A new study highlights the need to refine biodiversity forecasts to account for the sex-specific responses to Earth’s changing climate....
A festive crowd of alumni and friends gathered at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston to celebrate Rice’s most dedicated supporters at the Association of Ri...
Impaired neuromusculoskeletal function due to conditions such as stroke, osteoarthritis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, limb amputation, spinal ...
To prepare the next generation of innovators and thought leaders in AI, Rice will offer a Bachelor of Science in AI beginning in the fall of 2025....
In a landmark moment for Rice, renowned computer scientist Lydia E. Kavraki has been named a University Professor, the institution’s highest academic ...
Public transit operators keep cities moving, helping people get to work, attend medical appointments and access essential services. But while passenge...
Rice bioengineer Antonios Mikos has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences, an international body that recognizes excellence in scientific r...
The 2025 Kinder Houston Area Survey, one of the nation’s longest-running studies of an urban area, was released today at the institute’s annual lunche...
Rice chemistry professor László Kürti is a recipient of the 2025 Ross M. Brown Investigator Award....
Recently, a team of scientists and engineers at Rice discovered a phenomenon on a microscopic scale, where tiny magnetic particles driven by rotating ...
Nearly 1,000 Earth and planetary explorers from the greater Houston area attended Rice’s K-12 Earth and planetary open house at Rice Memorial Center’s...
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) at Rice is proud to announce the appointment of Sandy Guitar to its advisory board. Guita...
Winter storm prompts campus closures as temps approach record lows
February 15, 2021
Rice, along with the rest of Houston, is approaching record-setting cold and a wintery mix of sleet and snow, with low temperatures dipping to into the teens and a windchill below zero degrees.
Junghae Suh named AIMBE fellow
February 15, 2021
Rice bioengineer Junghae Suh has been named a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Kennedy Institute adds data scientist for COVID-19 research
February 15, 2021
Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute is collaborating with the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center on data science research into long-term outcomes and improved treatment methods for COVID-19.
Biden must act swiftly on China trade policy, Baker Institute expert says
February 15, 2021
Competition with China is the United States' "existential challenge now and for the next three or four decades" and must be addressed by the White House immediately, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Collagen structures get the royal reveal
February 15, 2021
An algorithm by Rice University scientists predicts the structures and melting temperatures of collagen, the triple helix that accounts for about a third of the body’s proteins and forms the fibrous glue in skin, bones, muscles, tendons and ligaments.
Luminescent windows generate energy from inside and out
February 15, 2021
Rice engineers design and build windowpanes that redirect sunlight or illumination from indoors to edge-band solar cells.
People, papers and presentations February 15,2021
February 15, 2021
An essay written by Hanszen College junior Mason Reece, the official Election Judge for Rice’s precinct, was selected as a winning entry in the American Political Science Association’s new magazine.
Chloe Oani seizes every opportunity at Rice
February 14, 2021
Chloe Oani ’21 moved all around the world as a child because of her dad’s job, so when it came time to make her own decision about where to attend college, she took it very seriously.
Marijuana policy will remain racially inequitable without federal intervention, experts say
February 12, 2021
Inequities in marijuana policy persist because of a failure to center reform around racial justice, according to a new report by experts at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy in the American Bar Association publication The Judges’ Journal.
Moody celebrates Rothko Chapel’s 50th anniversary by pairing past with present
February 12, 2021
Exploration of Houston landmark’s enduring influence includes intricate recreation of iconic 1975 Rice exhibition.