As Rice’s December graduates receive their degrees, they look to take on a wide range of challenges as they impart their wisdom gained at Rice on the ...
In less than an hour, Dean Seiichi Matsuda and the graduate and postdoctoral studies staff doled out 102 cakes from two local bakeries amounting to an...
Rice bioengineer Omid Veiseh has been elected as a National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded to inventors....
Rawand Rasheed ’23, a Rice University alumnus and trailblazer in sustainable technology, has been named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in the “Energy and...
The Rice School of Architecture is proud to announce the opening of William T. Cannady Hall for Architecture and a strategic renovation of MD Anderson...
Rice bioengineering graduate students in the Global Medical Innovation program recently visited the Rio Grande Valley to better understand the unique ...
Over 500 students will conclude their academic journeys as Rice Owls when they walk during the December commencement ceremony Dec. 10....
Researchers are developing a novel antibody therapy to treat bone metastases in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer....
Battling cancer, 10 year-old Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel sworn in as honorary Rice police officer
February 21, 2022
As he battles terminal brain and spine cancer, 10-year-old Devarjaye “DJ” Daniel is on a quest to be sworn into as many law enforcement agencies as possible. On Feb. 17, Daniel added the Rice University Police Department to his lengthy resume when Chief Clemente Rodriguez swore him in as an honorary officer in a ceremony at the Rice Faculty Club.
Leading French intellectual to speak at Rice
February 21, 2022
Fassin’s March 21 talk will tackle authoritarian neoliberalism’s attacks on academic freedom
Xue Sherry Gao wins CAREER Award
February 21, 2022
Rice engineer Xue Sherry Gao has won a prestigious NSF CAREER Award to create versatile new toolkits for controlling gene expression.
Physicists harness electrons to make ‘synthetic dimensions’
February 21, 2022
Rice University physicists have learned to manipulate electrons in gigantic Rydberg atoms with such precision they can create “synthetic dimensions” where the system acts as if it had extra spatial dimensions, which are important tools for quantum simulations.
Marcia O’Malley named AIMBE fellow
February 21, 2022
Rice mechanical engineer Marcia O’Malley has been named an AIMBE fellow in recognition of her contributions to rehabilitation robotics, haptics and robotic surgery.
Environmental champions win Rice grants
February 16, 2022
The Rice University Sustainable Futures Fund backs six projects to help bolster the planet’s environmental health.
Kate Shepherd’s first permanent wall painting on public view installed at Rice
February 14, 2022
The piece joins the university’s growing collection of public art
Bacterial ‘bully’ could improve food production
February 14, 2022
Lactic acid bacteria that thrive in many organisms, including humans, employ a hybrid metabolism that combines respiration and fermentation to give it an advantage over competitors. Researchers say the discovery could lead to enhanced techniques for food and chemical production.
Rice announces plans to be carbon neutral by 2030
February 11, 2022
Rice President David Leebron and Provost Reginald DesRoches outlined the efforts in a message to the university community Feb. 11.
Rice to host international conference on scholarship of the paranormal March 3-6
February 10, 2022
“Opening the Archives of the Impossible” will also showcase collections housed in university library