Zeisha Bennett found a way to combine two lifelong loves — fashion and photography — and turn them into something bigger than herself....
“This award feels like a dream you don’t even let yourself dream,” Nicholas Brownlee said....
Kosmos 482’s return is being watched closely by Rice experts....
Rice marked a major milestone with the groundbreaking of the Moody Center Complex for Student Life, a bold step toward enhancing the student experienc...
A team of researchers at Rice and Baylor College of Medicine has developed a new strategy for identifying hazardous pollutants in soil ⎯ even ones tha...
As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement May 9-10, Rice News is spotlighting a series of soon-to-be graduates....
Rice sociologist and religious scholar Craig Considine is available to provide analysis and commentary on the Catholic Church’s next leader and the fi...
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Rice President Reginald DesRoches, a nationally recognized leader in resilient infrastructure and engineering education, has been elected to the 2025 ...
Persona AI, the Houston-based humanoid robotics startup that recently closed $25 million in pre-seed funding, is significantly expanding its operation...
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.
Folding proteins feel the heat, and cold
November 11, 2020
A new study shows proteins that presumably evolved to avoid water as they fold may actually behave in ways scientists did not anticipate.
Rice United Way Campaign hits 85% of goal
November 9, 2020
Rice United Way Campaign hits 85% of goal