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Rice mathematician wins NSF CAREER Award |
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Centennial video: Rice student's scrapbook from first graduating class shown to family When the Rice Institute opened its doors in Houston in 1912, a young man named William Nathan was one of the first students to attend. A hundred years later in New York, Debbie Nathan heard there was a scrapbook full of photos and documents of her grandfather's time at Rice tucked away in Fondren Library, and she couldn't wait to see it. She recently visited Houston with her sister, Anita, and they spent the day reliving their grandfather's youth with Rice University Historian Melissa Kean. |
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This week’s Centennial Stars: Two high-profile staffers make Rice look good Wayne Graham, Rice’s head baseball coach, and Rebecca Sharp Sanchez, assistant director of the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies' Master of Liberal Studies program are this week's Centennial Stars. Each week, two Centennial Stars will be recognized for their contributions to excellence, and we’ll introduce them in Rice News. |
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White House highlights Rice device Jocelyn Brown ’10, a staffer at Rice 360˚: Institute for Global Health Technologies, appeared via video at a White House event Feb. 8 to talk about life-saving technology developed by students at Rice University. |
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Smith to receive Professional Achievement Award from national association The National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education has chosen Rice’s Roland Smith as the recipient of its 2012 NAPAHE Professional Achievement Award. |
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Rice Student Film Contest invites students to get creative, win prizes Rice students are invited to express themselves artistically though the lens of a video camera — and win some cash to boot — in the second Rice Student Film Contest. |
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Rice undergraduate simplifies tool for biomolecular research Rice bioengineering researchers in the lab of Jonathan Silberg have developed an efficient method for the creation of protein libraries used in biomolecular research. |
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Baker Institute paper calls for alternative to Hormuz oil route Improvements to the pipelines crossing the Arabian Peninsula would allow more of the oil produced in the Persian Gulf to avoid the Strait of Hormuz, according to a new paper from the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, written by Dagobert Brito. |
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Rice researchers show how far nanoparticle chains can carry a signal The lab of Rice Professor Stephan Link has created thin strips of gold nanoparticles to study their ability to carry electromagnetic signals via dark plasmons. |
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Better writing for everyone Linda Thrane, vice president for public affairs, discusses Rice’s new Program in Writing and Communication. |
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Graduate students to host third annual Graduate International Culture Night Members of the Rice community can take a trip around the world without leaving campus Feb. 17 when the Graduate Student Association hosts its third annual Graduate International Culture Night. |
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Author Mark Long to discuss his civil-rights graphic novel at Rice Feb. 16 Author Mark Long will be the featured speaker at a presentation about his graphic novel, “The Silence of Our Friends,” Feb. 16 at 4:30 p.m in Sewall Hall, Room 301. The event is free and open to the public. |
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Mexican scholar to discuss Latin American intellectual history at lecture Feb. 16 The famed Mexican historian and author Enrique Krauze will speak on Latin American intellectual history Feb. 16 at Rice University. The lecture is free and open to the public. |
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London actors to present Shakespeare’s ‘Twelfth Night’ at Rice Theatre Feb. 16-18 Actors From The London Stage, an international touring theater troupe based in London and the University of Notre Dame, will present Shakespeare’s comedy of love, “Twelfth Night,” Feb. 16-18 at Hamman Hall. All performances begin at 7:30 p.m. |
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Rice University to host to the 12th annual State Politics and Policy Conference Rice University will play host to the 12th annual State Politics and Policy Conference, “Representation in the States: A 50-Year Retrospective on the Impact of Baker vs. Carr,” Feb. 16-18. |
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