Rice’s Sylvia Dee working to improve projections of extreme droughts, floods
Rice climate scientist Sylvia Dee has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the agency’s most prestigious early career honor.
Students find inspiration at Tapia STEM Camps
The Tapia STEM Camps, founded by and named after Richard Tapia, aims to encourage students from underrepresented communities to pursue STEM careers.
New $12M research project aims to provide ‘practical solutions to critical environmental challenges’
Scientists at Rice, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, are making headway in addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination.
Rice researchers develop innovative battery recycling method
A research team at Rice led by James Tour is tackling the environmental issue of efficiently recycling lithium ion batteries amid their increasing use.
Rice chemist James Tour has led a research team to develop a rapid electrothermal mineralization process, which in seconds can remediate the accumulation of synthetic chemicals that can contaminate soil and the environment.
Rice researchers explore the effects of stellar magnetism on potential habitability of exoplanets
A new study by Rice’s David Alexander and Anthony Atkinson extends the definition of a habitable zone for planets to include their star’s magnetic field.
RSI awards seed funding grants to propel ‘pioneering’ space exploration research at Rice
The Rice Space Institute has awarded $150,000 in seed funding to Rice researchers to further our understanding of the universe and humanity’s place in it.
Rice’s Emilia Morosan awarded prestigious Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship
Physicist wins Department of Defense’s most prestigious single-investigator award
Rice researchers unveil secrets behind viral precision
New research from Rice scientists is shedding light on how viruses ensure their survival by precisely timing the release of new viruses.
Rice experts available to discuss variety of Olympic-related topics on 2024 Paris Games
Experts from are available to discuss Olympic-related topics with the media.
Researchers discover ancient chromosomes in 52,000-year-old woolly mammoth
Researchers have discovered fossils of ancient chromosomes preserved in the remains of a woolly mammoth that died 52,000 years ago.
Rice researchers uncover key mechanisms in chromosome structure development
Researchers at Rice are making strides in understanding how chromosome structures change throughout the cell’s life cycle.
Rice research aims to reprogram the genetic code
Chemist Han Xiao has been awarded nearly $2 million from the National Institutes of Health Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award.
Do genes-in-pieces code for proteins that fold in pieces?
A new study led by Peter Wolynes offers new insights into the evolution of foldable proteins.
New CPRIT chemistry professor to enhance cancer research at Rice
Rice’s Department of Chemistry will soon welcome Professor David Sarlah.