Rice students drive real-world change through research with Houston nonprofits May. 29, 2025
Community partners across Houston are seeing meaningful results from a unique research partnership with Rice University students.
Rice News Archive - 2025
Dateline Rice for May 29, 2025 May. 29, 2025
Dateline Rice for May 29, 2025
Rice-led research team develop super material that could change electronics May. 29, 2025
A research team led by physicists Ming Yi and Emilia Morosan has developed a new material with unique electronic properties that could enable more powerful and energy-efficient electronic devices.
Rice anthropologists spotlight human toll of glacier loss May. 29, 2025
Rice University anthropologists examine the societal consequences of global glacier loss in a commentary published in Science.
Shepherd School’s Ana María Martínez earns top honor from state of Texas May. 29, 2025
Martínez joins a distinguished list of honorees that includes fellow and former appointees Norah Jones, Miranda Lambert, Alecia Lawyer, Kevin Prufer and Letitia Huckaby.
Ruth Simmons and David Satterfield discuss future of DEI in higher education May. 29, 2025
David Satterfield, director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, sat down with Ruth Simmons, the President’s Distinguished Fellow and former president of Brown University, Smith College and Prairie View A&M University, for a reflective conversation on the mounting pressures reshaping American higher education.
Rice-led forum tackles critical water-energy nexus in Washington, D.C. May. 29, 2025
In a time of escalating climate risks, crumbling infrastructure and ballooning industrial demand, understanding how water and energy intertwine has never been more urgent. That was the resounding message from experts who convened May 19 in Washington, D.C., for “The Intersection of Water and Energy, 2025-2030,” a forum hosted by Rice and Arizona State University.
‘Unwavering determination’: Rice Wind Energy takes second place at national Collegiate Wind Competition May. 29, 2025
Rice’s student-led Rice Wind Energy team soared to new heights this year, clinching second place overall at the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition.
2025 Kinder Houston Area Survey finds Houstonians proud, united and looking ahead May. 29, 2025
Nearly 1,000 people gathered to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the release of its 2025 Kinder Houston Area Survey.
12 startups selected to join Class 5 of the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator May. 28, 2025
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship has announced the 12 startups chosen for Class 5 of its Clean Energy Accelerator, a program designed to propel early stage ventures advancing the global energy transition. These companies from both the Houston-region and across the U.S. and Canada are addressing carbon management, energy storage, materials, energy efficiency, wind and hydrogen.
Rice researchers lay groundwork for designer hybrid 2D materials May. 28, 2025
An international team of researchers led by Rice materials scientists has succeeded in creating a genuine 2D hybrid material called glaphene.
Rice to partner with ISE on naming rights for Rice Stadium May. 28, 2025
Rice Athletics announced that it will partner with Independent Sports and Entertainment to identify a potential naming rights partner for Rice Stadium, the iconic home of Rice Football and countless other major sporting and entertainment events over the past eight decades.
Dateline Rice for May 28, 2025 May. 28, 2025
Dateline Rice for May 28, 2025
New leash on life: Rice students design haptic vest for blind dogs May. 28, 2025
A team of engineering students at Rice designed an innovative wearable vest that helps blind dogs safely navigate their surroundings.
Men’s track qualifies six to NCAA West Prelims May. 28, 2025
The Rice men's track and field team will have a strong group representing the Owls at the NCAA West Preliminary starting Wednesday, May 28, with six athletes qualifying for the meet.
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