Terrence Gee named interim chief information officer at Rice
Rice has appointed alumnus and former trustee Terrence Gee ’86 as interim chief information officer, effective Aug. 1.
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music announces 2025-26 season
With orchestral, chamber, opera and recital programs, the milestone season showcases the excellence of Shepherd’s students and faculty alongside appearances by distinguished guest artists.
Texas legislative special session to address flood relief, redistricting, THC products
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has called a special legislative session beginning July 21 to address several pressing issues, including flood relief, redistricting and the regulation of THC products.
Rice alumni come full circle as clinical leaders for REMS
Three Rice alumni who are now medical doctors comprise the clinical leaders for Rice Emergency Medical Services, the university’s student-led team of emergency medical technicians.
Rice, Baylor College of Medicine award seed grants for cancer research
Rice's Synthesis X Center and Baylor College of Medicine’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center have awarded the second offering of a two-year seed grant program.
Rice’s ENRICH and the Department of Kinesiology co-hosted a research and networking event with Houston Methodist.
Rice empowers Houston teens to lead through entrepreneurship, technology and civics
Rice hosted five high school students for a forward-thinking summer pilot program named the ETC Lab, designed to equip high school juniors and seniors with the tools to become empowered, civically engaged citizens and future leaders.
No hype, just breakthroughs: Rice AI summit quietly makes waves in Paris
Some of the world’s top minds in machine learning, optimization and distributed systems gathered this summer in the heart of Paris.
Nash and Swingle join leadership team at Rice Biotech Launch Pad
The Rice Biotech Launch Pad has appointed Amanda Nash and Kelsey L. Swingle to its leadership team.
Artificial intelligence is infamous for its resource-heavy training, but a new study may have found a solution in a novel communications system that markedly improves the way large language models train.
Rice experts are available to comment on digital health topics, including AI, wearable and ingestible devices, imaging and robotics.
Vanishing shores: Coastal geologist issues urgent call to save the Gulf Coast
For John B. Anderson, the W. Maurice Ewing Professor Emeritus of Oceanography at Rice, the Gulf Coast is personal.
New coating for glass promises energy-saving windows
A new coating for glass developed by Rice researchers and collaborators could help reduce energy bills, especially during the cold season, by preventing heat-loss from leaky windows.
Why some genes are more error-prone: Scientists uncover hidden rule in DNA transcription
The study by Rice scientists shows why genetic sequences are not equally prone to errors.
Thick electrodes’ chemistry matters more than structure for battery performance
Rice researchers showed that even if the materials used in thick battery electrodes have nearly identical structures, their internal chemistry impacts energy flow and performance differently.