Anthropology

Rice-developed device helps premature babies in developing countries breathe without damaging eyesight

A new medical device developed by Rice University students will help premature babies in developing countries receive life-saving oxygen without damaging their eyesight.

32 Rice students, alums win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships

The National Science Foundation has awarded Graduate Research Fellowships to 32 current, incoming and former Rice students, and selected another six for honorable mention.

‘What is Love?’ is latest Big Questions course

This fall, Rice professors Sonia Ryang and Ilana Gershon will ask Rice students a far-from-simple question — What is Love? — in their upcoming course of the same name, the latest offering in the Big Questions class series sponsored by the School of Humanities.

Ancient DNA reveals entwined African and Asian ancestry along the Swahili coast of eastern Africa

A new genetic study of medieval people who lived along the Indian Ocean coast of eastern Africa — an area often called the “Swahili coast” for its language and culture — revealed that they had both African and Persian ancestry.

‘Blank Slate Monument’ paying homage to African American history, struggle for racial justice to make Texas debut on Rice campus March 3

An interactive sculpture paying tribute to African American history and the ongoing struggle for racial justice will be on display at Rice University throughout the month of March.

Rice anthropologists available to discuss ongoing impact of world's first memorial to a lost glacier

Three years after Rice anthropologists Cymene Howe and Dominic Boyer received worldwide media attention for hosting a funeral for Iceland's first major glacier lost to climate change, their project has inspired a Belgian performance artist to replace 1 ton of ice on the site of the former glacier.

Rice ranked by Niche as one of nation’s top 10 universities

Rice earns an “A+” grade and ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 universities in the latest ratings of American colleges compiled by Niche.

Rice experts available to discuss 5th anniversary of Harvey

As the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approaches, Rice University experts are available to discuss the storm’s ongoing impact.

Howe wins Berlin Prize, will complete fellowship next year

Cymene Howe, a professor of anthropology at Rice University and director of graduate studies in the Department of Anthropology, has been named a Berlin Prize fellow by the American Academy in Berlin.

Study of ancient predators sheds light on how humans did – or didn’t – find food

A new Rice University-led analysis of the remains of ancient predators reveals new information about how prehistoric humans did – or didn’t – find their food.

NSF-backed project to examine ‘electrifying everything’ in Houston, LA

A new National Science Foundation-funded study from a Rice University anthropologist will explore how two of the nation’s largest cities are embracing an electric future.

Rice experts available to discuss how alternative energy can ease foreign oil dependence

Amid Russia's war on Ukraine, Rice University experts are available to discuss how alternative energy sources could ease the United States' dependence on foreign oil.

Ancient DNA reveals surprises about how early Africans lived, traveled and interacted

A new analysis of human remains that were buried in African archaeological sites has produced the earliest DNA from the continent, telling a fascinating tale of how early humans lived, traveled and even found their significant others.

Rice archaeologists’ new video series gives inside look at historic plantation site

A team of Rice University students, faculty and staff at the Varner-Hogg Plantation Historic Site are in the midst of project to study newly discovered and long forgotten artifacts of slavery.

'Cultures of Energy' podcast returns on Groundhog Day

The "Cultures of Energy" podcast, hosted by Rice University anthropologists Dominic Boyer and Cymene Howe, returns Feb. 2 with the first of 10 new episodes after a more than two-year hiatus.