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....
Americans' attitudes about guns influenced by owners’ race and gender
November 16, 2020
HOUSTON – (Nov. 16, 2020) – A new study from researchers at Rice University found that Americans' attitudes about gun ownership are impacted by the gender and race of firearms' potential owners.
People, papers and presentations Nov 16, 2020
November 16, 2020
Ryan Udell, a senior mechanical engineering major, has received honorable mention in the 2020 Distinguished Undergraduate Awards presented by the Universities Space Research Association (USRA).
Former piece of Pacific Ocean floor imaged deep beneath China
November 16, 2020
In a study that gives new meaning to the term "rock bottom," seismic researchers have discovered the underside of a rocky slab of Earth's lithosphere that has been pulled more than 400 miles beneath northeastern China by the process of tectonic subduction.
Thank You Rice campaign posts words of gratitude, encouragement for all to see
November 13, 2020
'Tis the season for giving thanks.
Biden must avoid cold war with China, says Rice U. expert
November 12, 2020
With U.S.-China relations at their lowest point since the Cold War, President-elect Joe Biden’s expected approach to the world’s most populous country will likely exacerbate tensions, according to an expert at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Once-discounted binding mechanism may be key to targeting viruses
November 12, 2020
Researchers detail subtle stabilizing effects in cells’ ability to recognize coronaviruses that compromise the immune system. The discovery could lead to new targets to prevent disease.
Virtual undergraduate research symposium draws students from around world
November 12, 2020
More than 250 students from 23 countries presented at the 12th annual Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium (GCURS).
Parents pick children’s pre-K based on location and program quality
November 12, 2020
HOUSTON – (Nov. 12, 2020) – Houston-area parents decide where to send their children for prekindergarten based largely on quality and location, according to a new research brief from Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC).
Rice researchers top two categories in ‘Create the Future’ contest
November 11, 2020
Rice University was a double winner in the annual Create the Future Design Contest, an international competition in its 19th year.
Texas teacher shortage tackled by Rice certification plan
November 11, 2020
HOUSTON – (Nov. 11, 2020) – Texas’ ongoing shortage of teachers has led Rice University’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies to launch a program that will allow students to work as paid interns teaching classes while they earn their state certification.