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The geopolitical repercussions of expanding U.S. shale gas production.
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Three leading cancer researchers join Rice to take aim at the deadly disease.
The DNA evidence is in, and Ben Franklin didn’t do it. A top 5 research university, one of the world’s top 100 universities, a best place to work and more: The latest rankings are in. Now on tap: Centenni-Ale honors Rice’s Centennial Celebration.
9 Richard Tapia, a Rice University mathematician and longtime
champion of diversity in U.S. education, has received the National Medal of Science from President Barack Obama.
11 A digital science
curriculum developed at Rice makes the grade.
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Freshman memories in the making.
Kevin Schell ’11
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Tired of all those heavy batteries? We’ve got one that’s really, really small.
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The Centennial Story Project is creating a video archive of fond Rice memories. What’s yours?