Rice Unconventional Wisdom

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STUDENT LIFE

Christy Franco
Offering promise to stroke victims

Rice bioengineering doctoral student Christy Franco says her research on using stem cells to help stroke victims recover neurological function is personal.

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT

Alumnus Spotlight: Jim Whitehurst
From computers to airlines and back

Jim Whitehurst, CEO of RedHat, says his computer science background helps him to solve the complex problems that come with the job.

UNDERGRAD RESEARCH

Statistical analysis of coastal bridge vulnerability

This research analyzes bridge damage along the US Gulf Coast from the 2005 Hurricane Katrina.