

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...

Future Texas hurricanes: Fast like Ike or slow like Harvey?
Climate change will make fast-moving storms more likely in late 21st-century Texas.

Trade pact success tied to competence of American, Mexican presidents
The success of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) depends on competent leadership from two unpredictable presidents, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Charcoal a weapon to fight superoxide-induced disease, injury
Artificial enzymes made of treated charcoal could have the power to curtail damaging levels of superoxides that appear after an injury.

Ken Goldsmith, 'pillar' of Shepherd School strings department, dies at 81
Ken Goldsmith, a recent retiree from Rice University's Shepherd School of Music who shared his passion with hundreds of musicians throughout a long and distinguished career, died June 26 in Houston. He was 81.

Ogwumike is Conference USA's first repeat Female Athlete of the Year
Former Rice women's basketball player Erica Ogwumike is the first athlete to earn back-to-back Female Conference USA Athlete of the Year awards, the league office announced Tuesday.

Rice introduces temporary sick leave program for employees
Rice has implemented a temporary sick leave program amid the COVID-19 pandemic, effective July 1.

Laser-welded sugar: Sweet way to 3D-print blood vessels
Bioengineers keep cells alive in lab-grown tissues by creating networks of branching blood vessels from templates of 3D-printed sugar.

Cartwheeling light reveals new optical phenomenon
Researchers at Rice University have discovered details about a novel type of polarized light-matter interaction with light that literally turns end over end as it propagates from a source.

Study finds new link between Alzheimer’s suspects
Researchers have described for the first time specific genes and pathways in the brain associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

Webinar to address and seek remedies for racism on campuses
Four leading historians will discuss racism on university campuses and how higher education can confront and remedy racial injustice during an upcoming webinar.