Rice took center stage at the inaugural South by Southwest London, bringing Texas-sized ambition, pathbreaking innovation and global vision to one of ...
Acute myeloid leukemia remains one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of blood cancer, even as treatments have advanced in recent years. ...
Through color, texture, memory and vision, the exhibition invites viewers into an aesthetic dialogue that interrogates the stories we inherit and the ...
A team of six Rice students developed a device that holds and stabilizes an intracardiac echocardiography catheter during heart procedures, allowing ...
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Rice is proud to announce that HEXAspec, a cutting-edge spinout from the lab of professor Jun ...
Rice's Yonglong Xie has been recognized for his innovation in quantum phenomena....
The project titled “Living Memory: An Oral History Project to Strengthen Native Sovereignty in Texas” began in fall 2024 as part of the Center for Civ...
Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Rice Baker Institute of Public Policy fellow Ed Emmett discussed Houston’s challenges and opportunities to a packed ho...
The mission, centered on Viva Technology 2025, will include a welcome reception at Rice's European hub for research, collaboration and innovation....
In a corner of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), a group of students is tackling a big idea: revolutionizing maritime transport with sw...
The Business Collaborative for Brain Health, an alliance of private sector partners developing effective solutions to optimize cognitive health, hoste...
While national narratives have often painted the humanities as a risky investment, Rice’s English program offers a clear rebuttal....
Rice U. technology startup Syzygy Plasmonics raises $76 million in latest funding round
November 17, 2022
Syzygy Plasmonics, a Houston-based startup fueled by technology developed at Rice University, has announced $76 million in Series C financing led by Carbon Direct Capital — one of the largest rounds of funding for a venture spun out of a Rice lab.
Rice refines analysis of MRI contrast agents
November 17, 2022
Simulations reveal details about the magnetic interactions between gadolinium contrast agents used in MRI scans and their environment.
Drought in China could devastate global supply chains, energy transition efforts, experts warn
November 17, 2022
Following a record-breaking drought over the summer, China is on the brink of a water catastrophe that could have devastating consequences for global food security, energy markets and supply chains, according to a report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
ACS taps Rice, Shell for Partners in Progress & Prosperity Award
November 16, 2022
Collaborators at Rice and Shell receive the American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Partners in Progress & Prosperity Award.
Rice alumna, astronaut Shannon Walker honored as namesake of new library
November 16, 2022
Houston city leaders broke ground Oct. 14 on the Dr. Shannon Walker Neighborhood Library, named after the three-time Rice graduate and NASA astronaut who has flown two missions aboard the International Space Station.
Businesses backing #BlackLivesMatter are more attractive to workers, have better bottom lines
November 16, 2022
Businesses that offer public declarations of support for the Black community after violent events like the murder of George Floyd and other serious incidents are more attractive to prospective employees and have bigger bottom lines, according to new research from Rice University.
November 15, 2022
Mental and physical health support tops the list of Houston Independent School District student and parent needs, according to a new survey from Rice University Kinder Institute’s Houston Education Research Consortium.
Rice Business No. 1 for entrepreneurship, No. 5 for online MBA
November 15, 2022
Rice Business received top billing on two prominent lists rating academic excellence that were announced today: Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine’s entrepreneurship ranking (No. 1) and Poets and Quants’ online MBA ranking (No. 5).
Rice, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur commit to cooperate on research
November 14, 2022
Rice and the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur sign a three-year cooperation agreement to collaborate on issues critical to the United States, India and the globe.
Rice University student Ahi Ajayan performs on main track in upcoming film 'Ayisha'
November 14, 2022
Freshman Ahi Ajayan sings a featured song, “Kannilu Kannilu,” in a new Indian comedy, “Ayisha.”