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.
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.
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.
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.
2024 Rice Kinder Institute State of Housing report to be discussed at June 20 webinar
A free webinar highlighting findings from the 2024 State of Housing report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research will be held June 20.
Study highlights most supportive ethnic group for COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Rice research of South Texas residents revealed that vaccinated Asian patients were significantly more likely than other ethnic/racial groups to support COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
Rice announces updates to application processes
Rice University announced today two significant updates to its admission policies. The first introduces an Early Decision II plan, while the second modifies the test score policy for admissions applications. Both changes will be implemented for the fall 2024-25 admission cycle.
According to recent research by sociologists at Rice, Black nationalism now finds broader support among different segments of the Black community, though the characteristics of Black nationalists have changed over time.
