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....
Rice rises to No. 16 in 2021 U.S. News rankings
September 14, 2020
HOUSTON – (Sept. 14, 2020) – Rice University moved up to the No. 16 ranking among the best national universities in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” guidebook, which was published today.
How leaders can encourage strong teams during the pandemic
September 14, 2020
HOUSTON – (Sept. 14, 2020) – Among the many stresses caused by the pandemic, workers accustomed to meeting with their teams in person are navigating the shift to a virtual workplace. New research from psychologists at Rice University offers tips on how leaders can encourage strong and productive teams during this difficult time.
Conversation with Jehmu Greene kicks off campuswide 'Right to Vote' series Sept. 22
September 14, 2020
The Center for Civic Leadership wants to make sure you’re ready to rock the vote this semester.
Which lives matter? Couti leads international forum Sept. 25 on race and policing in France
September 14, 2020
The public webinar will be preceded by special Humanities Now session for Rice undergrads.
Global collaboration needed to regulate embryo and embryoid research, says Baker Institute paper
September 12, 2020
HOUSTON – (Sept. 1, 2020) – The world’s scientific community must engage with a broad range of stakeholders to develop guidelines on embryo and embryoid research, according to a new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
How relationships form and how they impact the world to be studied in NSF project
September 11, 2020
The formation of relationships – everything from business to romantic partnerships – and how they impact the world will be the focus of a new Rice University research project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Sleepy Cyborg, Rice’s student art gallery, goes virtually virtual
September 10, 2020
What was Matchbox Gallery has rebranded in a sign of the times.
Polling location at Rice Stadium to be staffed entirely by students
September 10, 2020
Hanszen junior Mason Reece confirmed as Rice precinct’s first student election judge in years.
OpenStax to vastly expand open education library with support from national foundations
September 10, 2020
OpenStax, Rice’s educational technology initiative, is vastly expanding its library of free textbooks, working toward a goal of ensuring that no student ever has to worry about textbook costs again. This work is possible as a result of new grants totaling $12.5 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Charles Koch Foundation and the Stand Together community.
National parks preserve more than species
September 9, 2020
National parks are safe havens for endangered and threatened species, but an analysis by Rice University data scientists finds parks and protected areas can preserve more than species.