Rice materials science brings hidden history into view at Menil Collection
Researchers from Rice collaborated to help bring the installation to life.
Researchers develop inexpensive, fast and environmentally friendly method for organic synthesis
Rice’s Julian West has been developing a less expensive, faster and more environmentally friendly way to catalyze carbon bonding to carbon-carbon double bonds with a breakthrough recently published in the journal Nature Catalysis.
Rice to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with series of events
Rice will honor Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with a series of events dedicated to recognizing the rich contributions and achievements of Hispanic and Latinx Americans throughout the country’s history.
As the sun rose over Rice Stadium Friday morning, members of Rice University’s Naval ROTC program and the broader community climbed the stadium stairs to honor the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Rice Business marks new era of growth with opening of Virani Hall
Asha and Farid Virani Hall, a 112,000-square-foot building which now stands alongside McNair Hall, offering students a combined 300,000 square-feet designed to support the school’s expanding community of graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, researchers and alumni.
Rice ranks No. 16 nationally in Forbes’ America’s Top Colleges list
Rice is once again among the nation’s top universities, earning the No. 16 spot in Forbes’ annual America’s Top Colleges rankings.
Can creating music strengthen the aging brain? Rice researchers aim to find out
New $3.9 million grant will examine whether actively creating music can improve cognition and mental health-related quality of life in adults 65 and older with mild cognitive impairment, a condition associated with an increased risk of developing dementia.
Rice extends Provost Amy Dittmar’s contract through 2031 fiscal year
Rice President Reginald DesRoches has extended Amy Dittmar’s contract as the Howard R. Hughes Provost and executive vice president for academic affairs through the 2031 fiscal year with the support of the Rice Board of Trustees.
New measure captures how scientists’ identities shift across academic disciplines
Rice and Michigan State researchers have developed and validated a new way to measure the extent to which scientists remain closely connected to the core of their discipline over the course of their careers.
25 years after 9/11, Rice research traces changing landscape of religious bias
A quarter-century after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, religious bias in America has not disappeared, but the forces shaping it have changed.
Canning built humanities at Rice by listening first
The dean of School of Humanities and Arts will step down at end of spring 2027 semester.
Electrical fingerprint on tiny cell particles could offer new way to spot pancreatic cancer signals
Rice researchers have developed a device that separates particles, making cancer-associated signals more visible.
What gets people to the polls? Rice study offers new insight
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research offers insight into what gets eligible voters to cast a ballot.
Levitated magnet opens new frontier in search for ultraheavy dark matter
Rice researchers have used a magnetically levitated particle to search for ultraheavy dark matter.
Beyond the scoreboard: Rice student explores what keeps girls in sports
Rice junior Ava Cheponis returns from a summer abroad with more than memories, bringing new research experience and a clearer vision for her future.