Humanities pauses admissions for Ph.D. programs
September 29, 2020
In response to challenges caused by COVID-19, Rice’s School of Humanities has paused admissions to all five of its Ph.D. programs — art history, English, history, philosophy and religion — for one year.
Cartwheeling light reveals new optical phenomenon
June 29, 2020
Researchers at Rice University have discovered details about a novel type of polarized light-matter interaction with light that literally turns end over end as it propagates from a source.
New tool helps nanorods stand out
June 8, 2020
Rice scientists introduce an open-source method to simplify nanoparticle analysis using scanning electron microscope images.
Three Rice students receive Hertz Fellowships
June 1, 2020
The Hertz Fellowship is as prestigious as it is selective: Only 16 fellows each year are admitted to the program, which funds five years of graduate research and offers lifelong professional support through the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation.
In this together: Rice students, Korean kids forge mutually beneficial bonds
April 24, 2020
Before the pandemic hit, Jayoung Song was planning to take the students in her first-year Korean language class on a series of immersive trips to some of Houston’s Korean restaurants and grocery stores. And Will Rice freshman Diego Lopez-Bernal was eagerly awaiting the first outing, because trying Korean food last year was one of the things that got him interested in learning the language in the first place.