Odds are good for unique 2D compound
Engineers at Rice and Texas A&M University have found a 2D material, a derivative of a crystal with a distinctive structure known as a perovskite, that could make computers faster and more energy-efficient. Co-authors quoted include Jun Lou, associate chair and professor of materials science and nanoengineering; Hanyu Zhu, assistant professor of materials science and nanoengineering; and postdoctoral fellow Jia Liang.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-lou-zhuResearchers discover new species of gall wasp
An article features a new wasp species discovered at Rice by Scott Egan, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology.
Phys.org
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-egan
Researchers roll out the next generation of single-molecule race cars
Scientists at Rice and the University of Houston are upgrading their nanocars with wheels of tert-butyl that should help them navigate the course during the second international Nanocar Race, slated for 2022. The team won the first nanocar race in 2017. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and a professor of computer science and of materials science and nanoengineering, is quoted.
Nanowerk
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-tour
New versatile method to isolate individual cells with unique profiles
An article features collaborative Rice research that developed a new method to isolate specific cells. Co-authors François St-Pierre, adjunct assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, and graduate student Jihwan Lee are quoted.
News-Medical.net
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-st-pierre
The perils of complacency: America at a tipping point in science and engineering
Neal Lane, senior fellow in science and technology policy at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, co-authored an article about a study between the Baker Institute and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences that found significant policy and funding actions are needed to ensure the U.S. does not lose its preeminent position in discovery and innovation.
InSight
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-lane
Ismaili, Ahmadi Muslims push national voter registration efforts
Zahra Jamal, associate director for community engagement at Rice’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, is quoted.
Religion News Service
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-jamal
Mexico’s fracking impasse
Adrian Duhalt, postdoctoral fellow in Mexico energy studies at the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for the United States and Mexico and Center for Energy Studies, is quoted.
The North American Congress on Latin America
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-duhalt
New study finds that parasites can drain energy from hosts prior to infection
An article mentions that Kelly Weinersmith, adjunct assistant professor of biosciences and the former Huxley Fellow in Ecology and Evolution at Rice, is a co-author of the featured research.
Newswise
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-weinersmith
Study: Voter participation predicts compliance with social distancing
An article mentions that Yael Hochberg, the Ralph S. O’Connor Professor of Finance and Entrepreneurship at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, collaborated on the featured research.
Newswise
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-hochberg
Biochar helps hold water and can cut irrigation needs by as much as 50%
Rice research determined biochar could save farmers a little more than 50% of the water they now use to grow crops. Co-authors quoted or mentioned include Caroline Masiello, professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences; Kenneth Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy; and alumna Jennifer Kroeger.
Revolution-Green.com
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-masiello-medlock
Jennifer Soliman serves and advises
Alumna Jennifer Soliman, graduate of Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is featured.
Hispanic Executive
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-soliman
Cultivating a disciplined, creative mind and humane instincts
An article mentions OpenStax, a Rice-based publisher of open educational resources.
Educause Review
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-openstax
Transform higher education — make textbooks free
EdSource
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-openstax
Best colleges to study architecture in the US, 2021
A roundup featuring Rice’s School of Architecture mentions that it ranks No. 2 in the nation according to CEOWorld Magazine.
CEOWorld Magazine
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-rsa
Nonprofit service takes voters to the election finish line
An article cites a recent Rice study that found that two-thirds of voters polled did not know how to acquire a mail-in ballot.
Governing
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-gov
The world’s best MBA programs for entrepreneurship in 2021
An article mentions that Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 15 in the nation for entrepreneurship according to Poets & Quants.
Poets & Quants
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-jones-school
Metamodernism, Russell Brand and spiritual-but-not-religious soteriology
An article cites a 2018 Rice dissertation.
WiM on Medium
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-wim
Yocket to host 7-day virtual meetup to help students study abroad amid coronavirus
Rice is mentioned.
India Education Diary
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-ied
Research shows that immigration has minimal impact on wages for US citizens
An article cites Rice research that details the economic benefits from undocumented immigrants in the U.S.
The Horizons Tracker
http://dateline.rice/oct-27-ht |
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