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Physicists demo method for designing topological metals

Rice physicists and collaborators have demonstrated a new method for predicting whether metallic compounds are likely to host topological states that arise from strong electron interactions.

​​​​​​​Interwoven: Charge and magnetism intertwine in kagome material

Rice physicists have discovered a quantum material where electrons engage in a collective dance that appears to be governed by both their electronic and magnetic natures.

COVID-19 amplified hardship for many Harvey victims

A study shows the economic and mental health consequences on victims of Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19 were cumulative.

Rice anthropologists available to discuss ongoing impact of world's first memorial to a lost glacier

Three years after Rice anthropologists Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer received worldwide media attention for hosting a funeral for Iceland's first major glacier lost to climate change, their project has inspired a Belgian performance artist to replace 1 ton of ice on the site of the former glacier.

Rice rises to No. 15 in US News rankings

Rice has risen to No. 15 among the nation’s top universities ranked in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” guidebook.

Optical rule was made to be broken

Engineers at Rice University find a way to identify nanophotonic materials with the potential to improve screens for virtual reality and 3D displays along with optical technologies in general.

Drug testing programs reduce overdose deaths, says expert

Drug testing programs can reduce overdose deaths – but politics are getting in the way of the growing public health emergency, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

NSF awards $15 million to Rice, partners to create southwest hub

The founding partners of the National Science Foundation Southwest I-Corps Node, co-established by Rice University, have been awarded a $15 million grant to form a hub that will expand the partnership to five additional universities.

Rice historian, faculty member decorated at Buckingham Palace available to discuss Queen Elizabeth II

Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Rice University historian Aysha Pollnitz is available to discuss the queen’s historic reign. Meanwhile, David Alexander, the director of the Rice Space Institute and an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), is available to share his thoughts.

New Rice study: When it comes to military intervention, Americans prefer to ‘give peace a chance’

A new Rice University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas study on Americans’ attitudes about military intervention finds the public prefers when the U.S. works with other military powers, protects civilians and resolves conflicts peacefully.

Fossil fuel trade must be considered in carbon border adjustment plans, says Baker Institute report

As the European Union develops a carbon border tax and the United States considers its own as part of their respective climate policies, a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy presents the first effort to track cross-border carbon trade comprehensively — including fossil fuels.

Three NSF grants support future of wireless

Rice engineer Ashu Sabharwal is part of three new National Science Foundation-backed projects to advance future generations of wireless communications.

Can fungi help Texas’ grasses cope with climate change?

Rice biologists are using Texas as a living lab to study how symbiotic fungi help grasses tolerate drought.

Cello meets multimedia in world premiere by Rice Shepherd School composer

A dynamic multimedia music experience awaits concertgoers at the Sept. 18 world premiere of a cello work by Shih-Hui Chen, a professor of composition at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.

Research teams win Dunn Awards to fight cancer

Researchers at Rice University will team with counterparts at MD Anderson to improve cancer therapy with the support of seed funding from the John S. Dunn Foundation.