At the busy intersection of academic life and everyday student traffic, a striking white and yellow structure has appeared on Rice’s campus....
A pair of Rice students are harnessing cutting-edge neuroscience to design an affordable, wearable solution for people living with Parkinson’s disease...
Rice continues to stand out for its academic excellence with several graduate programs earning high marks in the latest edition of U.S. News &...
A team of researchers from the Rice Biotech Launch Pad has developed an implantable “cytokine factory” that safely triggers potent immune responses ag...
As measles cases rise across Texas and the nation, a team of researchers at Rice and the Houston Health Department is leveraging wastewater surveillan...
Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing celebrated half a century since its official inception with two days of events that gathere...
Rice, BCarbon and Scenic Galveston have launched an innovative project to protect the Kohfeldt Marsh near Texas City from sea level rise through the d...
Rice University has launched the Institute of Health Resilience and Innovation....
2023 State of Housing: Majority of renters in Harris County and Houston are cost-burdened
July 24, 2023
Over half of renters in Harris County and Houston are now spending in excess of 30% of their income on housing costs, according to a new report by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Six Owls named to NABC Honors Court
July 24, 2023
Travis Evee, Max Fiedler, Ben Moffat, Reed Myers, Quincy Olivari, and Cameron Sheffield have been named to the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) Honors Court.
Rice researchers earn prestigious Defense Department grants
July 20, 2023
Rice professors Qimiao Si and Jeffrey Tabor are recipients of prestigious 2023 Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowships from the Department of Defense.
Discovery may lead to terahertz technology for quantum sensing
July 20, 2023
Rice University researchers leverage the quantum properties of strontium titanate to make a broad terahertz frequency range useful for quantum control and sensing applications.
Device makes hydrogen from sunlight with record efficiency
July 20, 2023
Rice University engineers’ have created a device that turns sunlight into hydrogen with record-breaking efficiency by integrating next-generation halide perovskite semiconductors with electrocatalysts in a single, durable, cost-effective and scalable device.
Interracial relationships don’t always make people less racist
July 18, 2023
The landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia abolished bans on interracial marriage in the United States in 1967, but a new academic paper from Rice University and Texas A&M University said an uptick in interracial relationships since then has not ended discriminatory tendencies, even among individuals who are in these romantic partnerships.
NIH grant backs Rice lab’s sickle cell disease research
July 18, 2023
Rice University bioengineer Gang Bao and his team have won a grant from the National Institutes of Health to address critical questions surrounding the safety and efficacy of using gene editing to treat sickle cell disease.
Rice chemist wins $3.2M National Cancer Institute grant
July 17, 2023
Rice University chemist Han Xiao has won a $3.2 million research project (R01) grant from the National Cancer Institute to develop the first tissue-specific epigenetic inhibitor drug to treat bone metastasis.
July 13, 2023
Rice University’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies (GSCS) has opened enrollment for two new professional certificate programs in healthcare management and human resources management to address immediate workforce needs.
July 12, 2023
The Rice Global Paris Center recently concluded its inaugural summer series of academic programs and events, helping position Rice University as a leading global institution by showcasing its world-class faculty and research as well as providing unmatched student experiences in Paris.