Rice hosts 91 Fulbright students from around the world
Rice has welcomed 31 Fulbright students from 20 countries this academic year, one of the largest groups of international scholars on campus. They join 60 returning Fulbrighters in the Fulbright@Rice community.
Recent research from Rice and Houston Methodist shows how data-driven methods can sharpen doctors’ decisions for patients with aortic regurgitation, a common heart condition where the heart valve doesn’t close properly and blood leaks backward into the heart.
New climate models to reveal secret life of water
A project led by Rice and the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research will build a new and improved version of the Community Earth System Model, which can trace water across the entire planet from the clouds in the sky to the thick ice sheets deep underground.
Rice scientists develop hydrogel platform for long-lasting, precision drug delivery
Rice scientists have developed a new drug delivery platform that could make it easier for patients to take their medications and may even boost drug efficacy.
As workplaces continue to grow more diverse and dynamic, many workers are thinking more deeply about how to stay true to their spiritual values while actively contributing to their organizations. A new book by a Rice University expert explores this growing need and offers a thoughtful framework for navigating faith at work.
Inflation-adjusted CEO pay in nonprofit hospitals increased from roughly $1 million to $1.3 million between 2012 and 2019, and the greatest pay increases went to CEOs who grew the profits and size of their health care organizations the most, according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
For more than three decades, Tayfun Tezduyar has been developing and refining space-time computational flow analysis, a framework he introduced in 1990 for solving some of the toughest real-world problems in fluid dynamics.
Rice algorithms take on quantum adversary
Rice computer scientists have developed algorithms that account for quantum noise that is not just random, but malicious interference from an adversary.
Rice researchers turn wasted data center heat into clean power
A new study from Rice shows how to turn data center waste into power.
Rice research team on quest to engineer computing systems from living cells
A Rice research team is on quest to engineer computing systems from living cells.
Folding the future: Origami helping Rice engineer Novelino transform materials, structures
Larissa Novelino has built her research on a surprising foundation: the centuries-old Japanese art of paper folding.
In the U.S. alone, more than 60 million women of reproductive age have used contraceptives according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, but a new Rice study finds the effects may be more complex — and in some ways, surprising.
Rice alum honored with international award for groundbreaking archaeology research
Rice alumnus Abidemi Babatunde Babalola ’11 ’15 has been named a recipient of the 2025 Dan David Prize, one of the world’s largest history awards.
Wireless implant network could transform cardiac, neurological care
Researchers at Rice and collaborators have developed a wireless network of miniature bioelectric implants that could transform treatment for heart failure, spinal cord injury and other chronic conditions. The system would integrate with patient anatomy easier than conventional medical implants, eliminating the need for batteries and invasive wiring.
Rice earns nation-leading rankings from Niche, Forbes
Rice has been recognized among the nation’s best colleges this week — coinciding with the beginning of its fall semester — ranking No. 10 on Niche’s 2026 Best Colleges in America list and No. 12 on Forbes’ annual America’s Top Colleges list.
