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....
NSF grant kicks off Center for Adapting Flaws into Features
August 3, 2021
Rice University has won a Phase I National Science Foundation grant to establish the NSF Center for Adapting Flaws into Features to investigate nanoscale chemical phenomena and optimize the structures and electronic properties of materials.
How headless hydra feel, react to prodding
August 2, 2021
Researchers identify redundant neural networks in jellyfish-like, freshwater hydra. The work is a step toward modeling how internal states and external stimuli shape the behavior of an organism with a highly dynamic neural architecture.
Owls at the Olympics: Ogwumike is up
July 28, 2021
Rice Owls alumni are showcasing their skills in the Tokyo Olympics.
For Lettenberger, trip to Paralympics worth the wait
July 26, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic arrived last year, Ahalya Lettenberger's lifelong dream was put on hold.
Rice team creating insulin-producing implant for Type 1 diabetes
July 26, 2021
Rice University bioengineers are using 3D printing and smart biomaterials to create an insulin-producing implant for Type 1 diabetics.
Timothy Morton on giving up flight — at least when it comes to lectures
July 26, 2021
The environmental philosopher wants to model a new work-life balance that sends a message of care.
Astronaut, Rice alumna speaks to RESP students
July 21, 2021
This year’s cohort of Rice Emerging Scholars Program students heard from astronaut Shannon Walker ’87 Monday at Duncan Hall.
Matthew Loden, CEO of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, returning to Rice as dean of Shepherd School
July 15, 2021
HOUSTON – (July 7, 2021) – Matthew Loden, an award-winning musician and symphony leader currently serving as the CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, will become the next dean of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.
Rice, Rutgers developing inhalable COVID-19 vaccine spray
July 7, 2021
Scientists at Rice and Rutgers developing two COVID-19 vaccine strategies that do not require cold storage, one of which can be inhaled.
Jeffrey Kripal on how to think about the UFO phenomenon
June 30, 2021
To study the subject adequately is ‘to study pretty much everything’