Rice's Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies held a kickoff event for a professional education course this month aimed at strengthening or...
The In-Space Physical AI Workshop to be held Feb. 11-12 at the Ion will explore the intersection of AI and space exploration. ...
Rice’s Naomi Halas, Peter Nordlander and Hossein Robajatzi have been awarded the 2026 Hill Prize in Engineering for their work advancing light-driven ...
Rice will play a central role at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, anchoring signature Bloomberg House programming that s...
Rice is launching a new master’s degree in digital health, an interdisciplinary graduate program designed to train the next generation of engineer-lea...
Rice invites the community to join in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day during two events honoring his life and legacy....
Watch President Reginald DesRoches offer students a jolt to get back into the swing of classes during First Day Fuel. He surprised students at Dandeli...
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. will return to the Rice campus and join the Baker Institute for Public Policy March 17 from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. in St...
Researchers led by Guido Pagano used a specialized quantum device to simulate a vibrating molecule and track how energy moves within it....
A new study reports first-time use of artificial intelligence for genetic circuit design....
Rice assistant professor of architecture Juan José Castellón is part of the winning team of the Holcim Foundation Award 2025 for the School in Gaüses,...
The exhibition features work by seven contemporary artists who draw from the history of photography to explore how emerging technologies are pushing t...
Federal food program needs more 'clearly defined objectives,' Baker Institute expert says
HOUSTON – (Jan. 13, 2020) – Public health and anti-hunger advocates want an effective food assistance program for low-income Americans, but they disagree on several fundamental issues involved in tackling the problem, according to a new issue brief from the Center for Public Finance at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Audrey’s coffee shop now open in Jones School
Audrey’s is the latest project from Houston coffee maven David Buehrer.
People, papers and presentations Jan 13, 2020
George Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at the Baker Institute for Public Policy, was elected to the Lone Star Flight Museum's Texas Aviation Hall of Fame. He will be inducted at a luncheon May 8 at Houston's Ellington Airport.
Glasscock School will offer classes at Ion innovation hub
Rice and the Ion are collaborating to offer courses to the public in technology, entrepreneurship and more.
Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of syngas producers.
X-rays show how light transforms photosynthesis ‘switch’
Researchers at Rice and their colleagues get their first detailed look at how plant proteins reconfigure themselves when exposed to light.
Treat nonviolent drug offenses as public health issue, Baker Institute paper recommends
Drug use among people arrested for nonviolent drug offenses should be treated primarily as a public health issue, according to drug policy experts at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Texas Criminal Justice Coalition.
Snake-like proteins can wrangle DNA
Theoretical simulations at Rice University suggest structural maintenance of chromosome proteins coil not only around each other but also around the strands of DNA they help manipulate. These strands are formed into loops that regulate transcription and other cellular processes.
Quantum-dot tattoos hold vaccination record
Keeping track of a child’s shots could be so much easier with technology invented by a new Rice University professor and his colleagues.
Rice University launches bold climate change initiative with Shell
With initial support from Shell, Rice University has launched Carbon Hub, a climate change research initiative to fundamentally change how the world uses hydrocarbons. Carbon Hub's goal is a zero-emissions future in which hydrocarbons are not burned. Instead, they are split to make clean hydrogen energy and valuable carbon materials.
