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NEWS 9/13/16 10:00pm

Rice discovers Earth’s carbon origins

By Emily Abdow

Rice researchers may have solved the mystery of how the carbon in our bodies arrived on Earth: through a collision with an embryonic planet 4.4 billion years ago. A current popular theory involves relatively volatile elements, including compounds of carbon, sulfur, nitrogen and hydrogen, arriving through meteorites and comets over 100 million years after the formation of the solar system, but there is no known meteorite that could account for the ratio of these elements on Earth’s surface. In searching for another theory, Rice petrologist Rajdeep Dasgupta and his team considered the composition of the Earth’s core, which is thought to be just iron, nickel, and carbon due to iron’s strong affinity for carbon.

NEWS 9/6/16 11:23pm

Rice-Baylor program changes requirements

By Jaecey Parham

The Rice Baylor Medical Scholars Program, which combines admission to Rice with admission to Baylor Medical School after graduation if they fulfill certain requirements, typically accepts six students each academic year.

NEWS 8/30/16 10:55pm

Is the Rice experience accessible?

By Anita Alem

A new report from the Student Association shows that nearly 60 percent of students with a household income of less than $50,000 have been unable to participate in Rice events like Beer Bike or Center for Civic Leadership activities such as Alternative Spring Break due to their associated financial burden.

NEWS 8/30/16 10:50pm

New year brings new major, minors

By Megan Gordon

The beginning of the academic year has seen the launch of new programs in three departments: a Bachelor of Science in environmental science, a minor in physics, and a minor in medical humanities.

NEWS 8/30/16 10:47pm

Engineering dean to leave at the end of school year

 

Ned Thomas will step down as Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering at the end of the school year and return to teaching as a full-time faculty member, according to an email Provost Marie Lynn Miranda sent to faculty last week. Miranda said the search for a replacement to Thomas, who has served since 2011, will begin soon.

NEWS 8/24/16 11:09pm

Drug threat fails to materialize

 

Prior to this year’s Orientation Week, the university administration received information that some returning students were planning to distribute illicit drugs on Move-In Day with the intent of targeting new students, according to Dean of Undergraduates John Hutchinson.

NEWS 8/23/16 11:24pm

Sexuality course pilot stalled until spring

By Amber Tong

The Dean of Undergraduates’ office and the Student Association are working to offer pilot programs for a Critical Thinking in Sexuality course in spring 2017 rather than this fall as some expected, according to Dean John Hutchinson.

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