Biosciences student shares Rice Global Paris Center experience
From her morning commute on the Metro to afternoon classes in social psychology and evenings exploring the 13th arrondissement, sophomore Jessica Ji shares what it’s like to live, learn and study abroad while staying on track with her Rice degree.
Rice’s Jo receives Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators award
Gyu-Boong Jo has been selected for the 2025 cohort of the Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative.
Flash Joule heating lights up lithium extraction from ores
Researchers led by James Tour have developed a new way to extract lithium from salty water.
One year in, Momentous strategic plan accelerates Rice’s path toward bold future
One year after launching its ambitious 10-year strategic plan, Momentous: Personalized Scale for Global Impact, Rice is already seeing the transformative results of its bold vision.
Rice’s Wittung-Stafshede discusses role with Nobel committee for chemistry
Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede discusses role with the Nobel committee for chemistry.
Quantum leap: Entangled states enhance energy transfer in models of molecular systems
A new study has found that energy transfers more quickly between molecular sites when it starts in an entangled, delocalized quantum state.
Antarctic icefish rewired their skulls to win an evolutionary arms race
A new study led by Rice, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, reveals that icefish reorganized their skulls in ways that unlocked new feeding strategies and ecological opportunities.
Sholl named executive vice president for research at Rice
Rice has named David Sholl, an internationally recognized expert in research strategy, clean energy and scientific leadership, as its new executive vice president for research.
Researchers including James Tour and Shichen Xu created a one-step process to recycle rare earths from discarded magnets.
Rice Chemistry chair Martí discusses role in brain health, impact of Prop 14
Angel Martí is leading efforts to highlight chemistry’s role in advancing brain health research.
Rice’s Dee earns AGU Nanne Weber Early Career Award
Rice climatologist Sylvia Dee has been awarded the 2025 Nanne Weber Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union’s Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Section.
Rice geophysicist Gordon awarded AGU’s Walter H. Bucher Medal
Richard Gordon, the W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geophysics in Rice’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, has been awarded the 2025 Walter H. Bucher Medal by the American Geophysical Union.
Rice’s Masiello elected fellow of American Geophysical Union
Carrie Masiello, the W. Maurice Ewing Professor of Biogeochemistry at Rice, has been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the world’s largest Earth and space science association.
New Mars research reveals multiple episodes of habitability in Jezero Crater
New research using NASA’s Perseverance rover has uncovered strong evidence that Mars’ Jezero Crater experienced multiple episodes of fluid activity — each with conditions that could have supported life.
New electrical flash method rapidly purifies red mud into strong ceramics, aluminum feedstock
Rice researchers have developed a faster and cleaner method for recovering aluminum and removing toxic metals from bauxite residue.
