Scientists uncover new method to generate protein datasets for training AI
Rice researchers develop an method to quickly produce protein activity data needed to train predictive AI models for improved protein function.
Rice researchers use network analysis to understand mammal food web drivers across Africa
Rice researchers took a big picture approach to studying food webs across sub-Saharan Africa
5 Rice researchers elected AAAS fellows
Five Rice professors, Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, Volker Rudolf, Edward Knightly, Marcia O’Malley and Ed Billups, have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Crown Princess of Sweden visits Rice
Swedish professors Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede and Anna-Karin Gustavsson, welcomed Victoria Ingrid Alice Désirée, Crown Princess of Sweden, to campus March 16.
Urban prairie gives birth to new ecological restoration site at Rice’s Harris Gully
Prairie grasses are transported to Harris Gully and other city prairies by volunteers from Rice and the Greater Houston Area.
Rice’s SynthX Center leads up to $18M effort to transform lymphatic imaging
Rice's SynthX Center is leading a new effort to improve how doctors detect and diagnose lymphatic diseases.
Day in the life: Health sciences senior follows research toward clinical psychology
Isabella Bourtin balances GRE prep, lab work and upper-level courses as she pivots from pre-med ambitions toward a future in clinical psychology.
Can humans become Martians? Solomon investigates how life beyond Earth may shape our evolution
Scott Solomon, teaching professor of biosciences at Rice, headlined a lecture hosted by the Science and Technology Policy Program at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy to discuss those implications.
Strawberry guava prevents natural forest generation in Madagascar
Rice researchers find that strawberry guava, an invasive plant, can prevent natural forest generation in areas of Madagascar's Ranomafana National Rainforest, even decades after deforestation has ended.
Newly identified protein dark energy provides insight into form vs function in protein structure
Rice researchers and collaborators recently published a paper describing the “dark energy” found in the structural protein universe.
Rice's SynthX Center has received an up to five-year, $18 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.
Scientists demonstrate first-time use of AI for genetic circuit design
A new study reports first-time use of artificial intelligence for genetic circuit design.
‘Making a difference does not have to wait’: Rice freshman’s nonprofit tackles child literacy
Lucia Noto, a Rice freshman, is founder and CEO of a nonprofit organization that supports literacy and promotes reading among children with health challenges and from underserved communities.
How AI can help detect disease and accelerate medical breakthroughs
As artificial intelligence plays an increasingly prominent role in decoding DNA, tracking pathogens and accelerating drug discovery, the line between real capability and hype can be unclear. Rice experts can provide clear, technically grounded perspectives on how these tools are meaningfully advancing disease detection, public health preparedness and treatment design.