Rice leaders highlighted the evolving demands on workers — and the role of higher education in preparing them — during multiple sessions at CERAWeek by S&P Global.
Solving the oxygen problem in cell-based drug delivery
Rice researchers and collaborators have now successfully integrated solutions to several persistent challenges to implantable drug factories into a single device.
Rice names Lindoerfer as associate vice president for facilities
Rice is enriching its on-campus experience by hiring Brian Lindoerfer as associate vice president for facilities. He officially begins working April 13.
Scalable platform sheds light on how cancer spreads
A new platform makes it easier to study metastasis and sheds light on how cancer clusters survive in the bloodstream when spreading from a primary tumor to other parts of the body.
5 Rice researchers elected AAAS fellows
Five Rice professors, Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, Volker Rudolf, Edward Knightly, Marcia O’Malley and Ed Billups, have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Rice Alliance, TEX-E and HETI name energy venture winners at CERAWeek
More than 50 energy tech companies presented to the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship’s extensive network of investors and partners during CERAWeek March 25. The fast-paced global competition featured three industry tracks, ranging from advanced materials to decarbonization.
Rice leaders highlight innovation ecosystem at CERAWeek
Rice leaders participate in CERAWeek panels on building successful pathways from innovation to impact
Shepherd School alumni and faculty featured in leading US opera companies’ new seasons
Shepherd School of Music will command a significant presence on the nation’s leading opera stages in the 2026-27 season, including Houston Grand Opera, the Metropolitan Opera, San Francisco Opera and LA Opera.
Plasma and lemon juice: Milder method retrieves nearly 95% of critical minerals in battery waste
A 15-minute plasma pretreatment helped recover lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite from spent lithium-ion batteries, pointing to a lower-chemical, lower-energy approach to recycling.
Shepherd School alumni claim 3 of 6 top prizes at Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition
The accomplishment is particularly striking because each of the school’s three voice studios is represented by the winners.
Rice cheers Rubinsky for 33 years of service
Rice is saluting Karen Rubinsky for 33 years of dedication to higher education. As the assistant vice president for development and alumni operations, she is responsible for planning, developing and maintaining the infrastructure and day-to-day administrative operations for the Development and Alumni Relations division.
Rice WaTER Institute and IDE Technologies collaborate to advance water treatment solutions
IDE Technologies, a world leader in desalination and advanced water treatment solutions, and Rice’s WaTER Institute, a multidisciplinary center advancing innovative water treatment technologies, energy transitions and resilient infrastructure, are proud to announce their strategic collaboration.
New tool shines light on hidden protein mystery
Rice professor Zachary Ball recently published a paper describing a new way to target a common but understudied posttranslational modification called pyroglutamate.
Rice students design realistic training model to improve uterine cancer biopsy access worldwide
For an interdisciplinary team of Rice undergraduates, improving global women’s health started with a pressing question: What does it take to make an essential cancer diagnostic procedure available worldwide?