Amy McCaig

Former glacier inspires orchestral work

Okjökull first made international headlines when Rice anthropologists organized the first memorial service for a glacier lost to climate change.

Rice economist Yunmi Kong honored with young scholar award

Yunmi Kong, an assistant professor of economics at Rice University, is the recipient of a Korea-America Economic Association (KAEA) Young Scholar Award.

Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra makes highly anticipated return to Stude stage

After more than a year of Zoom concerts and recitals taking the place of public performances in person, Rice University's Stude Concert Hall once again came alive with the sounds of the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra.

Rice remembers Miah Im, director of opera studies

Miah Im, Rice's dynamic director of opera studies who was celebrated in the opera world for her depth of experience, commitment to developing young artists and generous and supportive nature toward peers and performers alike, passed away Sept. 30 after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 47.

Old bones get new life in renovated Rice laboratory

The skeletons of more than 800 Southeast Texas animals are getting a second life in a renovated archaeology lab space at Rice University.

Opening night is near

Houston ISD students struggle to manage stress, new research shows

After hurricanes, what makes people decide to stay or to go?

Deep in the heart of the 'Texas Triangle,' a global powerhouse emerges

Rice U. experts available to discuss 20th anniversary of Sept. 11

The Way I See It: Parenting is the mother of gender inequality in science

The pandemic has laid bare the gender inequities in the scientific community, as women’s publication rates have been hit much harder than men’s by the need, for instance, to home-school children.

New book explores the different — and surprising — types of atheism in science

A newly published book argues that a significant part of the public wrongly sees scientists who are atheists as immoral elitists who don’t care about the common good.

Drive-through voting is a hit with Harris County voters, according to newly released Rice U. survey

HOUSTON – (Aug. 24, 2021) – As Texas legislators continue fighting over election reform, a new survey from researchers at Rice University finds that drive-through voting is a big hit with Harris County voters who chose to cast their 2020 general election ballots in their cars – even among Republicans.

New book explores what Prophet Muhammad, ancient Christians can teach us about Christian-Muslim relations

What can the relationships between the Prophet Muhammad and ancient Christians teach us about today's relations between the religions?

Why middle-class residents want to stay put after floodwaters recede

Flood disasters like Hurricane Harvey lead some people to move far from the places they had called home.