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...
‘Drug factory’ implants eliminate mesothelioma tumors in mice
August 22, 2022
Rice and Baylor researchers have used Rice’s “drug factory” implants to eradicate advanced-stage mesothelioma tumors in mice.
August 22, 2022
Overcoming political and production problems carries national security implications according to the paper, “U.S. Needs LNG to Fight a Two-Front Gas War.”
Former Houston Texans president Jamey Rootes joins Rice’s Department of Sport Management
August 19, 2022
Jamey Rootes, former president of the Houston Texans, has joined Rice University’s Department of Sport Management and will head the newly created Hutchinson Leadership Initiative in Sport Analytics.
Rice, NASA extend Space Act Agreement
August 19, 2022
Rice and NASA extend their pact to share research and outreach through a Space Act Agreement.
New book exposes how natural disasters exacerbate inequality — in middle-class communities
August 18, 2022
The devastation of Hurricane Harvey, the second-costliest hurricane to ever hit the United States, wasn’t limited just to the most vulnerable residents in its path — it was also felt intensely by the middle class. Those struggles are the focus of a new book by sociologists from Rice University and the University of Wisconsin.
Rice team eyes cells for sophisticated data storage
August 18, 2022
Rice University receives National Science Foundation support to turn living cells, starting with bacteria, into random-access memory devices. These will be able to store and report data about their environments.
Faculty impart words of wisdom to Class of 2026
August 18, 2022
On the second morning of O-Week, Rice’s incoming Class of 2026 gathered in Tudor Fieldhouse to hear a panel of professors share their secrets for success — both at Rice and beyond. Three faculty members from separate schools delivered short, TED-style talks encouraging freshmen to stay open to the possibilities the university offers.
Rice experts available to discuss 5th anniversary of Harvey
August 16, 2022
As the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approaches, Rice University experts are available to discuss the storm’s ongoing impact.
2D boundaries could create electricity
August 16, 2022
Rice engineers lead study to create piezoelectricity in two-dimensional phase boundaries. They could power future nanoelectronics like sensors and actuators.
Racial segregation magnifies effects of childhood lead exposure
August 15, 2022
Racial segregation magnifies the effects of childhood lead exposure according to new research from Rice, Duke and Notre Dame