Christopher Johns-Krull , professor of physics and astronomy, will serve as interim executive vice president for research, beginning July 1....
Rice University students Sara Denison and Khoi Nguyen have been named this year’s recipients of the Sallyport Award, presented annually at commencemen...
Rice will congratulate almost 3,000 students who have dutifully earned their college diplomas during commencement weekend May 9-10. For more informati...
Experts from Rice spoke about how AI is reshaping society, industry and human behavior....
Everywhere you turned at the final showcase for Design of Mechatronic Systems, something moved, danced, blinked or spun....
More than 100 people turned out for a screening of a documentary that examines the alarming rise of antisemitism and radicalization on college campuse...
Rice will break ground on the Moody Center Complex for Student Life at 3 p.m. May 8, marking a transformative moment for the university’s commitment t...
As hurricane season approaches new insights from Rice’s Kinder Institute highlight Harris County households’ disaster preparedness....
As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement May 9-10, Rice News is spotlighting a series of standout graduates....
Arthus Morisson de la Bassetiere, a senior mechanical engineering major and men’s tennis player from Reims, France, has his sights set far beyond the ...
This statement underscores Rice’s unwavering commitment to academic freedom as a cornerstone of scholarly inquiry, open dialogue and the pursuit of kn...
Scott Solomon, a biologist, science communicator and teaching professor in the Department of Biosciences, has been named a 2025 Piper Professor by the...
New models assess bridge support repairs after earthquakes
January 18, 2022
Civil engineers develop a computational modeling strategy to help plan effective repairs to damaged reinforced concrete columns.
Rice joins Houston in celebrating legacy of MLK
January 18, 2022
President Leebron and Provost DesRoches rode in the 44th Annual Original MLK Day Parade Jan. 17
New book emphasizes key role social interaction plays in creativity
January 18, 2022
While some organizational decision-makers focus their attention on capital and physical resources, a new book reveals that effective people management should take center stage in the innovation process.
People, papers and presentations for Jan. 18, 2022
January 18, 2022
Rice chemist James Tour is among 32 investigators in five countries who will collaborate on the “Mend the Gap!” project to heal spinal cord injuries.
Halting antibiotic resistance is a little less futile
January 18, 2022
Rice University bioscientists develop a microfluidic platform for high-throughput studies of how bacteria evolve antibiotic resistance.
Rice physicist Pengcheng Dai wins superconductivity award
January 14, 2022
Rice University physicist Pengcheng Dai and two European physicists have won the 2022 Heike Kamerlingh Onnes Prize, one of the leading awards for experimental research in superconductivity.
NSF funds Rice effort to measure, preserve quantum entanglement
January 13, 2022
Rice University physicist Guido Pagano has won a prestigious CAREER award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study quantum entanglement and develop new error-correcting tools for quantum computation.
Rice research shows childhood abuse can lead to poor stress management, worse health in adults
January 13, 2022
People who suffer abuse or neglect as children may have trouble managing stress later in life, a problem that’s linked to a host of negative health conditions, according to new research from Rice University.
Lost birds and mammals spell doom for some plants
January 12, 2022
In one of the first studies of its kind, researchers have gauged how biodiversity loss of birds and mammals will impact plants’ chances of adapting to human-induced climate warming.
Rice wins NEH grant to create digital database of Atlantic slave trade
January 12, 2022
Grant will further enhance Rice’s reputation as a center for Africa and African diaspora studies, digital humanities