Rice's SynthX Center is leading a new effort to improve how doctors detect and diagnose lymphatic diseases....
A technology designed to read gene activity in the brain from a simple blood test has now cleared a major translational hurdle....
Researchers at Rice have shown that hard-to-spot defects in a widely used two-dimensional insulator can trap electrical charges and locally weaken th...
On Feb. 17, the SSPEED Center welcomed Jed Anderson, founder and CEO of EnviroAI, for a lecture on environmental AI permitting. ...
The Rice women's basketball team was crowned the American Conference regular season champion after a 77-66 win at Temple Wednesday night at The Liacou...
Frank Klaus Tittel, a physicist whose career paralleled the rise of modern laser technology and who helped build Rice’s reputation in laser spectrosc...
Art teachers, artists and comics enthusiasts gathered at Rice University Feb. 20 for Teaching Comics, a one-day symposium exploring how comics can fun...
Nearly 700 prospective graduate students, current scholars, faculty and staff gathered at the Houston Museum of Natural Science for Rice University’s ...
Martono, a second-year master’s student in violin performance, won the title of Miss Chinatown Houston 2025, her first-ever pageant....
Undergraduates at Rice are digging into real, possible wrongful conviction cases this semester, examining evidence to bring renewed attention to indiv...
Rice President Reginald DesRoches was honored with a Community Trailblazer Award Feb. 19 by the city of Houston’s controller Chris Hollins during his ...
Rice commends Stacy Mosely for 14 years of service. As executive senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator, Mosely maintains admin...
Rice English’s MacArthur ‘genius’ Kiese Laymon honored by campus community
In an afternoon reception at Cohen House April 10, Kiese Laymon — Rice’s Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of Creative Writing and English — was joined by his students, family, friends and colleagues alongside Rice President Reginald DesRoches and leaders from across campus to celebrate the esteemed author in light of his recent MacArthur Fellowship , popularly known as the “genius grant.”
Student service celebrated at Center for Civic Leadership’s annual showcase
Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership hosted its annual spring showcase April 4, under the umbrella of the university’s 2023 Moody Experience events and celebrations.
Sensor system could decrease fall risk for older adults
A team of Rice University engineering students designed a fall-risk assessment system that enables doctors to create personalized risk-management strategies for patients based on their individual movement patterns at home.
Rice U. engineering students’ brace puts patients first
For those suffering from rib flaring associated with congenital deformations of the chest wall that cause it to jut out or cave in, a team of Rice University engineering students has come up with a potential solution.
Rice U. students engineer socks for on-the-go neuropathy treatment
A wearable electrical-stimulation and vibration-therapy system designed by Rice University engineering students might be just what the doctor ordered for people experiencing foot pain and balance loss due to diabetic neuropathy.
Rice provides update on Global Paris Center
Vice President for Global Caroline Levander, Provost Amy Dittmar and President Reginald DesRoches gave an update on the Rice Global Paris Center in an April 11 email to the university community.
Energy experts to discuss effects of OPEC+ production cuts on gas prices
A panel of energy industry experts will discuss OPEC+ moving to cut production and other factors that will determine the global oil market’s future in an April 18 event at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Undergraduates present policy solutions for prizes
The Baker Institute Student Forum hosted its annual undergraduate public policy conference April 8.
Rice U. to celebrate staff achievements April 21
Rice University will host its annual appreciation event to celebrate staff accomplishments on April 21 at 9:30 a.m. at Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall.
New report highlights resiliency of women refugees
Women refugees tend to be seen as vulnerable, but a new collaborative report shows their resilience in the face of unequal resources.
