The finding, reported by The New York Times April 16, builds on generations of inquiry into whether life exists beyond Earth....
Tam Dao has been appointed Rice University’s first associate vice president of campus safety and research security. His first day in this role will be...
Humanities disciplines, especially medical humanities, shouldn’t just be consulted at the end of the development pipeline when systems are being evalu...
At the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies’ 15th annual Undergraduate Design Competition, the future of global health innovation was on f...
Humanities Days offered Rice students the chance to present their research and creative work in panels, poster sessions and art presentations....
A team of Rice researchers has developed a new way to control light interactions using a specially engineered structure called a 3D photonic-crystal ...
In a classroom filled with the sounds of singing, storytelling and lively conversation, young children at Rice University’s Oral and Written Language ...
As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement May 9-10, Rice News is spotlighting a collection of standout seniors....
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) has introduced the 2025 Rice Innovation Fellows cohort, a dynamic group set to lead the f...
Rice hosted a timely and intimate conversation about the personal and political fallout that continues to ripple across the Gulf Coast....
Rice launches a first-of-its-kind collaboration: the Texas Linguistics Consortium....
More than 50 Rice University students, faculty and staff visited the Texas Capitol in Austin April 14 for a day of advocacy, connection and celebratio...
September 19, 2022
On Sept. 15, Rice’s School of Social Sciences hosted the semester’s first “Research Relay,” providing an informal setting to allow faculty to learn about each other’s research, promote informal discussions and stimulate collaborations.
September 19, 2022
In addition to the football team’s 33-21 victory over the University of Louisiana at Lafayette — which snapped the Ragin’ Cajuns’ nation-best 15-game winning streak — the Rice volleyball and soccer teams notched triumphs of their own.
Solvent study solves solar cell durability puzzle
September 19, 2022
Rice engineers simplify the manufacture of high-efficiency perovskite solar cells.
Rice Architecture breaks ground for Cannady Hall
September 16, 2022
Rice University breaks ground for William T. Cannady Hall, a 25,000-square-foot building that will serve the renowned Rice School of Architecture.
Texas must tackle stem cell misinformation, say experts
September 15, 2022
Medical treatments that use stem cells have the potential to benefit patients facing serious diseases and injuries, but patients are not always aware that most treatments they are offered are experimental and can carry high risks, according to a report from the Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Physicists demo method for designing topological metals
September 15, 2022
Rice physicists and collaborators have demonstrated a new method for predicting whether metallic compounds are likely to host topological states that arise from strong electron interactions.
Interwoven: Charge and magnetism intertwine in kagome material
September 14, 2022
Rice physicists have discovered a quantum material where electrons engage in a collective dance that appears to be governed by both their electronic and magnetic natures.
September 13, 2022
The space selfie – a Spelfie, as it’s called – drew hundreds to Rice Stadium.
COVID-19 amplified hardship for many Harvey victims
September 13, 2022
A study shows the economic and mental health consequences on victims of Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19 were cumulative.
JFK: We will go to the moon. NASA: We will go farther
September 12, 2022
NASA and Rice celebrate the 60th anniversary of JFK's moon speech with a promise that his goal was just a beginning.