DAP array casts a wide net to fix mutations
Rice engineers introduce DAP, a streamlined CRISPR-based technology that can perform many genome edits at once to address polygenic diseases caused by more than one glitch.
Rice alumnus Wesley Sinor ’97, who graduated with a master’s degree from the Jones School of Business, has been flagged as Houston Livestock Show and ...
Rice’s academic year is about to launch, but dozens of incoming Owls started early by engaging with the city and its social justice issues, addressing...
Even for the nation’s highest achieving students, the transition from high school to college can be an intimidating experience. That’s where RISE (res...
Rice will kick off its annual orientation, lovingly dubbed O-Week, Aug. 17 in a series of programs that familiarize incoming students with their new s...
Fort Bend County has grown from around 50,000 residents in 1970 to nearly 1 million in 2024....
Rice researchers have demonstrated a form of quantum interference two orders of magnitude greater than any previously reported....
Rice has been selected to join the 2025 cohort of the FirstGen Forward Network, a national initiative that recognizes colleges committed to advancing ...
Rice's OwlSpark accelerator's newest cohort included twin founders with projects aiming to solve overlooked problems in patient care....
Luay Nakhleh, dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, has received a $1.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation ...
A new study reveals how L. lactis regulates the production of a key precursor in vitamin K₂ biosynthesis....
Niamh Ordner is spending her summer as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Mass Media Science and Engineering Fellow at the ...
Marcos de Moraes, assistant professor of biosciences at Rice, has been awarded a grant from the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Devel...
Applications open for next Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator
Applications are open through May 31 for the second cohort of the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator, which helps seed-stage startups refine and grow their sustainable and energy-transition technology solutions.
Rice chemists skew the odds to prevent cancer
A theoretical framework by Rice University scientists shows how to increase the odds of identifying cancer-causing mutations before tumors take hold. They demonstrate that only a few energetically favorable pathways are likely to lead to cancer.
Kinder Houston Area Survey: As pandemic wanes, economy and crime become top concerns
As Houston emerges from the COVID-19 pandemic, the economy and crime top the list of residents’ concerns in the 2022 Kinder Houston Area Survey. Stress, anxiety, loneliness and isolation persist as the pandemic wanes, the survey shows, and Houstonians want the government to spend more money addressing economic inequalities and improving public schools.
Night for Guy concert draws country fans to celebrate the late Guy Clark
Back for the first time in three years, the once-annual Night For Guy concert May 11 honored the late Texas troubadour Guy Clark, who died in 2016.
Reflections on 28 years at the Baker Institute
At a May 12 Director’s Lecture Series event, Ambassador Edward Djerejian looked back on the Baker Institute’s history in conversation with Rice historian John Boles.
Eavesdroppers can hack 6G frequency with DIY metasurface
Rice engineers discovered 6G wireless “pencil beams” are vulnerable to eavesdroppers armed with DIY metasurfaces.
Rice in Country summer study abroad programs return after two years on hold
After being scuttled for two straight summers due to the coronavirus pandemic, the popular Rice in Country study abroad programs hosted by the Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication (CLIC) are once again back in action.
People, papers and presentations for May 16, 2022
Several Owls claimed Conference USA titles at the league’s outdoor track and field championships May 12-15 in San Antonio.
Rice mourns beloved professor emeritus, former Rice Players director Sandy Havens
Neil “Sandy” Havens ’56, professor emeritus of art and art history whose passion for theater led him to become the first professional director of the Rice Players, died May 3. He was 88.