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Potential to ‘save more lives than doctors’: Rice launches WaTER

WEBWaTER Institute Director Pedro J. Alvarez (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) Forty-three million Americans lack access to municipal water, and 1 in 10 …

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Feds fund $45M Rice-led research that could slash US cancer …

WEBThe Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has awarded $45 million to rapidly develop sense-and-respond implant technology that could slash U.S. …

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Rep. Luttrell discusses Houston’s brain health future at Baker

WEBU.S. Representative for Texas’ 8th Congressional District Morgan Luttrell spoke at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy March 28 on brain health and …

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Health departments for Houston, Harris County should …

WEBWhile most large Texas cities are served by one public health agency, the presence of two health departments in the Houston area — one run by Harris County …

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CDC names Houston Health Department, Rice a wastewater …

WEBBy SHAWN HUTCHINS Special to the Rice News. A system to track COVID-19 through Houston’s wastewater became the basis of an epidemiology center that has …

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More hospital price transparency needed to slow rising costs, says

WEBHOUSTON -- (March 22, 2022) -- The rising costs of hospital care -- among the major contributors to rising health care costs as a whole-- can be alleviated by requiring …

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Everything’s bigger in Texas. That includes the health care system

WEBHOUSTON – (Oct. 18, 2022) – Texas’ health care industry is the most robust in the nation, but that hasn’t translated to better outcomes for its citizens, according to a new report …

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Houston’s potential to lead on brain health in focus at Baker …

WEBThe Colloquium on Brain Capital Dec. 5 brought together experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the university’s Office of Innovation to …

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University of Houston and Rice announce 2024 business …

WEBThe University of Houston and Rice University continue their 11-year collaboration to support Houston entrepreneurship by announcing the latest cohort of …

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Two Rice faculty elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

WEBRice University professors Pedro Alvarez and Antonios Mikos have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest …

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Rice's Vivian Ho elected to National Academy of Medicine

WEBRice health economist Vivian Ho has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine, which is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and …

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Student research highlighted during Social Sciences …

WEBResearch on racial identity and fair pay, mental and physical health, foreign affairs and other topics was on display at the Social Sciences Undergraduate Research …

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Study uncovers neural mechanisms underlying foraging behavior …

WEBRice neuroscientist Valentin Dragoi and team shed light on what happens in the brain of freely-moving macaques engaged in foraging behavior.

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Kirsten Ostherr receives the 2024 Health Humanities Visionary Award

WEBKirsten Ostherr, a media scholar and health researcher at Rice University, has been honored with the 2024 Health Humanities Visionary Award by the Health …

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Mental health a key priority at Rice University

WEBRice University’s efforts to support mental health and wellness go beyond advocating for individual self-care. The university fosters a culture of community care …

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Rice, Baylor part of research effort to advance genome editing

WEBSomatic Cell Genome Editing Consortium funded by NIH. Researchers from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine are part of a national effort to accelerate …

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Rice bioengineering curriculum cultivates human-centered …

WEBA five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will support the development of an innovative undergraduate bioengineering curriculum component …

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DNA test could broaden access to cervical cancer screening

WEBRice bioengineers have demonstrated a low-cost, point-of-care DNA test for HPV infections that could make cervical cancer screening more accessible in low- and …

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Faster and simpler point-of-care malaria test developed by Rice

WEBRice University researchers have developed a rapid, accurate test for diagnosing malaria that is significantly faster and easier to use than traditional tests. The …

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Several ‘influential women’ of Rice recognized by Houston Woman

WEBJody Lee. Dr. Jody S. Lee is renowned for her talent in crafting high-performance boards, a skill that has helped her succeed as the chair of Southwestern …

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Vaccine misinformation at Texas Legislature influences public …

WEBHOUSTON – (March 19, 2024) – The majority of Texans support vaccines, but a vocal minority are actively working on weakening or dismantling vaccine requirements, …

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Rice doctoral alumnus Jacob Beckham earns Schmidt Science …

WEBPhoto by Gustavo Raskosky/Rice University. Jacob Beckham, who earned his Ph.D. in chemistry in 2023, was announced a Schmidt Science Fellow Wednesday, …

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Explore thought-provoking dialogue, artwork at Medical …

WEBRice University's Medical Humanities Research Institute will delve into the profound connections between visual art and medical humanities at "Health Aesthetics: …

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Dateline Rice for April 26, 2024 Rice News News and Media …

WEBNATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL. Cornyn applauds $90M investment to promote STEM education at Rice University An article features news that OpenStax at Rice has …

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Rice cell biology student named Watson Fellow

WEBWhen Trinity Eimer, a senior at Rice University, applied for the prestigious one-year postgraduate Thomas J. Watson Fellowship last September, she knew exactly …

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