America’s 'Forever Empire' in Middle East chronicled by Citino
May 15, 2020
Award from Truman Library Institute will fund history professor’s ongoing research for upcoming book
2D sandwich sees molecules with clarity
May 14, 2020
A 2D platform of molybdenum, sulfur and selenium is adept at detecting biomolecules via surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Its nonmetallic nature helps by curtailing background noise.
Can COVID-19 spread through fecal matter?
May 14, 2020
HOUSTON – (May 14, 2020) – Early studies show evidence of COVID-19 genetic material in fecal matter, but more work is needed to determine if the virus can be spread through stool, according to a new review paper from a Rice University epidemiologist.
Rice engineer wins grant to study temperature and coronavirus
May 14, 2020
Rice mechanical engineer Daniel Preston wins a National Science Foundation grant to study the effect of varying temperatures on the lifetime of the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unconventional students at Rice: Shree Kale turns uncertainty into opportunity
May 13, 2020
The New Jersey native and his dad decided to stick around to check out the campus. That’s when he received an email from the Rice School of Architecture dean offering to show him and other students around the school.
President's town hall rescheduled for May 22
May 13, 2020
President David Leebron’s virtual town hall meeting, originally scheduled for May 15, has been rescheduled for May 22.
Energy independence in Ukraine requires industrial, social reform
May 12, 2020
HOUSTON – (May 12, 2020) – Energy independence for Ukraine will require a modernization of its natural gas industry as well as targeted social policies, according to experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland.
International students show off their home countries through virtual tours
May 11, 2020
If your summer travel plans have been sabotaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, don’t worry: Rice University’s Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) has come up with a novel way to see the world from your favorite armchair.
Miah Im named new opera studies director at Rice
May 11, 2020
HOUSTON – (May 11, 2020) – Canadian-born pianist Miah Im will take the helm as director of opera studies for Rice University's Shepherd School of Music July 1.
Virtual celebration planned for Rice’s 107th commencement
May 8, 2020
Tune in as Rice recognizes the Class of 2020 with speeches, special guests and more on May 16.
Rice grads win 10 Fulbright grants
May 8, 2020
The university celebrates one of its largest-ever cohorts of Fulbright Scholars this year.
COVID-19 research funds back six new initiatives
May 8, 2020
Grants to Rice faculty will support diagnostic, environmental and social projects.
Rice economist wins award for best paper from American Economic Association
May 8, 2020
Mallesh Pai, an associate professor in the Department of Economics at Rice University, has won the 2020 award for the best paper in American Economic Journal: Microeconomics (AEJ:Micro), a publication of the American Economic Association (AEA).