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Artist Talk
Original at Rice University Events
• Wed, Jan 27
Rice University Art Gallery Speaker: El Anatsui Friday, January 29, 2010 12:00 PM to 1:00 PM 352 Sewall Hall Rice University 6100 Main St Houston,Texas,USA
The 2010 Veritas Forum: Not For Sale
Original at Rice University Events
• Wed, Jan 27
Student Clubs Student Activities Speaker: David Batstone Wednesday, January 27, 2010 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM Shell Auditorium McNair Hall Rice University 6100 Main St Houston,Texas,USA
Rice Earth Science Seminar - Mississippi River Water Quality: Policy, Landscapes and Hypoxia
Original at Rice University Events
• Wed, Jan 27
The appearance of the hypoxic zone off the Louisiana-Texas coast and then its variation in size reveals insights about its causes, the accumulation of carbon storage in sediments, and pelagic and sediment oxygen demand. Proxies for organic loading to sediments reveal that oxygen dema...
Opening Reception for El Anatsui: Gli
Original at Rice University Events
• Wed, Jan 27
Remarks by El Anatsui and Lisa Binder, Assistant Curator, Museum for African Art, New York at 6:00 pm. Music by Chris Spadone, host of KTRU FM's Africana Show, playing the music of Nigeria and Ghana. Free admission and paid parking nearby. On view January 28 – March 14, 2010. More information a...
Scientia Institute: Complex Networks: The Key to Resilient Infrastructure Systems
Original at Rice University Events
• Tue, Jan 26
Scientia Scientia Speaker: Leonardo Dueñas-Osorio Tuesday, January 26, 2010 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM McMurtry Auditorium Duncan Hall Rice University 6100 Main St Houston,Texas,USA
Facebook Tech Talk/Resume Review
Original at Rice University Events
• Tue, Jan 26
Facebook is coming to Rice! We're looking for undergraduate, graduate and PhD students for full-time positions and summer internships in engineering. If you're interested in learning more about job opportunities or just want to meet members of the Facebook team, you can catch us at the...
Data, Models and Reality: A Noisy History of Statistics
Original at Rice University Events
• Sat, Jan 23
Statistics Dean of Engineering Speaker: James Thompson Monday, January 25, 2010 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM McMurtry Auditorium Duncan Hall Rice University 6100 Main St Houston,Texas,USA
Digital Storytelling, a workshop
Original at Rice University Events
• Thu, Jan 21
Digital Storytelling incorporates elements in various formats -- still photos, video, music, and narration -- to present a story of personal history or experience in a short video. It can be used to gather oral histories, narrate personal experiences, and craft stories that illuminat...
The Reinvention of Tradition in Architecture in Postwar Japan
Original at Rice University Events
• Thu, Jan 21
Yaufumi Nakamori, Assistant Curator of Photogrpahy, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, will deliver a paper, focusing on the 1960 photographic publication Katsura:Tradition and Creation in Japanese Architecture,which was authored by the architects Tange Kenzo (1913–2005) and Wa...
Opinion: Rice Earth Science Seminar - On the evolution of the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets in a warming climate.
Original at Rice University Events
• Tue, Jan 12
Earth Science Speaker: Eric Rignot Thursday, January 14, 2010 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 100 Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories Rice University 6100 Main St Houston,Texas,USA
Texas population booms amid lean times
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Wed, Dec 23
KATU “Growth has been the religion of Houston and Texas,” said Stephen Klineberg, a sociology professor at Rice University. “That's a measure of our virtue and ... Texas leads nation in population growthSan Antonio Express all 988 news articles »
Rice Earth Science Seminar - "Slabs attached to unsubducted fragments of the Farallon plate"
Original at Rice University Events
• Tue, Dec 22
Earth Science Speaker: Eric Rigno Thursday, January 14, 2010 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 100 Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories Rice University 6100 Main St Houston,Texas,USA
Budget cuts likely on the horizon for Rice
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Sun, Dec 20
The residential colleges at Rice University — that's Rice-speak for dormitories — have gone dark for the holidays, closing over the winter ...
Community colleges drawing top students
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Sun, Dec 20
and Hirsch plans to transfer to the University of Houston. Other students are looking at Columbia University, Rice University and Oxford University. ...
Houston Friends of Music
Original at Rice University Events
• Sat, Dec 19
Program: Bartók - Quartet No. 2, Op. 17; Webern - Langsamer Satz; and Schumann - Quartet No. 1 in A Minor, Op. 41. 8:00 p.m., Stude Concert Hall Admission (reserved eating): $19-$65. For tickets call 713-348-5400. Limited number of complimentary tickets for Rice faculty, staff and students.
Teach For America coming to San Antonio
Original at Bizjournals.com
• Mon, Dec 14
They were selected from a record pool of 35000 applicants, including seniors from Ivy League schools, as well as Rice University and the University of Texas ... and more »
TCU to increase annual tuition to $30000
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Mon, Nov 16
Other private, selective schools in Texas, such as Southern Methodist University in Dallas and Rice University in Houston have not set their tuition for ... and more »
Presidents of UNT, UTA and UT-Dallas to push for Tier One status
Original at Star-Telegram.com
• Sun, Nov 15
In Texas, the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University in College Station and Rice University in Houston are considered major research schools. ...
People in business
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Sat, Nov 14
Wise is president of Rice Management Co. at Rice University. Zimmerman is CEO and chief investment officer at the University of Texas Investment Management ...
Rice-Baylor merger would help Houston and Texas
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Thu, Nov 12
This article was written by Rice University professors Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Stanley C. Moore Professor of Bioengineering; John McDevitt, Brown-Wiess ... Editorial: Proposition Four is great addition to research, stateBaylor University The Lariat Online all 2 news articles »
Q&A with $1 billion lawyer Harry Reasoner
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Sun, Nov 8
Q&A with $1 billion lawyer Harry Reasoner Attended Rice University, where he majored in philosophy. • 1962: Graduated first in his class at the University of Texas Law School, then went on to study ...
Rice Earth Science Seminar- "Thermal and Chemical Evolution of Earth's Deep Interior: The New Paradigm"
Original at Rice University Events
• Thu, Nov 5
Earth Science Speaker: Dr. John Hernlund Thursday, November 12, 2009 4:00 PM to 5:00 AM Room 100 Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories Rice University 6100 Main St Houston,Texas,USA
Opinion: Abdo S. Yazbeck, Lead Health Economist and Program Leader of the Health and AIDS Program at the World Bank Institute, to discuss a new landmark report on health disparities at Rice University
Original at Rice University Events
• Tue, Oct 27
Robin Sickles Economics Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Speaker: Abdo S. Yazbeck Friday, October 30, 2009 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM 116 Baker Hall Rice University 6100 Main St Houston,Texas,USA
Rice Earth Science Thursday Seminar - "Glaciers Limit the Height of Mountains: Clues about this 'snow buzzsaw' from glaciers that touch the sea"
Original at Rice University Events
• Thu, Oct 8
Earth Science Speaker: Dr. Bernard Hallet Thursday, October 15, 2009 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM Room 100 Keith-Wiess Geological Laboratories Rice University 6100 Main St Houston,Texas,USA
Opinion: STORMS IN SPACE: Insights from Numerical Simulations
Original at Rice University Events
• Tue, Oct 6
The Earth’s magnetosphere is a highly dynamic, coupled nonlinear system that is essentially a large plasma physics laboratory. The primary energy source of the magnetosphere is the Sun through its interaction with the solar wind, but it also interacts with, and in many ways is controll...
What was here? 7575 Kirby edition
Original at Houstonist
• Mon, Jun 29
By Lauren Glennlee You may have noticed the condominiums on the northeast corner of Kirby at North Braeswood - 7575 Kirby and the Brentwood directly behind it - or if you're like us, you probably noticed the smell more than anything. Anyhow, this corner of prime real estate used to be really prime wat...
Texas thinks big about adding casino gambling - Las Vegas Review
Original at Las Vegas Review-Journal
• Thu, Apr 9
Texas Tech University, Baylor University and Healthcare System, Rice University, Texas Christian University, University of Houston System, SMU, University of North Texas, Trinity College, and many smaller accredited colleges and universities. ...
Opinion: FDA to speed nanomedical product creation
Original at United Press International
• Tue, Mar 10
The alliance's eight academic institutions are the Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Texas' MD Anderson Cancer Center, Rice University, the University of Houston, the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Texas A & M Health ...
Unconstrained Networking Research
Original at Rice University Events
• Thu, Feb 26
Electrical and Computer Engineering Rice Networks Group Dean of Engineering Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology Speaker: Supranamaya Ranjan Monday, March 9, 2009 12:00 to 13:00 1049 Duncan Hall Rice University 6100 Main St Houston,Texas,USA
QUANTUM RIGIDITY : What Is It and How Is It Lost - Application to High Temperature Superconductivity
Original at Rice University Events
• Wed, Feb 18
Physics & Astronomy Speaker: Vivek Aji Wednesday, February 25, 2009 16:00 to 17:00 210 Herzstein Hall (Physics Lab) Rice University 6100 Main St Houston,Texas,USA
Podcast: 24 Oct 2008: A Molecular View of Model Membranes
Original at Rice University Webcasts
• Wed, Jan 28
Manolis Doxastakis Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Houston Keck Seminar Friday, October 24, 2008 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM 102 Keck Hall Rice University 6100 Main St Houston, Texas, USA
Podcast: 22 Jan 2009: Bridge 2 Rwanda: Creating Tomorrow's Leaders to Transform a Nation
Original at Rice University Webcasts
• Fri, Jan 23
The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, Beyond Traditional Borders, Rice 360�, and the World Affairs Council of Houston is hosting Dale Dawson, the founder and CEO of Dallas-based relief agency Bridge2Rwanda. He will deliver a talk at Rice University titled �Creating Tomorro...
Podcast: 21 Jan 2009: The Language of God: Intellectual Reflections of a Christian Geneticist
Original at Rice University Webcasts
• Thu, Jan 22
The Veritas Forum at Rice Wednesday, January 21, 2009 7:30 PM to 9:00 PM Shell Auditorium Jones School Rice University 6100 Main St Houston, Texas, USA Join us as Dr. Francis Collins, world-renown geneticist, physician, and Former Director of the National Human Genome Research Institu...
Campus and Community Blood Drive
Original at Rice University Events
• Tue, Jan 20
The next campus blood drives are tomorrow and Thursday (January 21 and 22) in the Rice Memorial Center (RMC) Grand Hall. Rice University participates with the Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center as a "Commit For Life" partner. Through this relationship, Rice University sponsors 4 blood dri...
Opinion: Pitt beats Penn State in home town affordability
Original at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Sat, Nov 29
PA - Nov 29, 2008 Others in the top 10 are the University of Houston, $158412; Rice University, also in Houston, $158412; the University of Louisiana Monroe, Monroe, $166109; ...
Podcast: 01 Dec 2008: Rice Faculty Members Talk About Audience Response Systems
Original at Rice University Webcasts
• Wed, Nov 19
As Rice University continues to evaluate solutions for a campus wide deployment of audience response systems, we set out to talk with faculty members and students that currently use ARS in the classroom. This video shows Dr. Paul Padley (Physics and Astronomy), and Dr. Rachel Kimbro (Soci...
Podcast: 18 Oct 2008: 2008 Sally Ride Festival: Reach for the Stars!
Original at Rice University Webcasts
• Mon, Oct 20
Reach for the Stars! Sally Ride Science Festival Saturday, October 18, 2008 11:00 AM to 4:00 PM Engineering Quadrangle Rice University 6100 Main St Houston, Texas, USA Sally Ride Science Festival returns to Rice with a street fair, keynote speaker, and workshops. Designed for middle-s...
Opinion: Rice professor named top innovator
Original at Bizjournals.com
• Wed, Aug 20
NC - Farinaz Koushanfar, Rice University assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, has been named to MIT Technology Review magazine’s list of ...
Princeton Review recognizes Rice University
Original at KHOU
• Thu, Jul 31
TX - Rice ranks second in the nation for best quality of life and interaction among students of different race and class. The publication also ranked rice 15 th ...
Opinion: Crews Tear Down Dozens of Trees on Kirby Drive
Original at MyFox Houston
• Tue, Jul 29
TX - Jul 29, 2008 But on the campus of Rice University, architectural historian Stephen Fox disagrees. He sees the project as an example of what he calls Houston's poor ... Princeton Review recognizes Rice University KHOU all 42 news articles
Opinion: 10 Great Colleges and Universities for Under $25000
Original at Edu in Review
• Tue, Jul 22
By Naomi 3. Rice University, Houston, Texas. All right, this is cheating a little bit, a year of tuition at Rice will run you $25606 a year. But since The Princeton Review calls Rice the #1 Best Value Private College in the United States, ...
Tips for getting new ID linked to missing Rice student
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Tue, Jul 1
United States - By DANE SCHILLER California police found books and notes on how to assume a new identity when they searched the abandoned car of a Rice University student ...
How To: OWL-Space Best Practice Lunch and Learn
Original at Rice University Events
• Wed, Jan 9
Rice University 6100 Main St Houston, Texas, USA A look at how to get the most out of your OWL-Space for course management and collaborations. Find out what students want to see in OWL-Space course sites; collect tips and tricks, ...
Opinion: More on the revived Rice University Press
Original at Open Access News
• Tue, Jul 31
By Peter Suber Some of the books Rice will publish, after they went through peer review elsewhere, will be grouped together as “The Long Tail Press.” In addition, Rice University Press and Stanford University Press are planning an unusual collaboration in which Rice will be publishing a series of book...
Author Douglas Brinkley leaving New Orleans to teach at Rice - Houston Chronicle
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Wed, May 16
Author Douglas Brinkley leaving New Orleans to teach at Rice TX - critical look at the government response to Hurricane Katrina, is leaving Tulane University to become a tenured professor at Rice University in Houston. ...
Catching up with Vincent Sinisi
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Tue, May 15
By Brian McTaggart(brian.mctaggart@chron.com) Vincent Sinisi, the former The Woodlands High and Rice University star, has returned to Texas, if only for a few days. Sinisi is the right fielder of the Portland Beavers, the Class AAA affiliate of the San Diego Padres. The... Vincent Sinisi, the former The Woodlands High and Rice University s...
World's Longest Nanotubes
Original at Medgadget.com
• Tue, May 1
By Michael Years of effort by UC researchers Vesselin Shanov and Mark Schulz, co-directors of the University of Cincinnati Smart Materials Nanotechnology Laboratory, along with Yun YeoHeung and students, led to the invention of the method for growing long nanotube arrays. Employing this inven...
BYU falls from Princeton Review's list of best-value colleges
Original at Salt Lake Tribune
• Tue, Apr 24
By webmaster@sltrib.com (The Salt Lake Tribune wire services) Posted: 12:22 PM- By Brian K. Sullivan Bloomberg News Rice University and New College of Florida topped the lists of the Princeton Review Inc.
Princeton Review Names America's 'Best Value' Colleges in Annual Book:
Original at PR Inside (Pressemitteilung)
• Tue, Apr 24
PR-inside.com) NEW YORK, April 24 /PRNewswire-USNewsire/ -- According to The Princeton Review, Rice University is the nation's 'best value' private college, while New College of Florida is (for the second consecutive year) the 'best value' public college. The schools hold #1 spots on...
(BW) Energy Solutions Enhances Sales & Marketing Teams
Original at Houston Chronicle
• Mon, Dec 12
BW) Energy Solutions Enhances Sales & Marketing Teams United States - undergraduate degrees from the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Houston and holds a Masters of Business Administration from Rice University. ...