Blood vessels are guides for stimulating implants
March 31, 2022
A wireless neurostimulator a little bigger than a grain of rice can be put in place alongside blood vessels to treat neurological diseases and chronic pain.
Graphene gets enhanced by flashing
March 31, 2022
Rice University scientists who developed the flash Joule heating process to make graphene have found a way to produce doped graphene to customize it for applications.
10 for 10: OpenStax celebrating a decade of free textbooks with new set of titles
March 31, 2022
OpenStax, Rice University’s educational technology initiative, is celebrating 10 years of publishing free, open textbooks by releasing 10 new titles this year.
OpenStax opens applications for 2022-2023 Institutional Partner Program
March 30, 2022
OpenStax, Rice University’s educational technology initiative, is now accepting applications for colleges and universities to join its Institutional Partner Program for the 2022-2023 academic year. The deadline is May 2.
US News grad school rankings give high marks to Rice programs
March 30, 2022
A total of 19 graduate programs at Rice University rank among the nation's top 25 in their categories in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders unveils new elective classification, resource community
March 29, 2022
Leadership education and development proponents have two new ways to elevate their commitment to developing skills students need to become leaders: the Carnegie Elective Classification in Leadership for Public Purpose (LPP) and HigherLed, a digital resource community.
Adrienne Correa wins CAREER Award
March 28, 2022
Rice marine biologist Adrienne Correa has won a prestigious CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation.
Giving teams autonomy optimizes creativity, report says
March 28, 2022
A new paper from Rice Business incorporating decades of research offers insights on the best way to design innovative teams.
Rice announces tuition for 2022-23 academic year
March 23, 2022
Undergraduate tuition for the 2022-23 school year will be $54,100, an increase of $2,030 over the current year. The total cost, including $15,000 for on-campus room and board and $863 in mandatory fees, will increase 3.5% to $69,963.
Don’t underestimate undulating graphene
March 23, 2022
A theory by Rice University scientists suggests putting graphene on an undulating surface stresses it enough to create a minute electromagnetic field. The phenomenon could be useful for creating 2D electron optics or valleytronics devices.
More hospital price transparency needed to slow rising costs, says Baker Institute report
March 22, 2022
The rising costs of hospital care -- among the major contributors to rising health care costs as a whole -- can be alleviated by requiring hospitals to be more transparent on the prices of their services, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Wind, solar could replace coal power in Texas
March 21, 2022
A fraction of the wind and solar projects already proposed in Texas could eliminate the state’s remaining coal power plants and their emissions, according to Rice University engineers.
Thomas Senftle wins NSF CAREER Award
March 21, 2022
Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineer Thomas Senftle has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to advance machine learning techniques for designing new catalysts.
Run not just fun for Rice students, elementary partners
March 21, 2022
Getting out and mentoring elementary students in physical fitness turns out to be just as beneficial for college students, Rice University study finds.
Energy experts to discuss state of oil market after Russian sanctions
March 21, 2022
With global oil markets in turmoil and gasoline prices soaring around the world, an upcoming event hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy will highlight how economic sanctions on Russia will affect everything from the cost of a barrel of oil to the price of gas at the pump.