News Releases

Expert available to explain delta-8 Senate State Affairs Committee debate

An expert on drug policy from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is available to comment on the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee hearing on how to regulate delta-8/hemp-cannabinoid products.

European Academy of Sciences honors Rice’s Pol Spanos with prestigious award

Rice’s Pol Spanos, the Lewis B. Ryon Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, has been awarded the 2024 Blaise Pascal Medal in Engineering by the European Academy of Sciences.

Rice’s Jamie Padgett wins Charles Martin Duke Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Award

Rice’s Jamie Padgett has been awarded the 2024 Charles Martin Duke Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Rice partners with CCM Foundation, Houston Public Library to showcase hip-hop exhibit in honor of Black Music Month

Rice University’s Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning and Fondren Library have partnered with the Houston Public Library and the CCM Foundation to help present the “‘Straight Flexin’, No Plexin’” hip-hop exhibit.

In the brain at rest, neurons rehearse future experience

New research from Rice and the University of Michigan sheds light on how individual neurons in the hippocampus of rats stabilize and tune spatial representations during periods of rest following the animals’ first time running a maze, offering first proof of neuroplasticity during sleep.

Rice researchers uncover surprising role of opioid receptors in gut development

Researchers at Rice have revealed a previously unknown function of opioid receptors in the development of the enteric nervous system.

Rice and Houston Community College collaborate to diversify access to biomedical research training

Rice and Houston Community College collaborate to diversify access to biomedical research training through program funded by a $1.8M NIH grant.

Amid projections of active hurricane season, Rice experts available to discuss variety of storm-related topics

Rice University experts are available to discuss a variety of hurricane-related topics with the media.

Electromechanical material doesn’t get ‘clamped’ down

A Rice-led study finds that a class of electromechanically active materials called antiferroelectrics may hold the key to overcoming performance limitations due to clamping in miniaturized electromechanical systems.

Wearable devices get signal boost from innovative material

An international team of researchers from Rice and Hanyang University have developed a new material that moves like skin while preserving signal strength in electronics. The technology could enable the development of next-generation wearable devices with continuous, consistent wireless and battery-free functionality.

NSF chief of research security to speak at Rice Baker Institute May 23

Rebecca Keiser, the National Science Foundation’s chief of research security strategy and policy, will deliver a virtual keynote address May 23 on the origins of the foundation’s research on research security program with Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rice chemist Gustavo Scuseria wins 2024 Schrödinger Medal

Pioneering Rice chemist Gustavo Scuseria has won the 2024 Schrödinger Medal from the World Association of Theoretical and Computational Chemists.

2024 Rice Kinder Houston Area Survey: Residents of the world’s energy capital believe Houston should lead the energy transition

Nearly nine in 10 area residents believe Houston should lead the world in transitioning to alternative energy sources, according to Rice University’s 43rd annual Kinder Houston Area Survey. More than 80% of Houstonians also said the energy transition was necessary to the city’s economic prosperity.

Chemist Julian West makes C&EN magazine’s ‘Talented 12’ list

Rice University chemist Julian West is one of a dozen up-and-coming young scientists featured in Chemical & Engineering News’ (C&EN) 2024 Talented 12, an annual issue of the weekly news magazine that highlights rising stars across all chemistry research disciplines.

Rice researchers stride to unlock mysteries of human development

A research team from Rice University led by Aryeh Warmflash has made strides in understanding the processes that guide human embryonic development. The group’s findings were published in the scientific journal Cells Systems May 15.