Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of syngas producers.
Recent data shows that substance use of alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana, is declining among students in the Houston Independent School Distric...
In the aftermath of the devastating July 2025 floods in the Texas Hill Country, the need for reliable, real-time flood warning systems has never been ...
Robert “Bob” M. Stein, the influential political scientist who shaped civic life at Rice and across Texas, died after a brief battle with cancer....
When Rice alumnus and former swimmer Bruckner Chase ’90 first dove into open-water swimming, he couldn’t have imagined it would one day bring him back...
Held over three weeks this summer, the class was grounded in literature, philosophy and art history but used Paris itself as the primary teaching tool...
The RISING Center at Rice, a partnership accelerating U.S.-India collaboration in advanced materials and defense-related technologies, held a one-year...
Eduardo Salas named the 2025 Group Psychologist of the Year by APA’s Division 49, a national honor celebrating pioneering contributions to the science...
In a step forward for soft robotics and biomedical devices, Rice engineers have uncovered a powerful new way to boost the strength and durability of s...
Rice has appointed alumnus and former trustee Terrence Gee ’86 as interim chief information officer, effective Aug. 1....
With orchestral, chamber, opera and recital programs, the milestone season showcases the excellence of Shepherd’s students and faculty alongside appea...
Three Rice alumni who are now medical doctors comprise the clinical leaders for Rice Emergency Medical Services, the university’s student-led team of ...
Rice's Synthesis X Center and Baylor College of Medicine’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center have awarded the second offering of a two-year see...
X-rays show how light transforms photosynthesis ‘switch’
Researchers at Rice and their colleagues get their first detailed look at how plant proteins reconfigure themselves when exposed to light.
Treat nonviolent drug offenses as public health issue, Baker Institute paper recommends
Drug use among people arrested for nonviolent drug offenses should be treated primarily as a public health issue, according to drug policy experts at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition.
Snake-like proteins can wrangle DNA
Theoretical simulations at Rice University suggest structural maintenance of chromosome proteins coil not only around each other but also around the strands of DNA they help manipulate. These strands are formed into loops that regulate transcription and other cellular processes.
Quantum-dot tattoos hold vaccination record
Keeping track of a child’s shots could be so much easier with technology invented by a new Rice University professor and his colleagues.
Rice University launches bold climate change initiative with Shell
With initial support from Shell, Rice University has launched Carbon Hub, a climate change research initiative to fundamentally change how the world uses hydrocarbons. Carbon Hub's goal is a zero-emissions future in which hydrocarbons are not burned. Instead, they are split to make clean hydrogen energy and valuable carbon materials.
Newborn baby deaths in Africa targeted in $68M initiative
A new global health initiative with Rice University roots could save the lives of hundreds of thousands of babies.
Malawi study confirms lasting impact of life-saving technology
A new study finds Malawi made sustained improvements in the survival of babies with respiratory illness by adopting CPAP nationwide.
Reflections on the beloved community
Students from Rice’s Black Male Leadership Initiative convened in Herring Hall Sept. 9 to reflect on their five-day cultural excursion to Atlanta, sponsored by the Dean of Undergraduates and the Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance.
The Way I See It: Engineering healthy environments inside and outside the lab
Inspired by their professor, Rice bioengineering students find their mojo on the running track.