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Wenting Zhao and Laura Segatori
Nanoscale platform aims to control protein levels
Tuesday, November 7, 2017
A nanoscale antibody first found in camels combined with a protein-degrading molecule is an effective new platform to control protein levels in cells, according to Rice University scientists. The technique could aid fundamental research into cellular dynamics as well as the design of synthetic gene circuits.
 
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'Found in Translation' wins hackathon
Monday, November 6, 2017
Nishant Verma, a junior in bioengineering at Rice University, and his teammates won the Global Oncology Prize during Health++ 2017, an annual hackathon at Stanford University held Oct. 21-22.
 
Deirdre Hunter with alumni award from alma mater
Hunter honored with alumni award
Monday, November 6, 2017

Rice University Lecturer Deirdre Hunter was honored with an Alumni Faces of 2017 award from Onondaga Community College, one of her alma maters.

rafael verdusco
Verduzco elected vice chair of Oak Ridge committee
Monday, November 6, 2017
Rafael Verduzco, associate professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering (ChBE) at Rice University, has been elected vice chair of the User Executive Committee (UEC) of the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences (CNMS) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
 
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Engineering mourns William Akers, artificial heart pioneer
Monday, November 6, 2017
William W. Akers, professor emeritus of chemical and biomolecular engineering, and of bioengineering at Rice University, and a pioneer in development of the world’s first artificial human heart, died Nov. 5 at age 94.
 
Drawling of world globe
Materials Science program ranks 29th globally
Monday, November 6, 2017
Rice's materials science program is one of four University academic subjects to be ranked among the top 100 worldwide in the 2018 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Global Universities.”
 
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Risa Myers joins CS faculty: 'It's like coming home'
Friday, November 3, 2017
One and a half years after earning her Ph.D. in computer science (CS) at Rice University, Risa B. Myers has joined the CS faculty as a fulltime lecturer.
 
Wrinkles give heat a jolt in pillared graphene
Friday, November 3, 2017

Rice University researchers test 3-D carbon nanostructures’ thermal transport abilities.

Pedro Alvarez, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Rice University
Dioxane-chomping microbe has helpful gene
Thursday, November 2, 2017

Rice University researchers have discovered a bacteria-borne gene that helps degrade a form of dioxane, a groundwater contaminant and suspected carcinogen.

Photo of Rice University researchers Liang Hong, left, and Ming Tang study the lithium transport characteristics of batteries. They and their colleagues discovered that defects in common lithium-ion battery cathodes can potentially improve the material's performance over "perfect" electrodes. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)
Microscopic defects make batteries better
Monday, October 30, 2017

Rice University-led study reveals unknown details about common lithium-ion battery materials.

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