Rice University’s Ken Kennedy Institute will celebrate its 40th anniversary Nov. 9 with a public event on responsible AI leadership. The daylong program features keynote talks by Stanford’s John L. Hennessy and Microsoft’s Eric Horvitz.
Brené Brown brings lessons in courageous leadership to international makerspaces symposium at Rice
Brené Brown was a featured speaker at the 2026 International Symposium on Academic Makerspaces (ISAM) held Oct. 11-13 at Rice.
Rice researchers have developed an ultraporous material capable of pulling several valuable and rare earth elements from complex waste streams, a potential step toward recovering critical minerals that might otherwise be discarded.
Rice, Houston Methodist and London School of Economics explore digital health collaboration
Rice and the Houston Methodist Research Institute have signed a memorandum of understanding with LSE Health at the London School of Economics and Political Science to explore collaboration on an interdisciplinary training program for future global health care leaders.
Rice launches transformational AI initiative with faculty hiring, new programs and facilities
Rice has launched a transformational universitywide AI initiative to recruit 75 faculty members working across disciplines, invest in a new, state-of-the-art facility that advances research and industry collaboration, and expand AI-related courses and degrees, accelerating the institution’s emergence as a global leader in advanced computing and responsible AI.
Catalytic confessions and a quest for Matt Damon: PodCAT puts science on mic
PodCAT, hosted by researchers from Rice, the University of Rochester and Penn State University, is a podcast devoted to the science of catalysis, academic careers and the surprisingly personal stories of the researchers themselves.
Rice researchers to use NASA AI model to improve hurricane risk estimates
Rice researchers to use NASA AI model to improve hurricane risk estimates.
Rice Engineering and Computing names Lozano as director of Tapia Center
Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing has named Karen Lozano as the director of the Tapia Center for Empowerment through STEM Education.
Rice engineer brings ‘surgineering’ mindset to future of medicine
Farshid Alambeigi’s research spans engineering, robotics, artificial intelligence, medical imaging, advanced manufacturing and surgery.
Rice Biotech Launch Pad invents ‘living pharmacy’ designed to produce therapeutics inside the body
Researchers at Rice, with the support of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, have developed an implantable “living pharmacy” using engineered protein producers that could one day deliver these medicines continuously for months or years from a single procedure.
A softer porous material could help improve solid-state batteries
Rice researchers have developed a relatively soft, flexible material that can selectively transport lithium ions — offering a new approach to porous solid electrolytes that combine efficient ion movement with better mechanical adaptability inside a battery.
Shaping digital health innovation for better care
The Digital Health Institute, a joint initiative of Rice and Houston Methodist, will convene leaders across domains of expertise to examine the policy and implementation decisions that shape the real-world use of digital health technologies on Oct.15.
Who’s really No. 1? Rice statisticians build better way to make sense of competing sports rankings
Rice statisticians, in collaboration with Cornell University, have developed a new method designed to find clearer answers in messy rankings data.
Rice physicists define new material blueprint for next-generation microchip encryption
In a study published in “Physical Review Letters,” a research team co-led by Rice's Jun-Jie Zhang and Boris Yakobson demonstrates a new class of materials. The research was conducted in collaboration with Shuai Dong, chair of the School of Physics at Southeast University in China. These materials are called autferroics and can speed up physical, true random number generators thousands of times while keeping signal clarity at full strength.
Rice to launch Master of Artificial Intelligence program in fall 2027
Rice will launch a new Master of Artificial Intelligence program in the fall of 2027.