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Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Stanley C. Moore Professor of Bioengineering and professor of electrical and computer engineering co-authored this op-ed on the benefits of global health technology spending.    (Link)
Nov 17, 2009

 
 

Rebecca Richards Kortum and Jennifer West Help Co-author an Article in the Houston Chronicle on why the Rice Baylor Merger Would Be Beneficial    (Link)
Nov 13, 2009

 
 

What is the meaning of 'one'? - Article on paper co-authored by Joan Strassman featured in t he Rice News
Nov 9, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Oct 26, 2009

 
 

 
Jennifer West among BioHouston honorees.    (Link)
Oct 26, 2009

 
 

Jennifer West and Naomi Halas are mentioned in an article on applications for mixing light and nanotechnology.    (Link)
Oct 26, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Oct 26, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Oct 26, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Oct 8, 2009

 
 

Joan Strassmann, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is mentioned in an article on the social behaviors of amoebae.    (Link)
Oct 6, 2009

 
 

 
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.    (Link)
Oct 5, 2009

 
 

Joan Strassmann, Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, is quoted in an article in Baylor College of Medicine News    (Link)
Oct 1, 2009

 
 

 
Emilia Morosan wins NSF CAREER award
Emilia Morosan wins NSF CAREER award
Sep 18, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Sep 14, 2009

 
 

ADVANCE's departmental grants program featured in the Rice News    (Link)
Aug 28, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Aug 17, 2009

 
 

Ching-Hwa Kiang, assistant professor of physics and astronomy, is quoted in an article on her research in protein folding.    (Link)
Aug 10, 2009

 
 

Pat Reiff recognized for spreading space science education    (Link)
Jul 27, 2009

 
 

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.     (Link)
Jul 27, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Jul 21, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Jul 20, 2009

 
 

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    (Link)
Jul 16, 2009

 
 

Vivki Colvin, Jane Grande-Allen and Junghae Suh in Rice News article about moving to the BRC.    (Link)
Jul 10, 2009

 
 

Rebecca Richards-Kortum is featured in an article in the Chronicle of Higher Education: Is Having More Than 2 Children an Unspoken Taboo?    (Link)
Jul 7, 2009

 
 

Rice's work-life benefits program featured in an article in The Chronicle of Higher Education    (Link)
Jul 7, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Jun 30, 2009

 
 

Jane Tao, assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology, is quoted in an article in Popular Science reporting on her viral imaging research.     (Link)
Jun 16, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Jun 16, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Jun 1, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Jun 1, 2009

 
 

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    (Link)
May 18, 2009

 
 

Jane Grande-Allen, associate professor of bioengineering, earns Presidential Mentoring Award    (Link)
May 12, 2009

 
 

Naomi Halas elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences    (Link)
Apr 27, 2009

 
 

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     (Link)
Mar 31, 2009

 
 

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    (Link)
Mar 30, 2009

 
 

Rice fine-tunes attack on cancer - Yildiz Bayazitoglu in the Rice News    (Link)
Mar 26, 2009

 
 

Jane Tao, assistant professor of biochemistry and cell biology, is quoted in an article on research in viral imaging at Rice.    (Link)
Mar 16, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Mar 16, 2009

 
 

Julia Morgan, associate professor of Earth science, is quoted in on her research on the presence of life on Mars    (Link)
Mar 5, 2009

 
 

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.    (Link)
Mar 5, 2009

 
 

Dash for 'dots' raises questions - Vicki Colvin, Professor of Chemistry and Shaily Mahendra, researcher in CEVE mentioned in the Rice News    (Link)
Feb 19, 2009

 
 

Lisa Biswal mentioned in article about device developed at MD Anderson for patients needing immunotherapy    (Link)
Feb 17, 2009

 
 

Pat Reiff is quoted on ABC World News Tonight about the fireball seen over Austin, TX    (Link)
Feb 17, 2009

 
 

Jamie Padgett in National Engineers Week spotlight    (Link)
Feb 16, 2009

 
 

Julia Morgan, associate professor of Earth Science, is mentioned in an article on new findings in the search for life on Mars.    (Link)
Feb 13, 2009

 
 

Research of Naomi Halas and Jennifer West mentioned in World Gold Council    (Link)
Jan 8, 2009

 
 

Gender Discrimination in Science: Where Does It Begin?    (Link)
Dec 15, 2008

 
 

Is the Wii's Motion Controller Any Good? - Marcia O'Malley in PC World
Dec 11, 2008

 
 

Halas wins high-profile national security award    (Link)
Dec 5, 2008

 
 

Matthews' accomplishments lauded after decade as dean    (Link)
Dec 5, 2008

 
 

Halas wins high-profile national security award    (Link)
Nov 26, 2008

 
 

An Easy Pill to Swallow: Naomi Halas is quoted in an article in Drug Discovery and Development Magazine    (Link)
Nov 25, 2008

 
 

Hackerman Award comes home: Cecilia Clementi earns honor named for former Rice president    (Link)
Nov 21, 2008

 
 

Joan Strassman, EEB Chair, Quoted in West University Examiner    (Link)
Nov 17, 2008

 
 

Drezek elected 2009 AIMBE Fellow    (Link)
Nov 3, 2008

 
 

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