Improved precision microscopy method developed by Rice professor
Rice’s Anna-Karin Gustavsson published a method in Nano Letters expanding the use of light sheet microscopy to include a single objective in commercially available sample chambers.
Rice launches One Giant Leap Ventures to back promising startups across university ecosystem
Rice has launched One Giant Leap Ventures Fund I, an early-stage fund built to invest in the university’s most promising spinouts and alumni-founded startups. Structured as an institutional venture fund, it enables participation from equity limited partners as well as philanthropic investors seeking to support Rice startups.
Rice researchers find evidence of true polar wander
Rice researchers find evidence of movement in the Earth's spin axis 56-48 million years ago.
Catalytic confessions and a quest for Matt Damon: PodCAT puts science on mic
PodCAT, hosted by researchers from Rice, the University of Rochester and Penn State University, is a podcast devoted to the science of catalysis, academic careers and the surprisingly personal stories of the researchers themselves.
“The Future of Faiths,” the theme of this fall’s Religious and Civic Leader Gatherings, hosted by Boniuk Institute's Religion and Public Life Center, is a series that connects Houston-area leaders with researchers and practitioners whose work can help them understand changes affecting the communities they serve.
Houston is booming, even as fertility rates fall
Houston’s population boom masks other trends that have been unfolding for more than two decades: Women here are having fewer children and having them later.
Rice researchers discover magnetic liquid crystal state in rare earth compound
In a recent study published in Physical Review X, Rice researchers showed YbMnBi₂'s magnetic spins prefer certain directions even when fluctuating.
Rice researchers to use NASA AI model to improve hurricane risk estimates
Rice researchers to use NASA AI model to improve hurricane risk estimates.
Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing has named Karen Lozano as the director of the Tapia Center for Empowerment through STEM Education.
Rice remembers economist, teacher and mentor Dagobert Brito
Longtime Rice economics professor, whose connection to the university spanned decades as a student, scholar and teacher, remembered.
Rice engineer brings ‘surgineering’ mindset to future of medicine
Farshid Alambeigi’s research spans engineering, robotics, artificial intelligence, medical imaging, advanced manufacturing and surgery.
Rice continues rise in global university rankings
Rice continues its upward momentum in global higher education, rising two spots to No. 101 worldwide in the 2027 Times Higher Education World University Rankings released today.
Rice Biotech Launch Pad invents ‘living pharmacy’ designed to produce therapeutics inside the body
Researchers at Rice, with the support of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, have developed an implantable “living pharmacy” using engineered protein producers that could one day deliver these medicines continuously for months or years from a single procedure.
Baker Institute’s annual energy summit takes place Oct. 6-7
"Energy, Risk and Geopolitics" will explore how a changing global landscape and shifts in supply chain risks are impacting investment, innovation and market dynamics.
Think you’re protected? New research shows how perceptions of immunity shape vaccine decisions
New research explores how perceptions of immunity can shape vaccine decisions and how personalized feedback may help people better understand their protection.