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....
Rice to resume normal operations Friday
August 27, 2020
Vice President for Administration Kevin Kirby, chair of Rice's Crisis Management Advisory Committee, sent a message to the university community Aug. 27 regarding Hurricane Laura.
Qatar and Persian Gulf crisis explored in new book by Rice, Baker Institute expert
August 26, 2020
An international standoff in the Middle East essentially began with a triggering event unique to the 21st century: the hacking of the Qatar News Agency.
How racism contributes to 'a very ivory tower'
August 24, 2020
HOUSTON – (Aug. 24, 2020) – Blacks, Hispanics and other racial and ethnic minorities are not only underrepresented in science, they are also less likely to receive research funding or get published as often as white scientists, which can result in fewer promotions and lower incomes throughout their academic careers, according to new research from Rice University.
Protein ‘chameleon’ colors long-term memory
August 24, 2020
Researchers model the binding structures of actin and associated proteins they believe are responsible for the formation of longterm memory.
New semester brings unique O-Week experience
August 24, 2020
Rice reimagined O-Week to include remote students in the annual orientation week and its traditions.
August 24, 2020
Incoming Rice students stride toward the Sallyport for matriculation, which ran all day long to accommodate social distancing measures and allow plenty of room for each college to march through the quad. (Photo by Tommy LaVergne)
August 24, 2020
August 24, 2020
With way more than six feet between you and your opponent, table tennis in the college commons was the ideal indoor social distance sport during O-Week. (Photo by Tommy LaVergne)
Rice’s RAMBO-II: A sequel better than the original
August 24, 2020
First-of-its-kind spectrometer is getting stronger magnets, wider range of lasers.
Rice football game vs. Lamar canceled; volleyball and soccer move to spring
August 24, 2020
Rice and Lamar University have agreed to cancel their season-opening football game scheduled for Sept. 26 at Rice Stadium, and Conference USA has postponed the volleyball and soccer seasons to the spring.