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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Rice’s OpenStax awarded $90M to lead first-of-its-kind NSF …

WebOpenStax at Rice University was awarded $90 million from the National Science Foundation to build and lead SafeInsights, a groundbreaking research and …

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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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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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Rice OpenStax and Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to …

WebHOUSTON – (Feb. 21, 2024) – To address nursing staff shortages, OpenStax, a nonprofit educational initiative of Rice University, in partnership with the Texas Higher Education …

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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 learned …

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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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Nonprofit hospitals use proceeds to boost cash reserves rather …

WebUsing the National Academy of State Health Policy Hospital Cost Tool, authors Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker Chair in Health Economics at Rice University’s …

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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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Rice’s Medical Humanities Research Institute has transformational

WebRice University recently launched its Medical Humanities Research Institute, the only institute in the United States and one of the few in the world that is solely …

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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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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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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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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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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 what …

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

WebSPORTS. UTSA heads to Space City for series against Rice An article mentions that Rice's baseball team will play the University of Texas at San Antonio in a three …

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