Rice's SynthX Center has received an up to five-year, $18 million award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health.
Two Rice research teams have received Phase I awards through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, a national initiative harnessing artific...
LumiStrain, a Rice spinout commercializing a Strain Sensing Smart Skin (S4) for structural testing and health monitoring, has received a $1.55 million...
Rice bioengineer Michael King and his team recently published a paper demonstrating that this ability to survive high-stress environments, or mechanor...
The Moody Civic Immersion program is a weeklong experience run by Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership that brings incoming students into the city befor...
Rice mechanical engineers and Baylor College of Medicine neurosurgeons have identified simple changes to surgical tools that could reduce strain on th...
The Sustainable Ecologies Installation was built by students and faculty. ...
Rice has joined the U.S. Department of Energy Quantum Science Center....
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced its annual Honors Court with five Owl student-athletes earning the distinction, the or...
Rice women's track and field athlete Mckyla Van der Westhuizen added one more honor to her stellar career after being named a CSC Academic All-America...
Rice Athletics had a conference-leading five student-athletes be named an American Conference Scholar Athlete of the Year for their respective sports,...
Rice researchers will investigate whether carbon credits could provide a new source of funding for a major coastal erosion and wetland protection proj...
Rice has announced that the new building under construction for Rice Business will be named Asha and Farid Virani Hall in recognition of a gift from c...
Rice bioengineers explore new gene delivery systems with Keck Foundation support
Rice bioengineers Gang Bao and Caleb Bashor are leading a project focused on exploring how biological systems derived from nature can be engineered to deliver long-form genetic instructions for the expression of critical proteins and genome modification to target tissues in living organisms.
‘Reminder to responsibly carry intention’: Rice community honors MLK’s legacy
The Rice Black Men’s Association, multicultural community relations in the university’s Office of Public Affairs and the Office of Access and Institutional Excellence welcomed guests to honor Martin Luther King Jr for the annual vigil held in observance of the civil rights leader.
Smart clothing coming sooner than you think and Rice engineers are helping build it
Rice professors of mechanical engineering Daniel J. Preston and Vanessa Sanchez are core partners in the New Frontiers in Research Fund project led by the University of Alberta, bringing breakthrough materials, soft-robotic actuation and human-centered design to the team.
Rice's Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies held a kickoff event for a professional education course this month aimed at strengthening oral language development in young children, bringing together educators, literacy leaders and community partners from across the Houston region.
What can AI do for space exploration?
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 researchers awarded Hill Prize in Engineering for light-driven ammonia synthesis
Rice’s Naomi Halas, Peter Nordlander and Hossein Robajatzi have been awarded the 2026 Hill Prize in Engineering for their work advancing light-driven technologies for sustainable ammonia synthesis.
Rice will play a central role at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, anchoring signature Bloomberg House programming that spotlights how research universities, cities and states are translating innovation, talent and investment into durable social and economic returns.
Training for the future of health care delivery: Rice now offering master’s in digital health
Rice is launching a new master’s degree in digital health, an interdisciplinary graduate program designed to train the next generation of engineer-leaders to invent the future of health care.
Rice to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and his legacy with vigil, parade participation
Rice invites the community to join in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day during two events honoring his life and legacy.