Lab waits to see how Houston’s historic 2021 freeze impacted tiny wasp species
Rice, Texas A&M engineers simulate restoration strategies for reinforced concrete columns
Composition student Jaylin Vinson creates dynamic cello quartet performed by fellow freshmen
Animal-dispersed plants' ability to keep pace with climate change reduced by 60%
Grant will further enhance Rice's reputation as a center for Africa and African diaspora studies, digital humanities
Exhibition kicks off year of programming for art center’s fifth anniversary
CAAAS hosting Robert Michael Franklin Jr. for Jan. 17 talk via Zoom
‘Pressure bumps’ in sun’s protoplanetary disk explain many solar system features
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Omicron mutations may help SARS-CoV-2 evade antibodies
December 2, 2021
Software under development at Rice University and its partners reveals mutations in the omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 that may help it evade antibodies, including those from vaccinations.
Ruth López Turley named next director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research
December 1, 2021
HOUSTON – (Dec. 1, 2021) – Ruth López Turley, a prolific education researcher, professor of sociology and director of Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), has been selected as the next director of the university's Kinder Institute for Urban Research after current director Bill Fulton steps down June 30, 2022.
‘Bound Away’ conference bringing new research on slave voyages
November 22, 2021
Art exhibitions at Moody, MFAH will contextualize research presented Dec. 3-4
Ultrathin solar cells get a boost
November 22, 2021
Rice University engineers boost the efficiency while retaining the toughness of solar cells made of two-dimensional perovskites.
‘Double House’ wins city honors for Rice Architecture students
November 22, 2021
Two Rice Architecture students win a City of Houston competition to design an accessory dwelling unit with plans freely available to the public.
Rice issues update to COVID-19 vaccination policy for employees
November 22, 2021
Vice President for Administration Kevin Kirby, chair of the Rice's Crisis Management Advisory Committee, sent a message regarding the updated COVID-19 vaccination policy for employees in a Nov. 19 email to the university community.
Spring Big Questions courses consider what makes a terrorist and what makes a classic
November 17, 2021
New classes from Humanities professors explore essential issues of our time
Rice’s new arts building will be Sarofim Hall, designed by internationally acclaimed firm
November 15, 2021
Architecture team led by Rice alumnus will create new gateway to campus
Morín’s new book of poetry, “Machete,” roars onto the scene
November 15, 2021
Assistant professor’s latest book of poetry incredibly intimate, rebelliously joyful
Rice lab details conditions to decontaminate disposable masks
November 12, 2021
Researchers at Rice University and the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, establish a framework for properly decontaminating disposable facemasks.