Rice University’s Synthesis X Center (SynthX) and Baylor College of Medicine’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center have jointly awarded their fir...
Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Religion and Public Policy program and the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Rel...
As the spring semester comes to a close and we approach commencement, I am writing to thank you for continuing to uphold the values that make the Rice...
Rice wide receiver Luke McCaffrey was selected by the Washington Commanders with the 37th pick in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft April 26....
Blending movement and public art, New York-based choreographers Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener transported audiences into a realm of sensory explor...
The Fondren Fellows program at Rice University hosted its annual Fondren Fellows Showcase event April 15, where Rice students showcased their inquiry-...
Students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate a year of leader development at the Ray Courtyard last week as Rice University’s Doerr Institute for...
Rice University bioscientist Yousif Shamoo has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s la...
Rice University’s 111th commencement ceremonies will take place May 3-4 at Rice Stadium and Tudor Fieldhouse, with the undergraduate ceremony Saturday...
Sydney Coldren, a senior at Rice University studying anthropology and environmental studies, was selected as one of 12 students to join an initiative ...
When Trinity Eimer, a senior at Rice University, applied for the prestigious one-year postgraduate Thomas J. Watson Fellowship last September, she kne...
Rice professors Pedro Alvarez and Antonios Mikos have been elected fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest learned soc...
More news
Fear of wildfires inspires forward-thinking communities
A Rice architecture student is thinking hard about the problem humans have with fire and how future dwellers at risk could consolidate resources for their own protection while retaining a sense of community.
CPRIT grant bolsters Rice biosciences
Rice University recruits synthetic biologist Caroline Ajo-Franklin with a $6 million grant from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to bolster the university’s cutting-edge Systems, Synthetic and Physical Biology program.
Climate change 'a strategic dilemma' for Persian Gulf, Baker Institute expert says
Climate change poses a strategic dilemma for oil-exporting states of the Persian Gulf, according to a new paper by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
New light on the Galveston Movement: Houston Jewish History Archive acquires rare pamphlet
A 1907 guide for immigrants illuminates a fascinating chapter in Texas history.
Rice on pace to double research spending by 2027
Rice is on pace to double research funding by 2027 thanks to faculty success in attracting large, programmatic grants.
People, papers and presentations Jan 21, 2020
Rice honors Martin Luther King Jr. at annual vigil
Jan Odegard joins leadership team at the Ion
Jan Odegard has joined the leadership team at the Ion, the centerpiece of the midtown Houston innovation and technology district.
Less may be more in next-gen batteries
Rice University engineers build full lithium-ion batteries with silicon anodes and an alumina layer to protect cathodes from degrading. By limiting their energy density, the batteries promise excellent stability for transportation and grid storage use.
Inclusive teaching featured at 7th annual Center for Teaching Excellence symposium
Improved interactions in the classroom can create highly engaged students who learn to learn better.
New computer system will detect bad ballot design before it reaches the voting booth
In 2000, the infamously confusing butterfly ballot led many voters in Florida’s Palm Beach County to mistakenly vote for the wrong presidential candidate, altering the outcome of the election – and American history.
McCabe’s 'Works on Paper' on view at Rice Media Center
Former VADA studio manager's exhibition brings together selection of paintings and drawings.
English prof’s new BBC radio show contemplates complex feelings on climate change
Despair, depression and guilt aren’t helping us — or the planet. What will?
Cameras see around corners in real time with deep learning
Rice researchers and collaborators have created an imaging system that can see detailed objects around corners in real time.
Study finds billions of quantum entangled electrons in 'strange metal'
Rice physicists and collaborators have observed quantum entanglement among "billions of billions" of flowing electrons in a quantum critical material.