In a milestone moment for science education and collaboration, Rice hosted its first DUNE-TECH (DUNE Training ExperienCe Hub) camp this June, drawing ...
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) at Rice has unveiled the eight high-potential ventures selected for the third annual Lili...
A research team led by Rice has introduced an innovative strategy that uses converted enzymes to streamline synthetic pathways....
The Natural Disaster Resilience dashboard from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy compares combinations of demographics and disasters to show im...
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. U. engineering opens diversity, equity and inclusion outreach center
April 3, 2023
Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering has inaugurated the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Outreach Center dedicated to improving recruitment, retention and support for student populations historically excluded from STEM.
Rice mourns loss of trailblazing history chair, former dean Katherine Fischer Drew
April 3, 2023
Katherine Fischer Drew ’44 ’45, the esteemed Rice history chair, former acting dean of humanities and social sciences and the first woman ever hired as a tenure-track faculty member by the university, died March 19 at the age of 99.
66th annual Beer Bike rolls through campus
April 3, 2023
Beer Bike, one of Rice University’s most beloved traditions, was held for the 66th time April 1.
Ocean warming intensifies viral outbreaks within corals
April 3, 2023
A groundbreaking three-year study has found evidence that ocean warming can trigger outbreaks of viruses that attack the symbiotic algae inside corals.
People, papers and presentations for April 3, 2023
April 3, 2023
Badie Khaleghian, a Shepherd School doctoral candidate in music composition, is this year’s recipient of the Presser Foundation’s Presser Graduate Music Award.
A 21st-century remedy for missed meds
April 3, 2023
Rice lab’s next-level encapsulation technology for drugs and vaccines could solve a $100 billion problem.
Baker Institute report: How do influencers get taxed?
April 3, 2023
Social media influencers can earn hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars each year. But how are those earnings taxed? A new brief explains what rules apply to influencers and how authorities can improve compliance.
April 3, 2023
Higher education institutions across the country have a few more months to begin applying for the Carnegie Elective Classification for Leadership for Public Purpose (LPP) within Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders. The program aims to improve the practice of leadership education and development.
Report: Youth gun violence in Texas can be impacted with safety training, waiting periods
April 3, 2023
Over the last 10 years, Texas has experienced the most school shootings in the country. This trend makes effective laws more important than ever, according to a new brief from the Center for Health and Biosciences at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Students travel to Austin to advocate for vaccines
March 31, 2023
A group of students from Rice, the University of Texas at Austin, Texas A&M University and Baylor College of Medicine traveled to the Texas Capitol March 29 to advocate for vaccines as a public health strategy.