Scientists simplify access to drug building block
An article features Rice research into the development of an inexpensive organic synthesis technique to make valuable pharmaceutical precursors. László Kürti, associate professor of chemistry, is quoted.
Phys.org (This article also appeared in Bioengineer, Scienmag and Science Codex.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-kurti
National Academy of Engineering elects members
An article about newly elected members of the National Academy of Engineering features Reginald DesRoches, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering, professor of civil and environmental engineering and professor of mechanical engineering. He becomes Rice’s provost July 1.
FindADistributor.com
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-desroches
The unclear future of Nord Stream 2, Russia’s controversial gas pipeline
Anna Mikulska, nonresident fellow in energy studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
LRT.it
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-mikulska
Low-powered laser produces smaller graphene features
An article features Rice research into developing a method to create laser-induced graphene with features more than 60% smaller than macro versions and almost 10 times smaller than typically achieved with an infrared laser. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, and postdoctoral researcher Michael Stanford are quoted.
Materials Today (This article also appeared in Focus Technica.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-tour
The racial divide of flood damage buyouts
The federal flood buyout program disproportionally benefits the whitest communities of America’s largest cities, according to Jim Elliott, professor of sociology and fellow at Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
DS News (This article also appeared in Long Room.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-elliott
These 20 colleges have the happiest students
An article mentions that Rice is No. 2 on the Princeton Review’s list of the nation’s happiest students.
ELLE Decor
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-elle
Student loan expert: USC’s free tuition move is ‘a brilliant PR stunt’
An article about the University of Southern California’s tuition plan mentions the Rice Investment, an initiative offering full-tuition scholarships and grants to students from low- and middle-income families.
Yahoo! Money
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-rice-investment
Researchers use advanced AI to predict extreme weather
An article mentions that Rice engineers have created a deep learning computer system that taught itself to accurately predict extreme weather events, like heat waves, up to five days in advance using minimal information about current weather conditions.
Psychology Today
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-pt
Tendeka adds business development manager for South America
Alumnus Renato Barbedo is featured and pictured.
Gas Compression Magazine (This article also appeared in 10 other media outlets.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-gcm
Guerilla Opera to showcase five cutting-edge composers at Brandeis University
An article features alumnus Niko Yamamoto, graduate of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music. The article mentions that he has worked with the Rice Electroacoustic Music Labs.
Broadway World
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-bw
People in the news, Feb. 25
Alumnus John Dragovits is featured.
McKnight Senior Living (This article also appeared in CityBizList, CityBizList Boston and CityBizList New York.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-msl
ICYMI through Feb. 24, 2020
An article features Rice research that developed a technique to make the security of the “internet of things” more than 14,000 times more secure than current state-of-the-art defenses while using far less energy.
IoT Playbook
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-iotp
Implante bioelectrónico recargable y programable inalámbricamente mediante campos magnéticos
An article features Rice research into the first neural implant that can be both programmed and charged remotely with a magnetic field. Rice community members mentioned include Kaiyuan Yang, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering; Jacob Robinson, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering and of bioengineering; and graduate students Zhanghao Yu and Joshua Chen.
Noticias de la Ciencia y la Tecnologia (An English translation is not available.)
http://dateline.rice/feb-25-yang-robinson |
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