Discovery highlights ‘critical oversight’ in perceived security of wireless networks
A research team led by Edward Knightly has uncovered an eavesdropping security vulnerability in high-frequency and high-speed wireless backhaul links.
The 2026 H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge saw five ventures founded by Rice students compete for the top prize of $50,000. The April 21 event sh...
Rice researchers find that that PEX11 helps regulate plant peroxisome’s size changes during the seed to seedling stage. ...
Rice's first annual bird-in, which supports the Houston Audubon, was hosted at the Owl Pavilion this Earth Day....
Alex Cantin is graduating this May with a degree in business management, including a minor in entrepreneurship, from the Virani Undergraduate School o...
Kraft Hall was buzzing with energy and a little bit of chaos as Rice undergraduates transformed its corridors into a packed showcase of original resea...
“I designed the syllabus very purposefully so as to feature a great diversity of viewpoints,” said Thimo Heisenberg, assistant professor of philosophy...
Nearly 100 students presented research and creative work across two days at the annual Humanities and Arts Festival held April 13-14....
Rice professor Pengcheng Dai has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious learned societies i...
Attacks on health care in conflict zones are occurring at unprecedented levels, according to Safeguarding Health Care in Conflict Coalition and Médeci...
The production set the opera’s Shakespearean farce inside a modern country club, a staging choice that sharpened the comedy’s skewering of ego, class ...
New research from Rice proposes transforming one of the moon’s most stubborn obstacles, its abrasive dust, into a valuable building resource....
Rice researchers develop new model of follicle selection that suggests its chance, not size, that selects a follicle during the menstrual cycle....
A team from Rice participated in the NASA Spacesuit User Interface Technologies for Students program.
Rice Alliance announces 12 energy startups advancing energy transition technology
Twelve energy startups from six states and two countries that are innovating in advanced materials, carbon management, digital tech, energy efficiencies, hydrogen and solar power and corrosion detection will participate in Class 4 of the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator.
Rice grants $800,000 to DivInc Sports Tech Accelerator
Rice is awarding an $800,000 grant over three years to DivInc to fund the operation of accelerators designed to support diverse founders building innovative startups shaping the technology of tomorrow. The grant supports DivInc’s mission to generate social and economic equity through entrepreneurship and address the capital gap to produce thriving startup companies’ success and will provide funding for the company to operate a number of accelerators.
Rice’s Naomi Halas named to Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
Naomi Halas has been elected a fellow of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Rice to recognize Juneteenth with programming series, participation in community celebrations
Rice’s annual Juneteenth recognition and celebration will bring together Owls and community from across the city and country to explore ideas and questions central to the meaning and promise of the important holiday. The programming includes speaking panels, community gatherings, parades and many more activities.
Rice ranks among Top 100 US universities for utility patents
A new list published by the National Academy of Inventors June 4 highlights Rice’s push for patenting its innovative research. With 14 utility patents issued in 2023 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Rice ranks among the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents according to the NAI.
Italian immersion: Rice voice students travel to Italy to learn language, history
It’s difficult for second-year master’s student Megan Brilleslyper to pick her favorite memory from her three-week trip to Florence, Italy, with several other voice students from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.
Rice entrepreneurship lab unveils teams for 2024 Lilie Summer Venture Studio Accelerator
Rice’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has announced the eight dynamic teams selected for the 2024 Lilie Summer Venture Studio, an immersive summer accelerator program designed to propel the university’s innovative ventures forward.
‘Library of the future’ named after Rice alumna, astronaut now open
The Dr. Shannon Walker Neighborhood Library, named in honor of the three-time Rice graduate and NASA astronaut, has officially opened its doors in Houston’s Westbury neighborhood.