Rice researchers and collaborators have developed a new cavity design that selectively enhances the quantum vacuum fluctuations of circularly polarize...
The university joined the Greater Houston Partnership in hosting the first city booth at the global event, which drew more than 180,000 attendees from...
The newly released 2025 State of Housing report from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, shows rising home prices, surging insurance premiums ...
RBL LLC announced the appointment of James Watson to its board of directors....
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....
Rice organizes drive to house, assist international students over winter break
December 5, 2022
Hosted by the Office of International Students and Scholars — International Connections (OISS), the International Holiday Hospitality Help Program aims to provide amenities such as low-cost/no-cost housing accommodations, meals and gift cards/cash to international undergraduate students who cannot return to their home this holiday season.
Owls land in LendingTree Bowl, will face Southern Miss
December 5, 2022
Rice is headed to a bowl game for the first time since 2014. The LendingTree Bowl will pit the Owls (5-7) against the University of Southern Mississippi (6-6) Dec. 17 in Mobile, Alabama. The 4:45 p.m. game between the former Conference USA foes will be televised by ESPN.
Debt-ceiling decision could complicate foreign policy, Baker Institute diplomacy expert argues
December 5, 2022
Joe Barnes, the Bonner Means Baker Fellow, argues in a new issue brief that a Republican-led House could complicate President Biden’s ability to achieve his goals regarding China and the Russia-Ukraine war.
December 2, 2022
Evelyn Tang, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy and a member of Rice University’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, has won a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award.
HIV ‘drug factory’ implant promises once-a-year therapy
December 2, 2022
A Rice University lab is developing encapsulated cellular “drug factories” to treat patients with HIV through a once-a-year implant.
December 2, 2022
The Texas Library Coalition for United Action (TLCUA), a coalition of 44 Texas university libraries chaired by Rice University Vice Provost and University Librarian Sara Lowman, recently reached an agreement with leading science research publisher Elsevier to receive a significant discount on journal subscriptions and to revamp policies around open access and copyright ownership of research.
De Lange Conference to focus on technology, culture and society
December 1, 2022
Technology’s two-edged sword will be the subject of the two-day De Lange Conference Dec. 5-6 at Rice University’s BioScience Research Collaborative and the Ion. Themed “Technology, Culture and Society,” the conference will address the advances and consequent challenges of information technology, health and medicine, and climate change from the three perspectives.
December 1, 2022
Eugene Ng, a professor of computer science and electrical and computer engineering, has been named an IEEE Fellow.
IEEE honors Kavraki, Richards-Kortum, Truchard
November 30, 2022
Two renowned Rice University professors and a longtime backer have won prestigious honors in the 2023 IEEE Awards.
Tropical wildlife follow the same daily patterns worldwide
November 29, 2022
A massive study of rainforest species across three regions of the world finds striking similarities in how animals spend their days.