Rice faculty and Baker Institute leadership are remembering former President Jimmy Carter's life, legacy and connection to the university....
Rice bioengineers have developed a new construction kit for building custom sense-and-respond circuits in human cells. The research is a major breakth...
Rice chemists have developed a more environmentally friendly way to integrate chlorine into chemical building blocks....
The grants aim to accelerate the translation of technologies into clinical applications....
James A. Baker III, former secretary of state and honorary chair of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, remembers the 39th president....
Jerlyn Leigh Mardis ’71 ’82, an alumna and longtime Rice University lecturer, passed away recently at the age of 74....
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and President Joe Biden’s Principal Deputy National Security Adviser John Finer spoke at Rice University’s Bak...
Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse turned into a bustling educational classroom as thousands of energetic students from schools around the greater Houston area l...
Researchers at Rice University have made a meaningful advance in the simulation of molecular electron transfer — a fundamental process underpinning co...
Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Paul Padley will transition into an advisory role on July 1, 2025....
Mexico is likely to face challenges politically, economically and diplomatically in 2025, according to the newest edition of the Mexico Country Outloo...
Rice concluded the year on a high note, celebrating a year of transformative growth, achievements and community spirit. ...
Doctoral alumna wins prestigious Schmidt Science Fellowship
June 9, 2022
Doctoral graduate Natsumi Komatsu has been awarded a prestigious Schmidt Science Fellowship
Immigration, diplomacy with Mexico focus of Baker Institute event
June 8, 2022
The president of El Colegio de México will speak on challenges testing the United States-Mexico relationship at a June 15 Baker Institute for Public Policy event.
Rice physicist wins DOE early career award
June 7, 2022
Physicist Guido Pagano wins a prestigious Early Career Research Award from the Department of Energy.
New members elected to Baker Institute Board of Advisors
June 7, 2022
The Baker Institute Board of Advisors added five new members in April, with expertise ranging from business and health to energy, finance and software. The new members are Greg Armstrong, Paul Hobby, Rob Kaplan, Arshad Matin and Wade Rakes.
June 6, 2022
Rice’s Facilities Engineering and Planning Department hosted its annual horseshoes tournament for university employees May 26.
Bumps could smooth quantum investigations
June 6, 2022
Rice University materials theorists model a contoured surface overlaid with 2D materials and find it possible to control their electronic and magnetic properties. The discovery could simplify research into many-body effects, including quantum systems.
Rice’s top-ranked I-O psychology program has helped its alumni stand out
June 2, 2022
Earlier this year, Rice University’s graduate program in industrial organizational psychology was ranked No. 1 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report .
Grain boundaries go with the flow
June 2, 2022
Rice engineers mimic atom-scale grain boundaries with magnetic particles to see how shear stress influences their movement.
Zoghbi shares prestigious 2022 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience
June 1, 2022
Rice trustee Dr. Huda Zoghbi is a co-recipient of the prestigious 2022 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience.
Bacteria-killing drills get an upgrade
June 1, 2022
Rice scientists have created light-activated molecular drills that can kill antibiotic-resistant bacteria.