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....
Digital divide disproportionately affected education for Black and Hispanic children during pandemic
March 29, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced education online about a year ago, more than one in five families lacked internet access or digital devices for their students to learn online.
March 29, 2021
Lovetteers enjoy a superhero flick on the lawn outside Lovett College during one of the many outdoor movie nights organized for the students this semester by Lovett associate Travis Alexander, a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Humanities
March 29, 2021
A Sidizen makes use of the new soundproof study booth on the ground floor of the new Sid Richardson College tower. The acoustic pod, the size of a phone booth, completely dampens all external noise but still allows in plenty of light. (
Ultimate field trip will be out of this world
March 29, 2021
While it may be virtual, the Rice Space Institute (RSI) has organized the ultimate spring trip for grade school students.
People, papers and presentations - March 29
March 29, 2021
Rice University Police Chief Clemente Rodriguez has been elected secretary of the board of the Houston Area Police Chiefs Association, which includes city, county, state, school district, federal, university and transit police departments.
Cathy Park Hong on the ‘Asian American Reckoning’
March 29, 2021
The right-wing conspiracy movement QAnon reportedly has started peddling anti-Chinese rhetoric. It’s the latest in a troubling trend of anti-Asian sentiment, on the rise across America, as addressed by Rice President David Leebron in a recent message to the Rice community.
Owls topple Longhorns on volleyball court a second straight time
March 29, 2021
The 10-25, 25-16, 25-23, 14-25, 15-13 triumph was the second in a row for the Owls (14-4) against the Longhorns (20-1).
Tires turned into graphene that makes stronger concrete
March 29, 2021
Rice scientists optimize a process to turn rubber from discarded tires into soluble graphene.
Rice captures Women's NIT championship for first time
March 29, 2021
The Rice women's basketball team won its first Women's National Invitation Tournament championship and the second postseason title in program history Sunday by defeating the University of Mississippi 71-58 in the final in Memphis, Tennessee.
Debate teams Zoom to national championships
March 26, 2021
Hosting meetings and giving presentations via Zoom during the pandemic has been tough enough for many of us. But Rice students in the George R. Brown Forensics Society have now won national debate competitions over Zoom — and in three different categories.