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Rice experts available to discuss variety of Olympic-related topics on 2024 Paris Games

Experts from are available to discuss Olympic-related topics with the media.

Rice lab develops smallest free-floating bubbles for medical imaging

Bioengineering researchers at Rice have developed ultrasmall, stable, gas-filled protein nanostructures that could revolutionize ultrasound imaging and drug delivery for cancers and infectious diseases.

SSPEED Center, Rice Engineering to launch nature-based carbon credit research projects

The Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center and the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice have announced plans to launch two research projects on nature-based carbon credits funded through a gift from Emissions Reduction Corp.

Pioneering Rice economist remembered as ‘exceptionally compassionate,’ ‘dedicated teacher’

YingHua He, an associate professor of economics at Rice University, died earlier this month at the age of 44 after fighting a quickly spreading cancer.

Rice engineers’ probe could help advance treatment for spinal cord disease, injury

Rice neuroscientists have used a nanosized sensor to record spinal cord neurons in free-moving mice, a feat that could lead to the development of better treatments for spinal cord disease and injury.

Rice researchers uncover key mechanisms in chromosome structure development

Researchers at Rice are making strides in understanding how chromosome structures change throughout the cell’s life cycle.

New Rice research projects aim to ‘transform’ future of advanced materials

Rice materials scientist Boris Yakobson has won three awards from two federal agencies totaling $4,140,611 over several years to research challenging aspects of advanced materials’ production, performance and dynamics.

Rice research aims to reprogram the genetic code

Chemist Han Xiao has been awarded nearly $2 million from the National Institutes of Health Maximizing Investigators’ Research Award.

Do genes-in-pieces code for proteins that fold in pieces?

A new study led by Peter Wolynes offers new insights into the evolution of foldable proteins.

Rice and MD Anderson launch Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative

Rice and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the creation of the Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative to develop innovative technologies and bioengineering approaches to improve cancer research, diagnosis and treatment.

Researchers discover new flat electronic bands, paving way for advanced quantum materials

A team of scientists led by Qimiao Si predicts the existence of flat electronic bands at the Fermi level.

Hospital prices, not insurance rates, may be cause of increased cost strain on consumers: Rice Baker Institute report

The gap between health insurance costs and workers’ wages has significantly expanded, and this trend has not only led to significant concerns about health care affordability but raised questions regarding whether hospitals or health insurance companies bear the blame for escalating costs, according to new research from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rice to host ISU space robotics competition June 21

Space industry professionals from around the world are set to compete in a space-themed robotics competition at Rice.

Rice Kinder Institute report: Homeownership growing from historically affordable to out of reach for many Houston residents

Despite Houston’s longtime reputation as one of the most affordable large cities in the country, homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many of its residents, according to the 2024 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.

‘Symbolic of the hard work and talent’: Rice graduate programs rate highly in latest US News rankings

A number of Rice graduate programs are rated among the nation’s best in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings.