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Wastewater surveillance workshop focuses on pathogen target selection, ethics, and data visualization Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025

The workshop was held August 5 and 6, 2025, at Rice’s new Ralph S. O'Connor Building for Engineering and Science.


Rice University Statistics Doctoral Student Jose Palacio

Doctoral student Jose Palacio develops R code to quantify uncertainty Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025

Analysis examines wastewater dynamics and viral trends over time


School Classroom

Pilot wastewater alert program protects Houston schools against viral threats Monday, Oct. 28, 2024

Houston Health Department-Rice University case study details program uniqueness


Internal Response Framework

Houston publishes public health response plan for pathogen detection in wastewater Friday, Oct. 4, 2024

Framework serves as a guide for action and intervention as more surveillance targets are considered