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...
NSF awards $15 million to Rice, partners to create southwest hub
September 9, 2022
The founding partners of the National Science Foundation Southwest I-Corps Node, co-established by Rice University, have been awarded a $15 million grant to form a hub that will expand the partnership to five additional universities.
September 8, 2022
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Rice University historian Aysha Pollnitz is available to discuss the queen’s historic reign. Meanwhile, David Alexander, the director of the Rice Space Institute and an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), is available to share his thoughts.
New Rice study: When it comes to military intervention, Americans prefer to ‘give peace a chance’
September 8, 2022
A new Rice University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas study on Americans’ attitudes about military intervention finds the public prefers when the U.S. works with other military powers, protects civilians and resolves conflicts peacefully.
Fossil fuel trade must be considered in carbon border adjustment plans, says Baker Institute report
September 8, 2022
As the European Union develops a carbon border tax and the United States considers its own as part of their respective climate policies, a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy presents the first effort to track cross-border carbon trade comprehensively — including fossil fuels.
Three NSF grants support future of wireless
September 7, 2022
Rice engineer Ashu Sabharwal is part of three new National Science Foundation-backed projects to advance future generations of wireless communications.
Onuchic wins top Biophysical Society honor
September 7, 2022
José Onuchic wins the 2023 Founders Award presented by the Biophysical Society.
September 6, 2022
The Rice Student Center and the Doerr Institute for New Leaders joined forces Aug. 25 to host a fun filled Owls After Dark Game Night.
Can fungi help Texas’ grasses cope with climate change?
September 6, 2022
Rice biologists are using Texas as a living lab to study how symbiotic fungi help grasses tolerate drought.
Cello meets multimedia in world premiere by Rice Shepherd School composer
September 6, 2022
A dynamic multimedia music experience awaits concertgoers at the Sept. 18 world premiere of a cello work by Shih-Hui Chen, a professor of composition at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music.
Reflecting on President Kennedy’s ‘Moonshot’ speech 60 years later
September 6, 2022
As Rice and NASA prepare to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Kennedy’s historic speech, some of the alumni and guests who heard the president’s speech remember that distant day as a transformative experience.