Diversity on city councils increases noninfrastructure spending — for better or worse
When city councils are elected by district rather than at large, spending on noninfrastructure projects increases, and the impact is not necessarily good, according to new research from a Rice University economist.
Israeli West Bank settlements may have dangerous consequences, experts say
As President Donald Trump unveils his new Middle East peace plan, experts in the Center for the Middle East at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy say the administration's green light for the establishment of Israeli civilian settlements in the West Bank comes with the potential for dangerous consequences.
Ringing in the Year of the Rat
Rice President David Leebron and University Representative Y. Ping Sun opened their home Jan. 28 for a Lunar New Year party. Guests from across the Rice and Houston communities joined them in celebrating the Year of the Rat. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)
Fed grant backs Rice earthquake research
Rice University Earth scientist Melodie French earns a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to support her investigation of the tectonic roots of earthquakes and tsunamis.
Housing, ‘pliability’ topics of spring architecture events
Housing and discussions of “pliability” are among the topics of this semester’s Rice Architecture Lecture Series
Black History Month at Rice includes returning favorites and new Black Excellence Gala
Nearly every day in February boasts an event in celebration of Black History Month at Rice University.
Rice welcomes Costa Rica women's soccer team
The Rice soccer team's offseason training program featured a stiff test Jan. 24 at Holloway Field: an exhibition match against the Costa Rica women's national team.
Korean Culture Night fills Grand Hall with bass and beats
The rumbling sounds of bass from traditional Korean drumming groups and carefully choreographed K-pop dance routines filled the Grand Hall in the Rice Memorial Center Jan. 25 during the annual Korean Culture Night, sponsored by the Korean Student Association and Rice's Office of Multicultural Affairs.
Wok on Sunset brings dumplings, tea eggs and other traditional East Asian dishes to North Servery
Now available on campus: mapo tofu, wok-fired noodles and much more.
Where is utopia, and what was that?
People passing through Rice’s academic quad the evening of Jan. 23 may have wondered why a class of over 30 students was surrounding Willy’s statue, dressed in wild costumes and chanting “nonsense” into the night.
Cells’ springy coils pump bursts of RNA
Models by Rice chemists calculate the chemical and mechanical energies involved in “bursty” RNA production in cells.
Rice United Way Campaign brings in record donations
The 2019-20 Rice United Way Campaign raised $285,250 from 881 Rice employees, $35,250 over the university’s goal.
Rice earns Tree Campus USA recognition again
Rice received the Arbor Day Foundation's Tree Campus USA designation for the eighth consecutive year in 2019.
Campus Services staff members honored with RICE MILE award
Rice staff members Fernando Gonzalez and Jay Lee were honored with the RICE MILE Award in January.
Ordering in? Plants are way ahead of you
Dissolved carbon in soil can quench plants' ability to communicate with soil microbes, allowing plants to fine-tune their relationships with symbionts. Experiments show how synthetic biology tools developed at Rice University can help understand environmental controls on agricultural productivity.
