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.
Rice fluids researcher earns solid federal support
Rice University engineer Jesse Chan wins a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop reliable simulations of fluid flow.
'Radical Revisionists' opens to full house at Moody Center for the Arts
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts welcomed over 600 guests for the opening reception of "Radical Revisionists" Jan. 24.
Rice lab turns trash into valuable graphene in a flash
Scientists at Rice University are using high-energy pulses of electricity to turn any source of carbon into turbostratic graphene in an instant. The process promises environmental benefits by turning waste into valuable graphene that can then strengthen concrete and other composite materials.
Holocaust’s defiant diplomats: Jewish Studies exhibition honors extraordinary envoys
Rayzor Hall lobby now showing ‘Beyond Duty’ throughout spring semester.
New trade agreement good for US digital products, says Baker Institute expert
HOUSTON – (Jan. 27, 2020) – The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) sends a clear and welcome message acknowledging the enormous importance of digital products produced in the U.S. for sale around the world, according to a report from the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Glasscock School's Community Learning & Engagement courses highlight personal development
The spring course guide for Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies features dynamic offerings spanning the arts, humanities, sciences, social sciences, technology and more — and all are open to the Houston community.
Shepherd School to host annual Family Concert Feb. 1
HOUSTON – (Jan. 24, 2020) – Selections from Bach, Debussy and Mozart will be among the musical works performed at the annual Family Concert presented Feb. 1 by Rice's Shepherd School of Music.
Third Reich's legacy tied to present-day xenophobia and political intolerance
Who — or what — is to blame for the xenophobia, political intolerance and radical political parties spreading through Germany and the rest of Europe? A new study from Rice University and Washington University in St. Louis shows a major factor is people's proximity to former Nazi concentration camps.
Fear of wildfires inspires forward-thinking communities
A Rice architecture student is thinking hard about the problem humans have with fire and how future dwellers at risk could consolidate resources for their own protection while retaining a sense of community.