Covid-19

Unprecedented move-in process puts Rice to the test

Hundreds of Owls come home to roost, kicking off an O-Week like no other.

Opening soon: Rice’s Provisional Campus Facilities

More than merely tents, these temporary spaces offer everything from A/C to A/V.

NSF renews Rice biological physics center

$12.9 million in funding backs Center for Theoretical Biological Physics research into mysteries at the intersection of biology and physics.

People, papers and presentations Aug 10, 2021

Eden King, the Lynnette S. Autry Professor of Psychological Sciences at Rice, has been named a member of the Society for Human Resource Management's Blue Ribbon Commission on Racial Equity, which aims to improve racial equity in the workplace.

Owls return to the nest

FDA OKs manufacturer’s version of Rice ventilator

An enhanced version of the ApolloBVM designed by Rice University engineers has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an emergency resuscitator for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rice researchers helping to ready vote-by-mail system for November

Rice University researchers have won a federal grant to validate and improve VotingWorks' open-source vote-by-mail technology in time for November's election.

Contact-tracing software takes top prize at Rice Design-A-Thon

Top honors went to a team of Rice engineering students who created software to approximate COVID-19 contact tracing in schools.

Japanese students create online cookbook of cross-cultural recipes

Ahead of a typical study-abroad trip for Rice in Japan, professor Naoko Ozaki tells her second-year Japanese students to prepare a recipe they’ll be able to make using ingredients found in Tokyo or the countryside town of Fujieda, Ozaki’s hometown.

President announces fall semester plans

President David Leebron provided updated information about Rice's decisions and plans for the fall semester via email July 17.

Global health students’ innovation not stopped by COVID-19

Students at Rice University and in Malawi present device designs to deal with the COVID-19 crisis during the Rice 360˚ Institute for Global Health Intern Showcase.

As coronavirus cases grow in Houston, some people say they’re less anxious, according to COVID-19 registry

HOUSTON – (July 15, 2020) – COVID-19 continues to spread in Texas and especially the Houston area, but nearly one-fifth of residents surveyed by Rice University's COVID-19 Registry say they’re less anxious now than at beginning of the pandemic.

Rice introduces temporary sick leave program for employees

Rice has implemented a temporary sick leave program amid the COVID-19 pandemic, effective July 1.

Rice shares grant for AI-driven COVID-19 research

Todd Treangen received a C3.ai Digital Transformation Institute Award for computational biology research to apply AI models to COVID-19 mitigation.

New COVID-19 business grading system could help economy reopen more safely

Restaurants have long been subject to health department inspections evaluating their cleanliness and safety. Researchers at Rice University’s Texas Policy Lab (TPL) propose creating a similar system for grading businesses on COVID-19 safety, which they hope will help consumers make informed decisions amid the pandemic.