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...
July 22, 2021
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts premiered its fall exhibition Sept. 18 and 19 in a two-night, socially distanced opening; registration spots for both nights booked up quickly.
US should fully reopen Mexican border, vaccinate people on both sides, says expert
July 22, 2021
The United States-Mexico border should be fully reopened — with people on both sides given easier and expanded access to vaccines in the U.S. — according to a new brief from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
3D camera earns its stripes at Rice
July 22, 2021
The Hyperspectral Stripe Projector captures spectroscopic and 3D imaging data.
July 22, 2021
Pathogens get comfy in designer goo
July 22, 2021
Hydrogels developed at Rice University mimic intestines when lined with epithelial cells. A study by Rice and Baylor College of Medicine proved hydrogels in various stiffnesses are valuable for learning the dynamics of pathogens that cause diarrhea and other intestinal diseases.
Astronaut, Rice alumna speaks to RESP students
July 21, 2021
This year’s cohort of Rice Emerging Scholars Program students heard from astronaut Shannon Walker ’87 Monday at Duncan Hall.
Baker Institute’s BCarbon recognized as top in the US
July 21, 2021
Morrison named to Board of Trustees
July 21, 2021
Biochar helps hold water, saves money
July 21, 2021
Biochar’s benefits for long-term storage of carbon and nitrogen on American farms are clear, but new research from Rice University shows it can help farmers save money on irrigation as well.
Christian view of Prophet Muhammad explored in Rice sociologist’s new book
July 20, 2021
The world’s second-most-popular religion and its founder’s beliefs remain largely unknown to many people in Western society.