Rice celebrated a major step in its translational research efforts May 5 with the official launch of RBL LLC. Held at the Texas Medical Center’s Helix...
Rice's Gang Bao has been selected to receive the Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award from the American Society for Mechanical Engineers for his sustai...
From celebrating campus creativity to elevating academic research, two student-led publications are giving undergraduates a platform to lead, edit and...
Rice experts available to discuss historic personalized gene editing breakthrough. ...
Experts from Rice are available to speak with the media about hurricane and storm-related topics....
Rice Education, part of Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, hosted a reception May 10 at the Anderson-Clarke Center to honor gra...
It’s not every year that commencement features school deans wearing two hats — as academic leaders and as proud parents. Rice celebrated a rare and he...
The inaugural cohort of Rice’s RISE (Responsibility, Inclusion and Student Empowerment) program received a commemorative stole to wear at commencement...
Rice welcomed renowned biomedical engineer and entrepreneur Robert Langer to campus for the President’s Lecture Series....
Rice’s Campus Services and Sustainability recently was recognized by Keep Texas Beautiful with its Beautify Texas Award in the Outstanding Program of ...
While breastfeeding offers numerous benefits for both mother and baby, one challenge has persisted: It’s nearly impossible to know how much milk a bab...
A team of Rice engineers has developed a system that could transform desalination practices, making the process more adaptable, resilient and cheaper....
Civil engineers Nagarajaiah, Erazo awarded Takuji Kobori Prize
October 14, 2020
Research on earthquake protection system earns prestigious award from the International Association for Structural Control and Monitoring.
Rice Stadium part of record turnout on first day of early voting
October 14, 2020
Harris County voters turned out in record numbers for the first day of early voting in Texas, Oct. 13. Nearly 128,000 votes were cast across the county, almost doubling the previous record of 68,000 on the first day in 2016.
English professor’s first novel optioned for TV
October 14, 2020
Bryan Washington’s new novel, “Memorial,” doesn’t arrive in print until Oct. 27, yet the title has already been optioned for television.
High turnout, more early voting expected in Harris County
October 13, 2020
HOUSTON – (Oct. 13, 2020) – Rice University researchers are expecting high election turnout in Harris County, with a majority of voters heading to the polls during early voting, more ballots cast by mail and a significant decline in the number of voters going to the polls on Election Day.
Study: Darwin's theory about coral reef atolls is fatally flawed
October 12, 2020
Rice marine geologist and oceanographer André Droxler knows Charles Darwin's theory about atoll formation is incorrect, and Droxler and former Rice postdoc Stéphan Jorry are hoping to set the record straight with a comprehensive new paper about the subject.
Literal rise of the internet enables new climate science
October 12, 2020
Collaborative National Science Foundation grants will use data from internet balloons to study atmospheric gravity waves and their influence on the weather and climate.
Black alumni share stories, memories of ‘ever-changing’ Rice
October 12, 2020
The Oct. 7 panel was organized by Rice's Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice.
Voter registration drive at Fondren Library finishes strong ahead of 2020 elections
October 12, 2020
Cross-campus collaborations made volunteer-driven event a success.
Making hay while the sun shines
October 12, 2020
With physical distancing a requirement for classes and other campus activities, Rice students have been taking full advantage of the fall weather and moving their study sessions outdoors whenever possible. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)
October 12, 2020
How iconic are senior executive chef Roger Elkhouri’s cinnamon rolls? So iconic that there’s a hue named for his sweet treats in the new Rice Color Walk public art installation outside Hanszen College.