‘Smart water’ may aid oil recovery
Rice University engineers study the mechanism that would allow “smart water" to aid oil recovery from reservoirs.
What began as a simple conversation about honoring a small part of Texas has grown into a statewide show of solidarity — thanks in large part to Rice ...
A new study from Rice shows how to turn data center waste into power....
U.S. Representative Dr. Brian Babin (R-Texas 36) spoke with Paul Cherukuri, vice president of innovation at Rice University, and discussed how the Uni...
RBL LLC has secured a strategic investment from Carnrite Ventures that will support the development of its growing pipeline of therapeutic companies....
As Houston’s fall arts season kicks into gear, the Moody Center for the Arts is offering a lineup that spans international artists, local commissions ...
At a time when conversations about culture, identity and belonging are shaping the national dialogue, Rice faculty members can provide context and exp...
A Rice research team is on quest to engineer computing systems from living cells....
The course Belonging and Exile: Black Performance and Paris (1900-Today) turned Paris itself into a classroom, pairing readings and screenings with si...
Larissa Novelino has built her research on a surprising foundation: the centuries-old Japanese art of paper folding....
Rice football took down the University of Louisiana at Lafayette 14-12 in its season opener to give head coach Scott Abell his first victory....
In the U.S. alone, more than 60 million women of reproductive age have used contraceptives according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Researchers have developed a mathematical model that enhances our understanding of ovarian aging and the timing of menopause....
International grad students host classes for young adults with special needs
A group of young adults was absorbing new words in Quechua, an Incan language native to Ecuador, in one corner of a spacious, sunny room in Herring Hall.
Social Sciences turns 40: A look back
More than a third of Rice undergraduates major in the social sciences, making it tough to imagine that Rice's School of Social Sciences didn't exist 40 years ago.
Rice’s Betty and Jacob Friedman Holistic Garden has new residents: a flock of chickens.
Heart nanofiber breakthrough awaits your STAT Madness vote
Joint Texas Heart Institute/Rice University research into using carbon nanotube fibers to bridge damaged areas of hearts is part of this year's STAT Madness, a competition to choose the year's best university-based bioscience project.
Rice students tackle criminal justice reform at Houston Policy Challenge
One of the toughest public policy issues of our time was tackled by teams of Rice students who gathered to pitch their ideas on how to improve criminal justice policy in the Houston area.
Deep learning rethink overcomes major obstacle in AI industry
Rice University computer scientists have overcome a major obstacle in the burgeoning artificial intelligence industry.
Which Democrat will take Texas on Super Tuesday?
In less than a week, voters in 14 states and American Samoa and Democrats living abroad will head to the polls on Super Tuesday.
Watch for trade deal's impact on state-owned businesses, says Baker Institute expert
HOUSTON – (Feb. 25, 2020) – While it is difficult to accurately predict which changes made by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement will have a significant effect on North American trade, several of them, such as those relating to state-owned enterprises like Mexico's Pemex, could have a major impact, according to a report from the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.