Rice took center stage at the inaugural South by Southwest London, bringing Texas-sized ambition, pathbreaking innovation and global vision to one of ...
Acute myeloid leukemia remains one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of blood cancer, even as treatments have advanced in recent years. ...
Through color, texture, memory and vision, the exhibition invites viewers into an aesthetic dialogue that interrogates the stories we inherit and the ...
A team of six Rice students developed a device that holds and stabilizes an intracardiac echocardiography catheter during heart procedures, allowing ...
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Rice is proud to announce that HEXAspec, a cutting-edge spinout from the lab of professor Jun ...
Rice's Yonglong Xie has been recognized for his innovation in quantum phenomena....
The project titled “Living Memory: An Oral History Project to Strengthen Native Sovereignty in Texas” began in fall 2024 as part of the Center for Civ...
Houston Mayor John Whitmire and Rice Baker Institute of Public Policy fellow Ed Emmett discussed Houston’s challenges and opportunities to a packed ho...
The mission, centered on Viva Technology 2025, will include a welcome reception at Rice's European hub for research, collaboration and innovation....
In a corner of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), a group of students is tackling a big idea: revolutionizing maritime transport with sw...
The Business Collaborative for Brain Health, an alliance of private sector partners developing effective solutions to optimize cognitive health, hoste...
While national narratives have often painted the humanities as a risky investment, Rice’s English program offers a clear rebuttal....
People, papers and presentations - May 17
May 17, 2021
The plan for creating Galveston Bay Park, a 10,000-acre public park on a chain of man-made islands that would protect Houston from a devastating hurricane, was selected for honorable mention in the urban design category of Fast Company's 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards.
May 17, 2021
Members of Sid Richardson College’s A-Team — including resident advisor (RA) Cam Yearty; college coordinator Lisa Galloy; RA Kasey Leigh Yearty, the Wiess Instructor of Chemistry; and RA William Edmond — escorted their Class of 2020 graduates through the Sallyport ahead of the May 15 commencement in Rice Stadium. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow)
May 17, 2021
With their mortarboards visible from the stadium stands above, many graduates took the opportunity to both decorate and coordinate them with face masks. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)
Engineered organism could diagnose Crohn's disease flareups
May 17, 2021
Rice University researchers have engineered a bacterium capable of diagnosing a human disease, a milestone in the field of synthetic biology.
Baker Institute webinar examines global supply chain
May 17, 2021
A two-day, virtual event organized by Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, will examine the need for a resilient global supply chain.
Record number of psychology undergraduates earn honors
May 17, 2021
Sixteen Rice undergraduates majoring in psychology — a record for the department — earned honors recognition, which requires completing an independent, mentored research project over the course of the academic year.
Moody summer show spotlights Ruais' large-scale ceramic works
May 17, 2021
Brie Ruais is one of the foremost young sculptors working in clay today, and Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will host her first institutional solo exhibition this summer when “Brie Ruais: Movement at the Edge of the Land” opens June 5.
May 17, 2021
Commencement ceremonies began the morning of May 13 for some members of the Rice community, including President David Leebron, who had the honor of commissioning Rice Naval ROTC members who were graduating and becoming officers of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines.
May 17, 2021
Postponed by the pandemic, commencement for the Class of 2020's advanced and doctoral students took place May 15 in a combined ceremony with those in the Class of 2021.
Bloem-Curtis, Martin honored by Rice Board of Trustees
May 17, 2021
The Rice Board of Trustees recently recognized staff members Sandra Bloem-Curtis and Brandon Martin for outstanding performance and service to the university.