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How social networking sites may discriminate against women
5:33 pm Eastern | World
Social media and the sharing economy have created new opportunities by leveraging online networks to build trust and remove marketplace barriers. But a growing body of research suggests that old gender and racial biases persist, from men's greater popularity on Twitter to African Americans' lower acceptance rates on Airbnb.read more »
U. of I. News: Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence genomes of 1.5 million species
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Earth BioGenome Project aims to sequence genomes of 1.5 million speciesread more »U. of I. News: Study: Girls more likely than boys to struggle with social, behavioral, academic needs
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Study: Girls more likely than boys to struggle with social, behavioral, academic needsread more »Rice News Release: Houstonians believe more regulation would have ‘significantly reduced’ Harvey damage
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Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »Human-like walking mechanics evolved before the genus Homo
12:10 pm Eastern | World
Ever since scientists realized that humans evolved from a succession of primate ancestors, the public imagination has been focused on the inflection point when those ancestors switched from ape-like shuffling to walking upright as we do today. read more »
Rice News Release: Middle East energy subsidy reform updates ‘patronage-based autocratic governance’
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Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »Unprecedented wave of large-mammal extinctions linked to ancient humans
20 Apr 12:13 | World
Homo sapiens, Neanderthals and other recent human relatives may have begun hunting large mammal species down to size - by way of extinction - at least 90,000 years earlier than previously thought, says a new study published in the journal Science.read more »
Media Advisory: Discrepancy between health care spending and outcomes in focus at Rice’s Baker Institute April 25
20 Apr 10:42 | SciTech
Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »Study predicts 2018 flu vaccine will have 20 percent efficacy
20 Apr 10:08 | U.S. News
A Rice University study predicts that this fall's flu vaccine -- a new H3N2 formulation for the first time since 2015 -- will likely have the same reduced efficacy against the dominant circulating strain of influenza A as the vaccine given in 2016 and 2017 due to viral mutations related to vaccine production in eggs.read more »
U. of I. News: Laser light show machine teaches students math, computer programming
20 Apr 09:30 | SciTech
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Laser light show machine teaches students math, computer programmingread more »Study reveals new Antarctic process contributing to sea level rise and climate change
19 Apr 17:16 | World
A new IMAS-led study has revealed a previously undocumented process where melting glacial ice sheets change the ocean in a way that further accelerates the rate of ice melt and sea level rise. read more »
Media advisory: Siebel Center for Design groundbreaking April 24
19 Apr 15:58 | SciTech
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Media advisory: Siebel Center for Design groundbreaking April 24read more »Cities and communities in the US losing 36 million trees a year
19 Apr 15:35 | U.S. News
Scientists with the USDA Forest Service estimate that between 2009 and 2014, tree cover in the Nation's urban/community areas declined by 0.7 percent, which translates to losing an estimated 36 million trees or approximately 175,000 acres of tree cover annually.read more »
U. of I. News: MFA Exhibition at Krannert Art Museum to feature work by art and design graduate students
19 Apr 15:31 | SciTech
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MFA Exhibition at Krannert Art Museum to feature work by art and design graduate studentsread more »Dogs could be more similar to humans than we thought
19 Apr 12:33 | World
Dog and human gut microbiomes have more similar genes and responses to diet than we previously thought, according to a study published in the open access journal, Microbiome.read more »
U. of I. News: Former state representative, agency leader hired as director of community and government relations
19 Apr 10:34 | SciTech
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Former state representative, agency leader hired as director of community and government relationsread more »U. of I. News: Expert Viewpoint: Is autism a disorder, an identity or both?
19 Apr 10:01 | SciTech
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Is autism a disorder, an identity or both?read more »Rice News Release: Study predicts 2018 flu vaccine will have 20 percent efficacy
19 Apr 07:56 | U.S. News
SUMMARY: A Rice University study of 6,610 human flu sequences predicts that this fall's flu vaccine will likely have the same reduced efficacy against the dominant circulating strain of influenza A as the vaccine given in 2016 and 2017 due to viral mutations related to vaccine production in eggs.
read more »New tool to speed up the design of wearable tech
18 Apr 17:06 | World
Experts from the University of Surrey have developed a new methodology that allows designers of smart-wearables to better understand and predict how their products would perform once manufactured and in use.read more »
Rice Expert Alert: Facebook knows about your health, wants to profit off of it
18 Apr 15:32 | SciTech
Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »Rice Expert Alert: Southwest pilot exemplifies ‘in extremis’ leadership
18 Apr 13:54 | SciTech
Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »Media Advisory: Rice U. to host urban prairie restoration
18 Apr 12:38 | SciTech
Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »U. of I. News: Illinois joins coalition seeking greater opportunities for high-achieving low- and moderate-income students
18 Apr 12:23 | SciTech
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Illinois joins coalition seeking greater opportunities for high-achieving low- and moderate-income studentsread more »Rice Expert Alert: Starbucks CEO followed first rule of reputation management
18 Apr 11:46 | SciTech
Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »Can your dog predict an earthquake? Evidence is shaky, say researchers
18 Apr 10:08 | U.S. News
For centuries people have claimed that strange behavior by their cats, dogs and even cows can predict an imminent earthquake, but the first rigorous analysis of the phenomenon concludes that there is no strong evidence behind the claim.read more »
Expert Alert: Rice U. political scientist Mark Jones available to discuss death of former first lady Barbara Bush
17 Apr 20:57 | SciTech
Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »Army scientists uncover how to stop cyber intrusions
17 Apr 15:33 | U.S. News
U.S. Army-funded researchers at the University of California in Los Angles have found a proverbial smoking gun signature of the long sought-after Majorana particle, and the find, they say, could block intruders on sensitive communication networks.read more »
Warming climate could speed forest regrowth in eastern US
17 Apr 14:10 | U.S. News
Climate change could speed the natural regrowth of forests on undeveloped or abandoned land in the eastern U.S., according to a new study.read more »
Education, not income, the best predictor of a long life
17 Apr 14:08 | World
ising income and the subsequent improved standards of living have long been thought to be the most important factors contributing to a long and healthy life. However, new research has shown that instead, the level of education a person has is a much better predictor of life expectancy. read more »
We think we're the first advanced earthlings - but how do we really know?
16 Apr 17:20 | World
Imagine if, many millions of years ago, dinosaurs drove cars through cities of mile-high buildings. A preposterous idea, right? Over the course of tens of millions of years, however, all of the direct evidence of a civilization--its artifacts and remains--gets ground to dust. How do we really know, then, that there weren't previous industrial civilizations on Earth that rose and fell long before human beings appeared?read more »
Evidence mounts for Alzheimer's, suicide risks among youth in polluted cities
16 Apr 14:31 | World
A University of Montana researcher and her collaborators have published a new study that reveals increased risks for Alzheimer's and suicide among children and young adults living in polluted megacities.read more »
News Release: Rice U. students create training device for cervical cancer screening
16 Apr 14:11 | SciTech
Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »The secret to being cool: Try smiling
13 Apr 16:26 | U.S. News
For many people, one of the unspoken rules for being cool is maintaining an emotionally inexpressive attitude. This message is reinforced through advertisements where fashion models rarely smile and by quotes from celebrities.read more »
U. of I. News: Four students honored by Goldwater scholarship program
13 Apr 13:08 | SciTech
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Four students honored by Goldwater scholarship programread more »U. of I. News: Scholars: In #MeToo movement, lessons of restorative and transitional justice important
13 Apr 10:21 | SciTech
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Scholars: In #MeToo movement, lessons of restorative and transitional justice importantread more »Digital addiction increases loneliness, anxiety and depression
12 Apr 17:14 | U.S. News
Smartphones are an integral part of most people's lives, allowing us to stay connected and in-the-know at all times. The downside of that convenience is that many of us are also addicted to the constant pings, chimes, vibrations and other alerts from our devices, unable to ignore new emails, texts and images.read more »
News Release: Rice U. students develop add-on pad to make defibrillators more effective
12 Apr 15:53 | SciTech
SUMMARY: A simple device invented by Rice University students could help save the lives of heart attack patients by reducing the skin's natural impedance to electrical shocks delivered by automatic defibrillators. read more »
Media advisory: Audio and visual recording allowed at April 17 Chancellor’s Critical Conversations event
12 Apr 15:18 | SciTech
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Media advisory: Audio and visual recording allowed at April 17 Chancellor’s Critical Conversations eventread more »RAND identifies new strategies for countering Russian social media
12 Apr 15:12 | World
A new RAND Corporation report finds that Russia is waging a social media campaign in the Baltics, Ukraine and nearby states to sow dissent against neighboring governments, as well as NATO and the European Union.read more »
Media Advisory: NAFTA renegotiations in focus at Rice’s Baker Institute April 17
12 Apr 13:12 | SciTech
Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »MEDIA ADVISORY: Mizzou students to hold day of service, volunteering throughout Columbia
12 Apr 12:46 | SciTech
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read more »Rice News Release: Historic Midtown Sears building to anchor Houston innovation district
12 Apr 11:59 | SciTech
Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »Media advisory: Day of Service events planned for April 14
12 Apr 11:20 | SciTech
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Media advisory: Day of Service events planned for April 14read more »U. of I. News: Faculty, staff and teaching assistants honored with Campus Awards for Excellence in Instruction
12 Apr 10:56 | SciTech
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Faculty, staff and teaching assistants honored with Campus Awards for Excellence in Instructionread more »Night owls have higher risk of dying sooner
12 Apr 10:06 | World
"Night owls" -- people who like to stay up late and have trouble dragging themselves out of bed in the morning -- have a higher risk of dying sooner than "larks," people who have a natural preference for going to bed early and rise with the sun, according to a new study.read more »
Melting of Arctic mountain glaciers unprecedented in the past 400 years
11 Apr 2018 | World
Glaciers in Alaska's Denali National Park are melting faster than at any time in the past four centuries because of rising summer temperatures, a new study finds.read more »
The emotions we feel may shape what we see
11 Apr 2018 | U.S. News
Our emotional state in a given moment may influence what we see, according to findings published in Psychological Science. In two experiments, researchers found that participants saw a neutral face as smiling more when it was paired with an unseen positive image.read more »
REMINDER: MEDIA ADVISORY: Mayor Turner to announce plans for Midtown innovation district
11 Apr 2018 | SciTech
Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »Media Advisory: Ohio Gov. Kasich to speak at Rice’s Baker Institute April 18
11 Apr 2018 | SciTech
Rice University Office of Public Affairs / News & Media Relationsread more »Hotter, longer, more frequent -- marine heatwaves on the rise
11 Apr 2018 | World
An international study reveals globally marine heatwaves have increased over the past century in number, length and intensity as a direct result of warming oceans.read more »
