A team of Rice electrical engineers led by Taiyun Chi developed a new kind of power amplifier that combines cutting-edge design in both circuitry and ...
Rice President Reginald DesRoches and faculty members Luay Nakhleh and Angel Martí have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advan...
Dr. Huda Zoghbi, an internationally renowned neurogeneticist and pioneer in the field of brain research, will serve as the speaker at Rice’s 112th com...
Recently, a team of experts, including Rice’s Marcia O’Malley and Daniel Preston, published an in-depth review in Nature Reviews Bioengineering analyz...
Prospective doctoral students were welcomed to Rice with high energy during "Night at the Museum," a signature event recently held at the Ho...
High-performance computing and artificial intelligence are increasingly transforming the energy sector, providing opportunities to optimize efficiency...
Rice formally introduced David Pierce as its Bixby Family Head Baseball Coach in front of a packed crowd at the Brian Patterson Sports Performance Cen...
The excitement of March Madness is in full swing as basketball fans across the country prepare their brackets, Rice’s Scott Powers , a former Major Le...
‘Surprised and moved’: Rice student Jae Kim named Rhodes Scholar
November 17, 2024
Rice senior Jae Kim ’25 has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, one of just 32 American recipients – and the sole representative from a Texas university – chosen to study at the University of Oxford in England next fall.
New Pickle Lab in Ion District open to public
November 14, 2024
The Ion District, Houston’s hub for innovation, now has its very own pickleball experience with the newly-opened Pickle Lab.
‘Game changer’ in lithium extraction: Researchers develop novel electrochemical reactor
November 13, 2024
Researchers at Rice have developed an innovative electrochemical reactor to extract lithium from natural brine solutions, offering a promising approach to address the growing demand for lithium used in rechargeable batteries.
School of Architecture launches Exhibitions at Rice with ‘The Sixth Sphere' at Cannady Hall
November 13, 2024
The inaugural exhibition at the Rice School of Architecture’s new William T. Cannady Hall explores how architecture and design can participate in a more sustainable world.
Rice Business tops Princeton Review entrepreneurship rankings for sixth year in a row
November 12, 2024
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business has taken the No. 1 spot in The Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship magazines’ rankings of top schools for graduate entrepreneurship programs for the sixth year running.
Kinder Institute report: Houston area pre-K programs boost early elementary success
November 11, 2024
Students who attended pre-K programs at public schools in the Houston area are seeing benefits in early elementary school, according to new reports from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Shepherd School alumni among 67th annual Grammy Award nominees
November 8, 2024
Several alumni from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music are in the running for Grammy Awards, continuing the school’s legacy of musical excellence with the 67th annual Grammy Awards set to be held Feb. 2.
Rice college preparedness workshop looks to ‘break down the barriers for students to enter college’
November 7, 2024
Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies welcomed 75 students from Eastwood Academy to campus for its annual college preparedness workshop entitled Navigating the Pathway to College Admission last month.
November 6, 2024
The Southeast Regional conference of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Program unfolded at Rice Nov. 1-3, gathering undergraduate fellows from across the Southeast to present their research, connect with peers and explore graduate school opportunities.
WaTER Institute leads the charge in making cleaner water through nanotech
November 5, 2024
Providing access to safe drinking water can save more lives than doctors