AI chatbots fuel growing concerns over teen mental health
Recent reports suggest a large majority of children and teens have used AI chatbots, sometimes turning to them for emotional support or advice — roles experts caution about their potential impact on adolescent mental health.
Amid growing debates over driverless cars, Rice experts offer insights on vehicle safety
Rice experts available to discuss the latest developments in autonomous vehicles.
Warm, dry winter expected for Texas, but sudden polar plunges still threaten grid, Rice expert warns
With La Niña conditions pointing toward a warmer, drier winter across Texas experts say the season still carries real risks for the region’s energy systems.
How AI can help detect disease and accelerate medical breakthroughs
As artificial intelligence plays an increasingly prominent role in decoding DNA, tracking pathogens and accelerating drug discovery, the line between real capability and hype can be unclear. Rice experts can provide clear, technically grounded perspectives on how these tools are meaningfully advancing disease detection, public health preparedness and treatment design.
Upcoming G20 Summit agenda to highlight climate policy
As global leaders prepare to gather for the upcoming G20 Summit, climate policy is expected to dominate the agenda — from accelerating net-zero commitments and clean energy transitions to navigating geopolitical tensions that shape global emissions pathways.
Rice researchers weigh in on graphite’s rise to critical mineral status, mapping out trajectories toward more resilient, clean and efficient supply practices and systems.
Expert on innovation, higher education: Rice’s Levander on reinventing the American university
As colleges, universities and policymakers grapple with how to remain relevant in an era of rapid technological change, reassess the value of a degree and reinvent what higher education means for today’s learners, Caroline Levander is uniquely positioned to offer authoritative insight.
Rice expert available to discuss urban transportation and street design in Texas
As the Houston region continues to grow and evolve, so too does its complex network of roadways, highways and public spaces.
Members of the media are invited to attend the 12th annual conference of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, which brings together more than 30 leading experts from academia, industry and government to explore strategies for flood protection, infrastructure resilience and climate adaptation.
Innovation to impact: Richards-Kortum previews Rice360’s Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference
Ahead of the Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference hosted by Rice360, Rebecca Richards-Kortum shares insights on advancing equitable health care solutions across Texas and the United States.
Rice scholar offers insight into politics, identity shaping modern France
Julie Fette's research spans issues of gender, race and citizenship in France, including how elites and institutions have shaped — and been shaped by — the nation’s values.
Media invited to cover critical health initiatives at Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference
Members of the media are invited to attend the Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference, a two-day event Oct. 27-28 focused on promoting innovative solutions for high-priority unmet needs in health care.
Government shutdown and inflation create ‘perfect storm’ for food insecurity
Rice public health expert available to discuss how these combined pressures are intensifying food insecurity across the country.
Nobel Prize committee member available for interviews on selection process
Pernilla Wittung Stafshede, a member of the Nobel Prize committee for chemistry, is available to explain the selection process for laureates and what happens behind the scenes.
Rice quantum scientist Hanyu Zhu is available to discuss chiral phonons, a rapidly-evolving research field with implications for electronic and quantum technologies, energy transport, advanced sensing and more.
