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Educational Ambassador
By B. J. Almond
Recently, Rice President David W. Leebron set aside time to serve as an educational ambassador both for Rice and for U.S. higher education in general.

Center of Attention
By B. J. Almond
A stunning facility for groundbreaking research breaks ground.

Safer by the Sip
By Jade Boyd
Arsenic contaminated drinking water may have met its match in a revolutionary, low-cost technology.

Former Rice University President Norman Hackerman Dies at Age 95
“Rice University, the state of Texas and the world have lost an extraordinary scientist and leader of higher education” — President David W. Leebron.

Former Jones School Dean Gilbert Whitaker Jr. Dies at Age 75
By B. J. Almond
“Rice has had no more loyal graduate and visionary leader than Gil Whitaker.” —President David W. Leebron

Rice’s Rescuers
By Arie wilson · Photography By tommy lavergne
The Rice Emergency Medical Service celebrates 10 years of service.

Qatar to Give BIPP $2.5M for Stem Cell Policy Research By Franz Brotzen
The government of Qatar has announced it will donate $2.5 million to Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy for the study of stem cell research and international policy on stem cells.

The Morbidity Paradox By Franz Brotzen
Why do women, who generally report poorer health than men, usually live longer? That’s the morbidity paradox.

Study Finds No Adverse Effects From Nanotubes in Bloodstream, Liver By Jade Boyd
Researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center have determined that carbon nanotubes injected directly into the bloodstream of research lab animals cause no immediate adverse health effects.

Key Discovery: Buckyballs Deliver Drugs to Cancer Cells By Jade Boyd
A new way to use Rice’s famed buckyball nanoparticles to carry drugs into cancer cells has just been discovered by Rice University scientists and Baylor College of Medicine pediatric specialists.

Rice Breakthrough Aims to Prevent Fibrotic Diseases By Jade Boyd
A breakthrough could lead to the first treatment to prevent the buildup of deadly scar tissue.

Architecture School Vies for Top Ranking By b. j. almond
Rice University has the second-ranked undergraduate architecture program in the nation, according to the Design Futures Council’s 2007 report in its journal, DesignIntelligence.

Communication Often the Missing Element in Changing Businesses
Feel like you’re communicating 24/7 during a time of change but not getting the message across? Maybe you’re neglecting a critical communication strategy. By Heather McLean Widerhoeft

Change the World with Your Computer By kim andrews
Building a house by yourself would be a daunting task, but assemble a crew, and the difficult gets a lot easier.

Financial Literacy Seminars for Women Have Immediate, Positive Impact
The results of the Rice study showed that TWR’s seminars are having a measurable impact on the participants.

Rice Ranks Competitively Among Top Schools
Rice University’s competitiveness with the nation’s other top research universities is reflected in two recent rankings.

Rice Tops Princeton Review’s Best-Value List of Private Colleges
The rankings are based on data obtained from administrators at more than 650 colleges during the 2005–06 academic year and surveys of students attending those schools.