Rice Feels the Pinch of Nation’s Economic Situation
Rice University is better positioned than most universities but not immune to the nation’s economic troubles.

Capturing the Moment
Universities long to take advantage of communications technology to educate students who wish to learn but who cannot actually be in the classroom. Some of these students might be involved in real-time distance learning from remote locations, while others may be accessing the lecture and associated materials days, weeks, or even years later.

Consortium to Build Computing Grid across Texas
What the Web is to information, the Grid will be to computing. Users of the Web share information, users of the Grid will share processing power and applications and will pool resources to solve complex scientific and technical problems.

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Rice University continues to help set the pace for diversity in its student population.

New Center to Examine Impact of Markets on Society
We all know how much fluctuations in the stock market can affect daily life, for the better or worse. Learning to diagnose financial markets and their impact on society will be the work of Rice’s newly formed Center for Computational Finance and Economic Systems (CoFES).

Coming to Campus?
New campus map and parking information website.

Mortal Programming
Is it possible to program a computer without knowing what’s inside? The answer to that question is essential to James Tour, the Chao Professor of Chemistry, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science, and professor of computer science, who has been working for more than a decade to develop molecular computers.

Space-Weather Modeling in the Forecast
It’s easy to know when to wear a jacket or take along an umbrella—just check your local weathercast. But what if you’re one of those increasing number of people who are affected by space weather, such as astronauts, technicians overseeing satellite operations, or pilots flying near the auroras? How can you prepare for rough conditions?

Nano Supply and Demand
Single-walled nanotubes are a family of more than 30 molecules that greatly intrigue scientists and technologists. Nanotubes are stronger and far lighter than steel, and they have superior electrical properties—about one-third are metals and the rest are semiconductors.

Nanoshell Sensor Opens Door for New Methods to Examine Single Molecules
Scientists commonly use spectroscopy to discern detailed information about everything from distant galaxies to individual molecules.

Supercomputer Helps Decipher Phenomena of Nanotubes
Nanotechnology researchers at Rice’s Center for Biological and Environmental Nanotechnology (CBEN) now have a supercomputer powerful enough to decipher the quantum phenomena of carbon nanotubes and other nanomaterials.