A new study by a team of researchers at Rice University and Houston Methodist’s Center for Neural Systems Restoration and Weill Cornell Medical Colleg...
Remote working tools like Zoom and Slack have been around for more than a decade, but it wasn’t until the COVID-19 pandemic that remote work really to...
OpenStax, the world’s largest publisher of open educational resources and a provider of interactive learning technologies based at Rice, announces the...
Rice University alumna Sofia Adrogué was sworn in as judge of the 11th Division Texas Business Court Nov. 19 at the Harris County Courthouse....
Mark Jones and David R. Brockman discuss the ongoing Republican-led initiatives in the U.S. to introduce more religious content into classrooms. ...
Rice’s Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences hosted its inaugural workshop Nov. 14-16....
Researchers at Rice have found a new way to improve a key element of thermophotovoltaic systems, which convert heat into electricity via light. Rice ...
Jonathan Mak, a third-year Doctor of Musical Arts student at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, recently earned the top prize at the inaugural Sorel-Tra...
Senior officials from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas visited Rice Nov.11 for a firsthand, comprehensive look at the university’...
Rice’s Center for Quantum Materials and Smalley-Curl Institute recently held two successive events aimed at advancing the field of quantum materials r...
Rice Emergency Medical Services recognized the 26th annual National Collegiate EMS Week Nov. 11-17 by hosting community education efforts and spirited...
The Rice community came together in a display of unity and purpose for the LUNGevity Breathe Deep Together Walk at Rice Stadium Nov. 16....
Rice-built reactor yields green ammonia and purified water
August 12, 2024
Rice engineers have developed a revolutionary reactor design that could decarbonize ammonia production while also mitigating water pollution.
A ‘momentous’ time at Rice: Class of 2028 begins O-Week Aug. 18
August 12, 2024
Rice will kick off its annual O-Week tradition Aug. 18, the orientation program that familiarizes incoming students with their new schools, residential colleges and classmates as it welcomes the Class of 2028.
Gunnarsdottir says it’s a ‘dream’ to represent Rice, Iceland in 2024 Paris Olympics
August 12, 2024
Rice track and field’s Erna Gunnarsdottir competed on the world stage Aug. 8, representing her home country of Iceland and Rice University in the shot put at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Locked out of banking: Incarceration is associated with decreased bank account ownership
August 12, 2024
People who have served time in jail or prison are less likely to have bank accounts after they are released than they were before serving time, which may hinder their long-term financial security, according to new research.
Rice alums reflect on Olympic experiences: Andrea Blackett
August 9, 2024
Two-time Olympian Andrea Blackett speaks on representing Barbados and Rice in Olympics.
Rice scores an A from Forbes for financial health
August 9, 2024
Rice has earned an A in Forbes’ most recent College Financial Grades list, achieving a 3.97 GPA. In evaluating 876 private colleges and universities, the influential business magazine identified the nation’s “strongest and weakest schools” in terms of financial health and performance.
Rice alums reflect on Olympic experiences: Rosey Edeh
August 8, 2024
Rosey Edeh, three-time Olympian and former Rice University standout, speaks about her Olympic experiences.
Rice’s Baker Institute unveils Argentina Energy Sector Initiative
August 8, 2024
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy announces a new initiative focused on the Argentine energy sector that will result in conferences, reports and workshops. Argentina possesses a wide range of energy resources, including the Vaca Muerta shale formation which contains the world’s second largest unconventional natural gas and fourth largest unconventional petroleum reserves.
August 8, 2024
These findings could result in bias toward and unequal treatment of patients, according to the researchers.
Rice lab pioneers noninvasive measurement of gene expression at target locations in the brain
August 7, 2024
Rice bioengineers have developed a noninvasive tool to measure gene expression and gene therapy delivery in specific brain regions using ultrasound.