The Rice women’s basketball team is off to a program-best start following its victory in College Station...
Rice Provost Amy Dittmar and Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Seiichi Matsuda provided a message to the Rice community in an email Nov. 23....
Rice was placed in Waco for the first and second rounds of the NCAA women’s volleyball tournament and will start against the University of Colorado Bo...
Rice researchers learn to predict how crystals take shape from their internal chemistry, even when the crystal lacks symmetry....
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on religiosity and practices in the Muslim world will be discussed in a Nov. 29 event at Rice University’s Baker ...
A light-activated catalyst efficiently converts ammonia into clean-burning hydrogen using only inexpensive raw materials....
President Reginald DesRoches shared the news with the Rice community in an email Nov. 21....
Art and music aficionados alike flocked to the Moody Center for the Arts Nov. 19 for an afternoon of live performances and original compositions by Sh...
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Douglas Brinkley nominated for two Grammys
November 21, 2022
Rice historian Douglas Brinkley is once again a Grammy nominee. Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor of Humanities, will be up for awards in two categories at the Feb. 5 ceremony in Los Angeles.
Masha Gessen visits to talk war in Ukraine, tools to fight totalitarianism
November 21, 2022
Renowned author and journalist Masha Gessen led two consecutive nights of thought-provoking, wide-ranging discussions Nov. 7-8 at Rice as the latest speaker in the School of Humanities Campbell Lecture Series.
Scientia Institute’s lecture series reflects Houston, Rice and race
November 21, 2022
The Scientia Lecture Series: Betterment of the World’s latest edition featured faculty from the School of Humanities to discuss “Houston, Rice and Race: A History of the Fourth Ward.”
Basketball teams post perfect weekend
November 21, 2022
The Rice men’s and women’s basketball teams went a combined 3-0 over the weekend.
Rice mourns beloved Chinese literature professor Nanxiu Qian
November 21, 2022
Nanxiu Qian, professor of Chinese literature in the School of Humanities, died Nov. 16 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 75.
Finance and Administration undergoes organizational restructuring
November 21, 2022
Rice Vice President for Finance and Administration Kelly Fox has announced a new organizational structure for the department and the launch of searches for newly created positions.
Brain cancer research draws support
November 21, 2022
Bioengineer Kevin McHugh wins a Distinguished Scientist Award for brain cancer research from The Sontag Foundation.
Owls rule Conference USA volleyball again
November 21, 2022
The Rice volleyball team rallied to defeat host and three-time defending champion Western Kentucky University 3-2 Nov. 20 to claim its first Conference USA tournament title since 2018 and book a trip to the NCAA Tournament.
Rice Business launches new organizational behavior Ph.D. program
November 18, 2022
Rice Business will offer a Ph.D. with a concentration in organizational behavior starting next fall. The deadline to apply is Jan. 13, 2023.
Get into the holiday mood with Rice Shepherd School’s ‘Spirit of the Season’ Dec. 3
November 18, 2022
Put on your holiday cheer and head over to Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music on Saturday, Dec. 3 for a spirited celebration.
Rice turns asphaltene into graphene for composites
November 17, 2022
The flash Joule heating process developed at Rice turns asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, into graphene for use in composite materials.
Rice U. technology startup Syzygy Plasmonics raises $76 million in latest funding round
November 17, 2022
Syzygy Plasmonics, a Houston-based startup fueled by technology developed at Rice University, has announced $76 million in Series C financing led by Carbon Direct Capital — one of the largest rounds of funding for a venture spun out of a Rice lab.
Rice refines analysis of MRI contrast agents
November 17, 2022
Simulations reveal details about the magnetic interactions between gadolinium contrast agents used in MRI scans and their environment.
Drought in China could devastate global supply chains, energy transition efforts, experts warn
November 17, 2022
Following a record-breaking drought over the summer, China is on the brink of a water catastrophe that could have devastating consequences for global food security, energy markets and supply chains, according to a report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
ACS taps Rice, Shell for Partners in Progress & Prosperity Award
November 16, 2022
Collaborators at Rice and Shell receive the American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Partners in Progress & Prosperity Award.