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New method opens cheaper pathways to increased drug stability

July 22, 2026

Hans Renata’s team recently developed a method that significantly reduces the cost of adding thiophosphate to chemical structures, opening up new pathways for drug design. 

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Rice researchers earn 2 DOE Genesis Mission awards

July 22, 2026

Two Rice research teams have received Phase I awards through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, a national initiative harnessing artificial intelligence and advanced computing to accelerate scientific discovery.

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Rice spinout company receives Small Business Innovation Research award

July 22, 2026

LumiStrain, a Rice spinout commercializing a Strain Sensing Smart Skin (S4) for structural testing and health monitoring, has received a $1.55 million award through the National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research Fast-Track program.

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John Polking, influential mathematician and celebrated Rice educator, dies at 93

July 17, 2026

John C. Polking, professor emeritus of mathematics, passed away June 28 at the age of 93. 

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Remembering Frank Fisher, pioneering Rice environmental scientist and beloved mentor

July 17, 2026

Frank Martin Fisher Jr., a Rice professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology, passed away at the age of 95 on June 23. 

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Rice hosts Urban Sustainability Innovation Sprint and launches World Cup sustainability projects portfolio

July 14, 2026

Rice recently held a two-day Urban Sustainability Innovation Sprint and the opening reception for the Urban Sustainability Projects Portfolio at the Ion.

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In Paris, Rice physiology students trace science to its source

July 14, 2026

For professor Laura Kabiri, who teaches the same physiology course in Houston, Paris changed what the material meant to her students.

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Extreme precipitation in Central Asia connected to drought in mainland Southeast Asia

July 10, 2026

Rice’s Na Wang and Sylvia Dee find extreme weather across Asia is connected and increasing in frequency.

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Rice and Max Planck advance global leadership in quantum materials and technology

July 2, 2026

Rice and the Max Planck Society officially launched the Quantum Materials - Rice and Max Planck Partnership (Q-RaMP) June 19, aimed at supporting the identification and development of quantum materials that will support breakthroughs in sustainability, energy efficiency and quantum and classical information processing. 

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Rice and Houston Methodist award seed grants for translational cancer research

July 2, 2026

Rice’s Synthesis X Center and Houston Methodist Neal Cancer Center have awarded $90,000 in seed grants as part of a new strategic collaboration.

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Rice-led team reveals how trios of quantum particles form checkerboard patterns

June 24, 2026

Rice's Kaden Hazzard and his team recently developed a theory on how trions in quantum particles form and behave.

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At VivaTech, Rice turns lab-born ideas into transatlantic partnerships

June 24, 2026

The university’s second appearance at Europe’s largest tech event paired seven startups with new research ties to France and Germany.

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Rice unites global quantum materials synthesis leaders in Paris for cutting-edge workshop

June 17, 2026

The Rice Center for Quantum Materials hosted a workshop on quantum materials synthesis at the Rice Global Paris Center, bringing together global researchers in physics, materials science, chemistry and quantum research to identify new directions and address urgent challenges facing the quantum materials synthesis community.

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RNA barcoding approach reveals previously unknown virus-host relationships

June 16, 2026

An interdisciplinary team of Rice researchers has uncovered previously unknown relationships between bacteriophages and their bacterial hosts, offering a powerful new tool for next-generation microbiome engineering.

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Rice joins Houston’s Green Corridor with Sustainable Ecologies Installation

June 10, 2026

Rice joins the Green Corridor with the Rice-FIFA Sustainable Ecologies Installation, a temporary public-facing exhibit located in the oak groves near Entrance 1.

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