves as an incubator for tackling coastal industrial challenges head-on. ...

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A Scientific Reckoning Returns

Fifty years after the milestone Asilomar Conference, researchers gather to debate new questions about biotechnology — amid attacks on scientific funding....

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A Breakthrough in Pancreatic Cancer Treatment

Novel treatment from the lab of James Tour advances to clinical trial....

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A New Roost for Owls

Rice will break ground on the new Moody Center Complex for Student Life in May....

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Plastic Art + Plastic Science

An installation at the Moody Center for the Arts harnesses creativity and bioscience to imagine a solution for recycling plastic waste. ...

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$3.8 Billion
The Big Number: $3.8 Billion

CPRIT has invested over $3.8 billion across its various programs in Texas — and Rice has been a big beneficiary....

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Four Questions: Tam Dao

We asked Rice’s head of research security to tell us about his job....

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Where Our Research Dollars Go

Rice’s research funding supports an ecosystem of discovery....

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Spring 2025

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