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....
A team of researchers at Rice has discovered a surprisingly simple method for vastly improving the stability of electrochemical devices that convert c...
Rice faculty are available to help news media explore the deeper histories behind Juneteenth, its Texas roots and what freedom has meant in different ...
The Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative launched its inaugural seminar June 3 with an invited talk from Nobel laureate James P. Allison....
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research releases its 2025 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report....
Rice experts can unpack and contextualize Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's statement at the VivaTech 2025 conference in Paris today that quantum computing is...
Throughout the day, the Houston booth saw a constant stream of visitors with Rice-affiliated entrepreneurs introducing their ventures to global invest...
Volunteers from the Department of Psychological Sciences assemble gift bags for those supported by Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston....
A team of Rice engineering students has designed an innovative space exercise harness that won this year's Technology Collaboration Center’s Wearables...
Amy Kahrmann Huseby to lead Studies in English Literature 1500-1900
July 26, 2024
As an undergraduate student, Amy Kahrmann Huseby remembers reading articles in Studies in English Literature 1500-1900 and being “overawed by the knowledge, interpretive work, clarity of prose and cleverness of its articles.”
Brazilian students explore AI and infrastructure resiliency at Rice amid Hurricane Beryl
July 26, 2024
A group of undergraduate students and faculty from Brazil spent a week at Rice exploring the role of artificial intelligence (AI) in sustainability and natural disaster resiliency practices as part of a knowledge and cultural exchange program funded through the 100,000 Strong in the Americas initiative.
Rice sport management students take on Paris for 2024 Olympics
July 25, 2024
Students taking 3-week courses in venue management, professional sports business
Rice Creative Writing Camp inspires new generation of wordsmiths to ‘find their voice’
July 25, 2024
Rice hosted students in grades 6-12 for the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies’ annual Creative Writing Camp this summer, providing young learners with opportunities to sharpen their writing skills.
Rice alums reflect on Olympic experiences: Funmi Jimoh
July 25, 2024
Former Rice student athlete and U.S. Olympian Funmi Jimoh talks about her experiences in the 2008 Olympics.
Owls flock to Rice’s graduate student resource fair
July 25, 2024
Rice’s Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies recently hosted its graduate student resource fair at the BioScience Research Collaborative to introduce graduate and postdoctoral students to the resources they might find helpful.
Higher CEO pay in large health care systems linked to hospital consolidations, Rice study suggests
July 25, 2024
A new study from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy reveals that CEO salaries for nonprofit hospitals and health care systems increased significantly from 2012 to 2019. This rise in compensation may be a factor driving the ongoing consolidation of health care systems, particularly among larger organizations, according to the researchers.
New $12M research project aims to provide ‘practical solutions to critical environmental challenges’
July 25, 2024
Scientists at Rice, in collaboration with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, are making headway in addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination.
Tanzanian officials praise NEST360 contribution to newborn care
July 25, 2024
Rice President Reginald DesRoches joined Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies Co-Director Maria Oden and Rice360 supporters on a trip to Africa marking significant milestones on the road to ending preventable newborn deaths in the sub-Saharan region.
July 24, 2024
Rice sophomore Nathan Chen has been selected to participate in the U.S. Department of State’s Critical Language Scholarship Program, an elite initiative aimed at promoting the study of languages critical to U.S. national security and economic competitiveness.