The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship has announced the 12 startups chosen for Class 5 of its Clean Energy Accelerator, a program desi...
An international team of researchers led by Rice materials scientists has succeeded in creating a genuine 2D hybrid material called glaphene....
Rice Athletics announced that it will partner with Independent Sports and Entertainment to identify a potential naming rights partner for Rice Stadium...
A team of engineering students at Rice designed an innovative wearable vest that helps blind dogs safely navigate their surroundings....
The Rice men's track and field team will have a strong group representing the Owls at the NCAA West Preliminary starting Wednesday, May 28, with six a...
The Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center at Rice, in collaboration with a team of experts, has developed the Galves...
In a new study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers from Rice and the Planetary Science Institute used complex simulations to show that wide-orb...
As we head into the Memorial Day weekend, Rice and its Office of International Students and Scholars are closely monitoring the action taken by the U....
Jonathan Ajo-Franklin, a leading mind in applied geophysics and Trustee Professor of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences at Rice, has been awa...
Rice researchers have developed a simpler and more effective technique to make ultrapure diamond films for quantum and electronic applications....
Researchers from Rice and Northwestern University discover new 2D material, confirming decade-old prediction....
Rice experts at the Ken Kennedy Institute who taught an intensive boot camp for data science practitioners and technical managers are available to add...
Here to stay: Rice showcases newly delivered William Blake printing press replica
March 2, 2023
Rice University showcased the newly acquired star-wheel copper-plate rolling press that famous Romantic poet and artist William Blake used to produce his masterworks this week at the Woodson Research Center in Fondren Library.
Rice EMS receives two recognitions at national conference
March 1, 2023
Rice University Emergency Medical Services received recognition in two categories at the National Collegiate EMS Conference: EMS Ready Campus and Heartsafe Campus.
March 1, 2023
Shih-Hui Chen, a professor of composition and theory at The Shepherd School of Music , was selected as a 2023 music award winner by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Rice’s Hanyu Zhu wins NSF CAREER Award
March 1, 2023
Rice materials scientist Hanyu Zhu has received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, which includes a five-year research grant to probe quantum materials modified by terahertz quantum fluctuations.
March 1, 2023
An interactive sculpture paying tribute to African American history and the ongoing struggle for racial justice will be on display at Rice University throughout the month of March.
Fondren hosts reading series event about writing first book
March 1, 2023
The Rice Department of English’s Cherry Reading Series presented “Breaking Out! The Untold Stories of Writing and Publishing a First Book,” featuring moderator Bryan Washington and panelist authors Allegra Hyde, Christopher Gonzalez and Jean Kyoung Frazier, on Monday, Feb. 27.
Rice U. experts to be featured at CERAWeek 2023
March 1, 2023
A number of Rice University experts will participate in meetings and workshops at CERAWeek, the major energy industry conference that draws thousands of innovators, industry leaders and other attendees from around the world to Houston. Rice is also an affiliate partner of CERAWeek, which runs March 6-10.
Wastewater study monitors Houston schools for viral threats
March 1, 2023
A new study by Rice University and the Houston Health Department finds that wastewater-based monitoring is an effective way to detect viral outbreaks in schools.
Prairie Plots burning ignites new landscaping ideas at Rice
February 28, 2023
Rice University conducted its first prescribed burn on a roughly 10,000 square-foot area on campus Tuesday as part of a project meant to promote smarter and environmentally-conscious landscaping practices.
Glasscock’s latest ‘Facing Race’ course to address inequities, structural racism
February 28, 2023
The Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies ’ fifth course in its “Facing Race” series will explore strategies to counteract racial inequities in our city and nation.