Inaugural cohort of Humanities Dean’s Fellows hails culture of collaboration
New program funds undergraduates passionate about humanities research
Researchers at NASA and Rice have launched the the world’s first open-source dynamic simulation environment to develop robots used in space vehicles a...
Taylor Schultz, who graduated this spring with a degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering and served as president of Duncan College, was select...
Published in the journal Information Systems Research and co-authored by Jing Zhou, the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management at Rice Business, the...
An estimated 141,000 Houston-area residents experienced temporary homelessness in the past year, according to a new survey by Rice’s Kinder Institute ...
Rice and the Max Planck Society officially launched the Quantum Materials - Rice and Max Planck Partnership (Q-RaMP) June 19, aimed at supporting the ...
Researchers from Rice and North Carolina State University have created a nontoxic, stretchable battery that operates by extracting moisture from the a...
Rice's Office of Public Affairs earned four honors at the 41st Public Relations Society of America Houston Excalibur Awards, including Communicat...
The National Academy of Construction has elected Rice President Reginald DesRoches as one of 45 new members in its Class of 2026. ...
Rice’s Technology Development Fund backs faculty projects
Nine projects proposed by Rice researchers have been granted seed funding by Creative Ventures' Technology Development Fund.
‘Super trees’ may help save Houston … and beyond
Rice statisticians are part of a study sharing strategies to identify “super trees” for urban areas that help mitigate pollution, flooding and heat.
12 questions for Nichole Ayers, Rice’s newest astronaut
Rice alumna and fighter pilot Nichole Ayers joins NASA's astronaut corps.
Omicron mutations may help SARS-CoV-2 evade antibodies
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
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
Art exhibitions at Moody, MFAH will contextualize research presented Dec. 3-4
Ultrathin solar cells get a boost
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
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
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.