2001 News Releases
12/21/2001 - Society for Biomaterials honors Rice student 12/18/2001 - Rice student wins Computing Research Association's Outstanding Undergraduate Award 12/17/2001 - Rice music professor writes original score for documentary on birth of modern world 12/14/2001 - Rice to host conference on nonprofit board leadership 12/14/2001 - Rice professors to discuss Houston Hispanic vote 12/12/2001 - Dynamics of auroras at north and south poles studied simultaneously for first time 12/04/2001 - Effects of nanotechnology on environment to be focus of workshop at Rice Dec. 10 12/03/2001 - Natural gas expected to play increasing role in Asia, U.S. 12/03/2001 - Digital Library Conference at Rice University Dec. 11 to feature founder of Internet Archive and other experts 11/26/2001 - Fiction writer Tony Diaz to speak at Hispanic Heritage celebration 11/25/2001 - Rice philosophy professor to speak about stem-cell research debate 11/20/2001 - Rice student wins scholarship for civil rights leadership 11/02/2001 - Tropical Storm Allison and flooding along Brays Bayou will be focus of Nov. 13 conference at Rice 11/02/2001 - Rice University professor named AAAS fellow 11/01/2001 - Celebrated composer Libby Larsen to speak at Rice University 10/29/2001 - New professional master's degrees at Rice offer alternatives to Ph.D. and M.B.A. 10/26/2001 - Smile impacts how much of a risk people will take 10/26/2001 - Sixth annual ethics lecture series begins Nov. 8 10/26/2001 - Rice University professor to receive award from National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering 10/26/2001 - Challenges of information technology topic of Rice talk 10/25/2001 - Physicists advance theory for new class of quantum phase transition 10/23/2001 - Report: Future climate change to challenge Texas, Gulf region 10/17/2001 - New designs for nuclear power plants have potential 10/17/2001 - Dartmouth College professor to discuss women in Hitler's regime 10/12/2001 - Rice composition professor wins international Masterprize composing competition 10/11/2001 - Bargains at Rice University book sale Oct. 27-28 10/11/2001 - Modernist Studies Association conference at Rice University 10/09/2001 - Shotgun house design symposium 10/05/2001 - Social determinents of health to be discussed at Rice 10/05/2001 - Richard Tapia symposium to discuss diversity in computing 09/26/2001 - Professors to speak on perspectives on United States and Islam 09/19/2001 - President Bush to nominate Rice University dean to lead NEA 09/19/2001 - Rice center to study therapeutic and environmental impact of nanotechnology 09/18/2001 - How libraries are recovering from Tropical Storm Allison 09/13/2001 - Horton Foote lecture at Rice rescheduled for Oct. 21 09/13/2001 - Rice University postpones this weekend's athletic competition 09/11/2001 - Rice University lecture cancelled 09/06/2001 - Horton Foote to discuss playwrighting during free lecture at Rice Sept. 16 09/05/2001 - Professor/author Susan Estrich is first speaker in Rice University lecture series 09/04/2001 - This summer's complacency about energy could lead to another California-style energy crisis 08/27/2001 - Exhibit and lectures spotlight synagogues in Germany 08/24/2001 - Model predict how well people can process information on interactive computer displays 08/23/2001 - Language Resource Center receives $1 million endowment 08/21/2001 - Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine Bioethics Program receives $1 million for research 08/16/2001 - K-12 teachers get trained in the art of technology 08/02/2001 - Lane named to committee studying security issues 08/01/2001 - College guide names Rice University "best buy" 07/18/2001 - Rice architects to design 'Extra-Small House' 07/12/2001 - Cindy Lindsay appointed to Rice University Board of Trustees 07/11/2001 - Rice University staff member honored by Association of University Architects 06/29/2001 - Rice team advances to finals in Texas Instruments DSP challenge 06/25/2001 - Fourth annual Hispanic Leadership Day conference to take place at Rice University 06/20/2001 - Gales Stokes named as humanities dean 06/18/2001 - Spelling bee at Rice canceled 06/13/2001 - New planetarium show puts audience in center of extreme storms 06/06/2001 - Chairman of Germany's FDP Party to discuss economic issues with U.S. 05/24/2001 - Rice receives $1.7 million in Welch Foundation grants 05/16/2001 - Rice University professor receives national public service award 05/15/2001 - Rice professor selected as new NCAA chair 05/12/2001 - Five students receive Fulbright Scholarships 05/10/2001 - Graduating senior at Rice is budding humanitarian who loves adventure 05/07/2001 - Morris Dees to speak at Rice University commencement 04/13/2001 - Donation funds new information technology projects at Rice 04/12/2001 - New nanotechnology has medical applications; tiny particles promising for medical testing, drug delivery and cancer therapy 04/12/2001 - Art history professor's new book looks at expatriates' films 04/10/2001 - Recurring energy-supply shortage could result in a nationwide crisis if an energy policy isn't developed soon 04/06/2001 - Harvard professor to speak about diversity 04/06/2001 - Cambridge professor to discuss his views of liberty 04/04/2001 - Art professor's paintings of Greek amphitheaters to be shown at Houston gallery 04/03/2001 - Author of award-winning book on Eurasian dominance to speak at Rice University April 10 04/02/2001 - Professor to discuss using nanotechnology in medicine 03/30/2001 - American Indian political activist to discuss treatment of Americans by government 03/28/2001 - Conference to discuss monetary policies and economy 03/28/2001 - Rice students to help HISD teachers learn/teach science 03/27/2001 - Lecture to examine life in 15th century Poland 03/26/2001 - African nation struggles to become a democracy 03/22/2001 - Lecturer at Creekmore Symposium to address multicultural education 03/21/2001 - Conference to explore religion and medical practices 03/21/2001 - Scientist to discuss fury of space weather 03/15/2001 - Rice alumni sponsor Houston blood drive 03/15/2001 - Kids get brainy at Brain Awareness Wonder Day, March 17 03/15/2001 - Harvard professor to discuss American Indian culture 03/14/2001 - 'Physics of Star Trek' author to discuss science, nonsense 03/12/2001 - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to discuss environmental policy in Rice University talk 03/10/2001 - Library group at Rice to honor Fondrens 03/02/2001 - Talk and exhibit to shed light on Jewish life in Poland 03/01/2001 - Physicists create quantum gas mix of bosons, fermions 03/01/2001 - Rice professor elected to National Academy of Engineering 02/28/2001 - De Lange Conference will be a virtual 'brain-fest' 02/28/2001 - The future of education is focus of talk at Rice University 02/15/2001 - Rice University's School of Architecture ranks first in the South, fourth in the nation 02/06/2001 - Rice tuition to remain far below other top private universities' tuition 01/31/2001 - Chinese paintings to be interpreted 01/16/2001 - Rice University fellow helped prepare for change-over of White House administration. The White House is no place for on-the-job training
