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. ...
A team of chemists from Scripps Research and Rice has unveiled a novel method to simplify the synthesis of piperidines, a key structural component in ...
Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies has unveiled its new strategic plan, looking to broaden access while advancing the social, ed...
A new study explores how variations in Mars’ crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet’s magmatic evolution and hydr...
Rice hosted the Houston Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board holiday reception Dec. 16 at Cohen House. The soiree was attended by Houston Mayor John Whitmi...
Rice students, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to participate in Rice Night at the Rodeo Tuesday, March 11....
Lithium’s narrow paths limit batteries
April 18, 2022
Study suggests that lithium batteries would benefit from more porous electrodes with better-aligned particles that don’t limit lithium distribution.
Energy leaders to discuss Houston’s advantages, future in transition to sustainability
April 18, 2022
How Houston can leverage its competitive advantages to lead the transition to a lower-carbon future will be the focus of an April 22 event at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted by the institute’s Center for Energy Studies and the Renewable Energy Alliance Houston (REAL Houston).
Rice lab improves recipe for valuable chemical
April 18, 2022
Rice University theorists show why salt gives a significant speed boost to valuable 2D molybdenum disulfide, an effect they say may work for other 2D materials as well.
People, papers and presentations for April 18, 2022
April 18, 2022
Fred Oswald, a professor of psychological sciences, is one of 27 experts recently appointed to the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee, which will advise President Joe Biden and the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Office.
April 15, 2022
The outcome of Russia’s war on Ukraine “will impact what happens with Russia, China, Iran and North Korea against not only the United States’ interests, but democracy,” the ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee said at a Baker Institute for Public Policy event April 14.
China’s energy infrastructure mapped by Baker Institute for 2022
April 14, 2022
Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy has released its latest China Energy Map, an open-source, interactive chart of the country’s energy infrastructure.
Leebron’s town hall, reception lunch set for April 21
April 13, 2022
Rice President David Leebron will deliver his town hall address April 21, and university staff members are invited to a lunch reception following the event.
Inspired students make intubation more intuitive
April 13, 2022
Rice University engineering students develop a simplified, wireless video laryngoscope to help clinicians intubate patients before procedures or in an emergency.
Rep. Michael McCaul to discuss US policy on Ukraine at the Baker Institute
April 13, 2022
Rep. Michael McCaul, ranking member of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, will discuss United States policy regarding the war in Ukraine at an April 14 event hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Semiconductor technology startup wins 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition
April 11, 2022
LIDROTEC, a student startup from RWTH Aachen University in Germany that aims to increase production in the semiconductor industry, took home the grand prize at the 2022 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC).