The Digital Health Institute — a recently launched joint initiative between Rice University and Houston Methodist — has appointed Pothik Chatterjee as...
Rice University students will build skills in science labs, take high-impact field trips, hear from guest speakers, curate art exhibits, enhance learn...
Twenty-seven biotechnology governance entreaties echoing the legacy of the 1975 recombinant DNA guidelines are now available for public review....
A new sustainability initiative is transforming the landscape outside Fondren Library at Rice University — and it’s more than just a garden....
A team of researchers at Rice has discovered a surprisingly simple method for vastly improving the stability of electrochemical devices that convert c...
Rice faculty are available to help news media explore the deeper histories behind Juneteenth, its Texas roots and what freedom has meant in different ...
The Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative launched its inaugural seminar June 3 with an invited talk from Nobel laureate James P. Allison....
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research releases its 2025 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report....
Rice experts can unpack and contextualize Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's statement at the VivaTech 2025 conference in Paris today that quantum computing is...
Throughout the day, the Houston booth saw a constant stream of visitors with Rice-affiliated entrepreneurs introducing their ventures to global invest...
Volunteers from the Department of Psychological Sciences assemble gift bags for those supported by Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston....
A team of Rice engineering students has designed an innovative space exercise harness that won this year's Technology Collaboration Center’s Wearables...
Rice energy, geopolitics, innovation experts to speak at CERAWeek
March 15, 2024
A number of experts in energy, carbon, hydrogen, sustainability, geopolitics and innovation from Rice University will appear at CERAWeek, an annual energy conference organized by the information and insights company S&P Global, to present their research or expertise March 18-22.
Ken Kennedy Institute hosted 17th annual Energy High Performance Computing Conference
March 15, 2024
The Ken Kennedy Institute at Rice hosted the 17th annual Energy High Performance Computing Conference on March 5-7 at the BioScience Research Collaborative, welcoming over 560 guests to Rice from 30 states and 11 countries.
What a view: Rice scientists develop a new system to record 2D crystal synthesis in real time
March 15, 2024
A research team at Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering tackled this challenge by developing a custom-built miniaturized chemical vapor deposition (CVD) system capable of observing and recording the growth of 2D molybdenum disulfide crystals in real time.
Hip-hop harmony: KRS-One event culminates in prestigious volunteer award for CERCL pioneers
March 14, 2024
Billed as “One-on-one with the Teacha,” a March 7 event hosted by the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning (CERCL) featured an intimate conversation with hip-hop legend KRS-One and quite the surprise for several of its organizers.
U.S.-Latin America ‘policy lab’ could leverage AI as arena for international collaboration
March 14, 2024
Rice experts weighed in on a public hearing of the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) on the risks, opportunities and potential ways to leverage artificial intelligence as an arena for international collaboration between the U.S. and Latin America.
March 14, 2024
Rice engineer Jacob Robinson participated in the first “Houston Day: Beyond the Bayou” program organized by the Greater Houston Partnership, which brought together state legislators from across Texas for a two-day legislative advocacy event in Houston earlier this month.
Rice Biotech Launch Pad adds William McKeon to external advisory board
March 14, 2024
Rice University today announced the addition of William (Bill) McKeon to its external advisory board for the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, a Houston-based accelerator focused on expediting the translation of the university’s health and medical technology discoveries into cures.
From lab to market: DARPA discusses its role in creating the technology of the future at Ion event
March 14, 2024
Leadership from the United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) spoke with Rice University President Reginald DesRoches March 12 about the importance of collaboration between academia, industry and government to drive technological advancements.
Owls advance to AAC Championship game
March 13, 2024
The Rice women’s basketball team is headed to the AAC Championship game after defeating three-seeded Temple 60-57 in the semifinal game at Dickies Arena Tuesday night.
Rice’s Naomi Halas awarded Optica’s C.E.K. Mees Medal
March 13, 2024
Rice University’s Naomi Halas has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the C.E.K. Mees Medal by Optica for her “original use of optics across multiple fields.”