Rice students tackle racism, homelessness, horror — and win awards doing it
Nearly 100 students presented research and creative work across two days at the annual Humanities and Arts Festival held April 13-14.
Pengcheng Dai elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rice professor Pengcheng Dai has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious learned societies in the nation.
Rice-led research turns lunar material into building blocks for future moon infrastructure
New research from Rice proposes transforming one of the moon’s most stubborn obstacles, its abrasive dust, into a valuable building resource.
New model helps understand why most human pregnancies are singletons
Rice researchers develop new model of follicle selection that suggests its chance, not size, that selects a follicle during the menstrual cycle.
Where discovery begins: Rice students showcase research with real-world impact
At Rice’s Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium, hundreds of posters lined the room with ambitious questions and early answers.
The Houston Methodist Rice Digital Health Institute hosted its inaugural HMRDHI Industry Translation Day, marking a significant milestone in the institute’s mission to accelerate the discovery, development and clinical deployment of digital health innovations.
An internal seed funding initiative will support 12 projects exploring brain health research.
Fleet Week at Rice highlights research ties, military leadership and community connection
Rice played a key role in Houston’s Fleet Week celebration, hosting senior military leaders, engaging students and joining citywide events that highlighted the deep connection between the U.S. Navy and one of the nation’s busiest maritime hubs.
Rice doctoral student uses mechanics to map how breastfeeding works in real time
As researchers work to close long-standing gaps in women’s health, a Rice doctoral student is using principles of mechanics to shed light on one of the most fundamental aspects of early motherhood: breastfeeding.
Rice highlights ‘transformative’ cancer innovation, venture pipeline during CPRIT visit
Rice foregrounded its cancer research portfolio during a visit from Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas senior officials.
Study uncovers hidden factor shaping dementia caregiving stress
New research from Rice suggests the experience of caring for a spouse with dementia is not defined by the diagnosis alone.
Engineered dual-bacterial sensors turn chemical signals into electricity
Rice professor Caroline Ajo-Franklin’s group, working in collaboration with researchers from Tufts University and Baylor College of Medicine, recently developed a flexible bioelectrical sensor system called electroactive co-culture sensing system (e-COSENS).
10 years after Tax Day flood, Rice researchers warn of hidden risk
Ten years after the 2016 Tax Day flood inundated parts of the Houston region with nearly two feet of rain in a matter of hours, new research from Rice suggests a similar storm today could have far greater consequences.
Prabhakar Raghavan, chief technologist at Google, was the featured speaker in the Ken Kennedy Institute Distinguished Lecture Series.
RBL LLC launches Duracyte, advancing living pharmacy platform in Houston’s growing biotech hub
RBL LLC, a pioneering biotech venture creation studio dedicated to rapidly building companies based on breakthrough medical technologies, today announced the launch of Duracyte, a biotechnology company commercializing a pioneering class of implantable “biohybrid pharmacy” devices designed to produce therapeutic proteins continuously inside the human body.