In a milestone moment for science education and collaboration, Rice hosted its first DUNE-TECH (DUNE Training ExperienCe Hub) camp this June, drawing ...
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) at Rice has unveiled the eight high-potential ventures selected for the third annual Lili...
A research team led by Rice has introduced an innovative strategy that uses converted enzymes to streamline synthetic pathways....
The Natural Disaster Resilience dashboard from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy compares combinations of demographics and disasters to show im...
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....
Researchers pioneer noninvasive gene therapy for brain disorders
June 21, 2024
A new method developed by a research team led by Jerzy Szablowski offers hope for treating brain disorders through gene therapy.
Panel discussion probes impact of Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action
June 21, 2024
Researchers and higher education leaders participated in a June 18 panel discussion at Rice titled “In the Wake of Affirmative Action.”
Exploring climate change through wine
June 20, 2024
Among the courses recently offered at the Rice Global Paris Center was “Climate Change, Economics and the Wine Industry,” which brought students to Paris for three weeks in May.
June 20, 2024
Despite Houston’s longtime reputation as one of the most affordable large cities in the country, homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many of its residents, according to the 2024 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.
RUPD youth academy builds positive relationship between law enforcement, young people
June 18, 2024
The Rice University Police Department welcomed local high school students to campus this month to experience what it’s like to work in law enforcement during the third annual Law Enforcement Youth Academy program June 10-14.
Rice recognizes Juneteenth with panel discussion of freedom fighters' speeches
June 18, 2024
Rice hosted a panel discussion titled “Juneteenth and Justice for All: Black Struggle, the Constitution and Democratic Futures.” It is part of a monthlong series of events recognizing the federal holiday and its place in history.
June 18, 2024
A number of Rice graduate programs are rated among the nation’s best in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings.
New book from Rice anthropologist discusses what the pandemic workplace taught us about democracy
June 18, 2024
In “The Pandemic Workplace,” Ilana Gershon examines how the U.S. workplace changed during the pandemic — and changed employees in the process.
June 18, 2024
Martin received the award for demonstrating a commitment to scientific and methodological rigor in a community of researchers who are at the forefront of the experimental study of cognition.
FBI, AAPI leaders meet at Rice to address discrimination toward Asian American academics
June 18, 2024
Leadership from the FBI joined a dialogue hosted by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy to hear from the Asian American and academic communities to examine gaps between national science and technology policy and its implementation.