News/Events

News

1. An article on $100,000 grants from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation for unconventional ways to destroy infectious diseases in the developing world mentions research by Rebecca Richards-Kortum.
2. Jennifer West among BioHouston honorees.
3. Jennifer West and Naomi Halas are mentioned in an article on applications for mixing light and nanotechnology.
4. The Richards-Kortum lab at Rice's BioScience Research Collaborative has won a $100,000 Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation grant through its Grand Challenges Explorations program to develop reagent-free, needle-free microscopy for malaria diagnosis.
5. Yizhi Jane Tao, assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology, is quoted in a MoneyCentral.MSN.com article a $1.5 million grant to study the structure of the influenza A virus.
6. Research on gold nanoshells by Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, biomedical engineering and physics and astronomy, is mentioned in an article on targeted drug therapy.
7. Joan Strassmann, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is mentioned in an article on the social behaviors of amoebae.
8. Mikki Hebl, associate professor of psychology and management, and Randi Martin, professor of psychology, are on a team that received a $1.5 million grant this summer from the NIH to study gender bias in scientific, medical job applications.
9. Joan Strassmann, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is quoted in an article in Baylor College of Medicine News
10. Emilia Morosan wins NSF CAREER award
11. Pat Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the Rice Space Institute, is quoted in a story on the return of the Space Shuttle Discovery.
12. ADVANCE's departmental grants program featured in the Rice News
13. Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry, biomedical engineering and physics and astronomy, is mentioned in an article on everyday products that use nanoparticles.
14. Ching-Hwa Kiang, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted in an article on her research in protein folding.
15. Pat Reiff recognized for spreading space science education
16. Yizhi Jane Tao, assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology, is mentioned in an article on Rice research to map the structure of the shell of the hepatitis E virus.
17. Kathleen Matthews mentioned in Houston Chronicle article about the $11.1 million grant given to Rice by the U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology for construction of the Brockman Hall for Physics.
18. Patricia Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the Rice Space Institute, is quoted in a story on the confirmation of Charles Bolden as NASA administrator.
19. New faculty member Amy Dunham, assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, is quoted in an article on her new theory on why male and female lemurs are the same size
20. Vivki Colvin, Jane Grande-Allen and Junghae Suh in Rice News article about moving to the BRC.
21. Rebecca Richards-Kortum is featured in an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education: Is Having More Than 2 Children an Unspoken Taboo?
22. Rice's work-life benefits program featured in an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education
23. Vicki Colvin, professor in chemical and biomedical engineering and director of the Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology, is mentioned in an article on the spread of nanotechnology into everyday products.
24. Jane Tao, assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology, is quoted in an article in Popular Science reporting on her viral imaging research.
25. Marcia O'Malley, assistant professor in mechanical engineering and materials science, is quoted in an article on Rice research to create robots which would help survivors of stroke and spinal cord injuries with rehabilitation.
26. Patricia Reiff, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the Rice Space Institute, is quoted in a news story on the nomination of former astronaut Charles Bolden as NASA administrator.
27. Vicki Colvin, the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor, professor in CHBE and Qilin Li, assistant professor in CEVE are quoted in an article on testing using a technique developed at Rice to cleanse water of arsenic by using nanorust.
28. Lydia Kavraki, the Noah Harding Professor of Computer Science and professor of bioengineering and Emilia Morosan, assistant professor of physics and astronomy are both mentioned in an article about Rice's DOD Funding
29. Jane Grande-Allen, associate professor of bioengineering, earns Presidential Mentoring Award
30. Naomi Halas elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences
31. Yildiz Bayazitoglu, the Harry S. Cameron Professor in Mechanical Engineering is featured in an article on her research on treating cancer with nanoparticles and lasers
32. Houston Medical Robotics gets injection from Austin company: Marcia O'Malley, assistant professor in mechanical engineering and materials science, is mentioned in an article in the Houston Business Journal
33. Rice fine-tunes attack on cancer - Yildiz Bayazitoglu in the Rice News
34. Jane Tao, assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology, is quoted in an article on research in viral imaging at Rice.
35. News article released on research on new light-bending nanomaterials by Naomi Halas, the Stanley C. Moore Professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering and professor of chemistry and biomedical engineering.
36. Julia Morgan, associate professor of Earth science, is quoted in on her research on the presence of life on Mars
37. The research of Mikki Hebl, associate professor of psychology and management on workplace discrimination facing pregnant women in a recessionary environment is featured on the Web Guru website.
38. Dash for 'dots' raises questions - Vicki Colvin, Professor of Chemistry and Shaily Mahendra, researcher in CEVE mentioned in the Rice News
39. Lisa Biswal mentioned in article about device developed at MD Anderson for patients needing immunotherapy
40. Pat Reiff is quoted on ABC World News Tonight about the fireball seen over Austin, TX
41. Jamie Padgett in National Engineers Week spotlight
42. Julia Morgan, associate professor of Earth Science, is mentioned in an article on new findings in the search for life on Mars.
43. Research of Naomi Halas and Jennifer West mentioned in World Gold Council
44. Gender Discrimination in Science: Where Does It Begin?
45. Is the Wii's Motion Controller Any Good? - Marcia O'Malley in PC World
46. Halas wins high-profile national security award
47. Matthews' accomplishments lauded after decade as dean
48. Halas wins high-profile national security award
49. An Easy Pill to Swallow: Naomi Halas is quoted in an article in Drug Discovery and Development Magazine
50. Hackerman Award comes home: Cecilia Clementi earns honor named for former Rice president
51. Joan Strassman, EEB Chair, Quoted in West University Examiner
52. Drezek elected 2009 AIMBE Fellow
53. Rebecca Richards-Kortum receives 2008 IEEE Vice President's Recognition Award

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Honors and Awards

1. Pat Reiff, Director of the Rice Space Institute wins the Athelstan Spilhaus Award which recognizes members of the American Geophysical Union who have devoted portions of their lives to expressing the excitement, significance, and beauty of the Earth and space sciences to the general public.
2. Joan Strassman Elected fellows of American Academy of Arts and Sciences
3. Gorman Wins Top Brown Teaching Award
4. Mikki Hebl receives Nicolas Salgo Distinguished Teacher Award
5. Presidential Mentoring Award goes to Rebekah Drezek
6. Rebekah Drezek and Mikki Hebl named Duncan winners
7. Rebecca Drezek Received 2008 Presidential Mentoring Award
8. Rebecca Richards-Kortum given 2008 IMPACT Award
9. Rebecca Richards-Kortum elected to National Academy of Engineering
10. Rebekah Drezek first bioengineer to receive ASP Research Award
11. Lydia Kavraki selcted to serve as a Distinguished Lecturer for IEEE International Robotics and Automation Society.
12. Rebecca Richards-Kortum elected to the National Academy of Engineering
13. UT Honors Drezek for Leadership in Bioengineering Research and Education
14. Marcia O'Malley receives the George R. Brown award for superior teaching

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EVENTS 2008-2009

Spring, 2009

• Train the Trainer Conference: Setting Expectations and Resolving Conflict in Graduate Education

Fall, 2008

• Discourse on Leadership Series: Virginia Valian Lecture, Wednesday, September 10, 2008
• Negotiating the Ideal Faculty Position Workshop, October 5-7, 2008

Archive 2007-2008