Anthropology

Forecasters predicting 17 named storms in Atlantic this hurricane season

Experts from Rice are available to speak with the media about hurricane and storm-related topics.

Fulbright Scholar Program brings brightest students from around the globe to Rice

The transformative impact of the Fulbright Scholar Program is on full display at Rice, where approximately 100 Fulbright students from around 30 countries are currently pursuing graduate studies.

At Rice, research opportunities help senior bring childhood dreams to life

For senior Dasseny Arreola, pursuing two majors, one minor, three research fellowships and even a novel was never about checking boxes.

Rice experts available to discuss environmental research, insights ahead of Earth Day

As Earth Day approaches April 22, Rice University experts are available to provide insight into their research on a range of environmental topics.

Empathy in the aftermath: 15 years after Deepwater Horizon accident, ‘SPILL’ rekindles urgent reflections

Rice hosted a timely and intimate conversation about the personal and political fallout that continues to ripple across the Gulf Coast.

Anthropologist Dominic Boyer awarded Guggenheim Fellowship for work on electrification and climate justice

Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology at Rice awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Creative crossroads: Scholars, artists converge at Rice to discuss Black aesthetic dialogues

The rich interplay between African American literature and the other arts took center stage at a two-day symposium at Rice March 7-8 where scholars, poets and artists explored the aesthetic, cultural and political dimensions of Black creative expression.

Rice’s Program in Politics, Law and Social Thought tackles ‘truly foundational questions’

It started with an idea jotted down on a napkin at a bar in the Houston Heights in 2014, but the Program in Politics, Law and Social Thought at Rice has evolved into the most popular minor offered in the School of Humanities.

Rice's new ‘forward-thinking’ art installation highlights climate change through voices of activists, scholars and scientists

Rice’s O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science now houses an immersive public art installation titled “Climate Parliament,” a thought-provoking work by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.

STaRT@Rice goes international, boosting research skills and collaboration

STaRT@Rice is recognized for cultivating exceptional researchers and fostering community.

Rice center identifies top hazardous polluters in path of Hurricane Milton

Hurricane Milton, the latest storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, is now a powerful Category 5 hurricane and heading for Florida’s Gulf Coast.

Rice center identifies top hazardous polluters in path of Tropical Storm Helene

Recent projections show that Tropical Storm Helene, the latest storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, is heading for Florida and tracking toward the state’s panhandle.

‘Diverse perspectives’: Rice conference delivers fresh insights on energy, waste and the environment in West Africa

Rice hosted the Energy, Waste and the Environment in West Africa conference Sept. 12-13, an event that convened scholars, policymakers and artists to address pressing environmental issues in West Africa.

Rice center identifies top 10 hazardous polluters in Hurricane Francine's path

An interactive map developed by the Rice Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience identifies the major hazardous polluters in the path of Hurricane Francine.

Rice experts available to discuss Tropical Storm Francine’s impact on Gulf Coast

Rice University experts Dominic Boyer and James Elliott, co-directors of the recently launched Center for Coastal Futures and Adaptive Resilience, are available to discuss the vulnerabilities of the Gulf Coast to major storms.