EyeDAR, a low-power millimeter-wave radar sensor roughly the size of an orange, could provide radar-equipped self-driving cars with critical inputs ab...
The Rice women's track and field team shattered records and made several podium visits to close the American Indoor Championships in Birmingham, Ala....
Rice shot 51.8% from the field, answering every Temple basket down the stretch, to earn an 80-74 victory Sunday afternoon from the Liacouras Center....
Ethan Sanders and three relievers combined to take a no-hitter into the ninth while the offense pile nine runs on 11 hits to down Harvard 9-0 on Sunda...
Rice will celebrate joy, resilience and community during its annual Pride Week, a campuswide tradition dedicated to highlighting and supporting the LG...
About 1 in 7 Houston-area residents say they know someone detained and potentially deported in 2025. There has also been a corresponding shift in atti...
Rice's SynthX Center is leading a new effort to improve how doctors detect and diagnose lymphatic diseases....
A technology designed to read gene activity in the brain from a simple blood test has now cleared a major translational hurdle....
Researchers at Rice have shown that hard-to-spot defects in a widely used two-dimensional insulator can trap electrical charges and locally weaken th...
On Feb. 17, the SSPEED Center welcomed Jed Anderson, founder and CEO of EnviroAI, for a lecture on environmental AI permitting. ...
The Rice women's basketball team was crowned the American Conference regular season champion after a 77-66 win at Temple Wednesday night at The Liacou...
Frank Klaus Tittel, a physicist whose career paralleled the rise of modern laser technology and who helped build Rice’s reputation in laser spectrosc...
Rice Biotech Launch Pad adds William McKeon to external advisory board
Rice University today announced the addition of William (Bill) McKeon to its external advisory board for the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, a Houston-based accelerator focused on expediting the translation of the university’s health and medical technology discoveries into cures.
From lab to market: DARPA discusses its role in creating the technology of the future at Ion event
Leadership from the United States’ Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) spoke with Rice University President Reginald DesRoches March 12 about the importance of collaboration between academia, industry and government to drive technological advancements.
Owls advance to AAC Championship game
The Rice women’s basketball team is headed to the AAC Championship game after defeating three-seeded Temple 60-57 in the semifinal game at Dickies Arena Tuesday night.
Rice’s Naomi Halas awarded Optica’s C.E.K. Mees Medal
Rice University’s Naomi Halas has been selected as the 2024 recipient of the C.E.K. Mees Medal by Optica for her “original use of optics across multiple fields.”
Dagmar Beck honored by Rice Board of Trustees
The Rice University Board of Trustees recently recognized Dagmar Beck for 20-plus years of service. She currently serves as the director of the professional science master’s program.
Houston hospital prices vary substantially, data shows in Baker Institute report
Houston hospitals have significant gaps in their federally mandated price reporting, leading to significant price differences for the same services for consumers, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
HACER Quinceañera promotes Hispanic culture, inclusivity at Rice
The Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment at Rice University (HACER) held a quinceañera event March 1 that promoted Hispanic culture and gave individuals the opportunity to experience their first quince.
Rice Shepherd School Family Concert ‘Musical Stories’ set for March 23
Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music invites families to join in for an unforgettable musical experience at its annual family concert “Musical Stories” at 11 a.m. March 23 in Alice Pratt Brown’s Stude Concert Hall.
Astronomers find water vapor in distant star’s habitable zone
Rice University astronomer Andrea Isella and colleagues have reported the first observations of gaseous water in the portion of a protoplanetary disk where a rocky, Earth-like planet might be forming around a distant star.
Three Houston traffic ‘hot spots’ affect kids’ safety, Baker Institute report says
Mapping Houston transportation injuries that have affected children shows several “hot spots” that could use public safety interventions, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
