In the aftermath of the devastating July 2025 floods in the Texas Hill Country, the need for reliable, real-time flood warning systems has never been ...
Held over three weeks this summer, the class was grounded in literature, philosophy and art history but used Paris itself as the primary teaching tool...
Rice has appointed alumnus and former trustee Terrence Gee ’86 as interim chief information officer, effective Aug. 1....
With orchestral, chamber, opera and recital programs, the milestone season showcases the excellence of Shepherd’s students and faculty alongside appea...
Rice's Synthesis X Center and Baylor College of Medicine’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center have awarded the second offering of a two-yea...
Rice’s ENRICH and the Department of Kinesiology co-hosted a research and networking event with Houston Methodist....
Rice student-athletes and staff load donations as part of a two-day flood relief drive supporting Central Texas communities. ...
A new coating for glass developed by Rice researchers and collaborators could help reduce energy bills, especially during the cold season, by preventi...
Breakthrough synthesis method improves solar cell stability
A process developed by Rice engineers and collaborators yields 2D halide perovskite crystal layers of ideal thickness and purity through dynamic control of the crystallization process ⎯ a key step toward ensuring device stability for optoelectronics and photovoltaics.
RISE program expands to serve sophomore, junior students at Rice
Rice University’s RISE program has expanded its programming to serve sophomore and junior students in addition to incoming freshmen who attended a RISE pre-orientation seminar program in the summer.
Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders names new director
Bernard “Bernie” Banks will join Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders as its director, effective Jan. 1.
Rice alum and board member named interim CEO, president of Unity
Rice University Board of Trustees member James Whitehurst ’89 was recently named interim CEO and president of Unity, the world’s leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D content, headquartered in San Francisco.
Rice’s Naomi Halas wins Mildred Dresselhaus Prize
Naomi Halas, a pioneering researcher in the fields of nanophotonics and plasmonics at Rice University, has been awarded the 2024 Mildred Dresselhaus Prize for Nanoscience/Nanomaterials from the American Physical Society.
Deep in the heart of red-state Texas, more than 80% of Houston voters support measures to reduce firearm deaths and injuries, and a majority may be willing to pay more in additional fees and taxes on essential city services, according to a new report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Rice researcher scans tropical forest with mixed-reality device
Rice University scientists incorporated a Microsoft HoloLens mixed-reality headset with custom-built open-source software to record and store mammal habitat data in the Udzungwa Mountains National Park in Tanzania, showing that there was greater biodiversity where more vegetation was measured.
Decontamination method zaps pollutants from soil
A rapid, high-heat electrothermal soil remediation process developed by Rice scientists and collaborators at the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center flushes out both organic pollutants and heavy metals in seconds without damaging soil fertility.
Sherwin K. Bryant named director of Rice’s Center for African and African American Studies
Sherwin K. Bryant, a leading scholar of slavery, race and the early modern African diaspora, will join Rice University Jan. 1 as director of the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) and an associate professor in the Department of History.
Rice Baker Institute’s David Satterfield appointed special envoy to Middle East by President Biden
David Satterfield, director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. ambassador to Lebanon and Turkey, was appointed Special Envoy for Middle East Humanitarian Issues by President Joe Biden Oct. 15 to coordinate diplomatic efforts to address the critical humanitarian issues resulting from Hamas’ terrorist attack on Israel.
