Moody celebrates Rothko Chapel’s 50th anniversary by pairing past with present
February 12, 2021
Exploration of Houston landmark’s enduring influence includes intricate recreation of iconic 1975 Rice exhibition.
Mark Torres wins Geochemical Society’s Clarke Award
February 12, 2021
Mark Torres with water samples collected from Iceland's Efri Haukadalsá River in 2016. (Photo by Woodward Fisher)
Celebrations at home will sweeten America’s pandemic Valentine’s Day
February 10, 2021
Valentine’s Day consumer spending will look different this year, according to an expert from Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Restaurant recommendation system wins Rice Datathon
February 10, 2021
A restaurant recommendation system to support small Houston businesses during the pandemic wins this year’s Rice Datathon.
Better transit, emergency response, broadband access top post-pandemic priorities
February 10, 2021
The United States must focus on improving infrastructure as it recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic, and the top priorities include increasing broadband access, expanding public transportation, and improving emergency response and health care facilities, according to a new survey and report from Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
New CRISPR tech targets human genome’s complex code
February 9, 2021
Rice bioengineers harness the CRISPR/Cas9 system to program histones, the support proteins that wrap up and control human DNA, to manipulate gene activation and phosphorylation. The new technology enables innovative ways to find and manipulate genes and pathways responsible for diseases.
‘Defective’ carbon simplifies hydrogen peroxide production
February 9, 2021
Rice scientists introduce a new catalyst to reduce oxygen to widely used hydrogen peroxide.
February 3, 2021
"Screenspace" at Anderson Hall mimics the Turrell Skyspace, but with a more ominous message.
Rice presents new mission for former Marine
February 1, 2021
Transfer student Thomas Avalos — and family — receive a warm Rice welcome.
Failed storage tanks pose atmospheric risks during disasters
February 1, 2021
Rice engineers model hypothetical threats from toxins released when aboveground storage tanks fail during a storm.
Rice Public Art app designed by students available now
February 1, 2021
Take a self-guided tour of campus art with the newest Rice Apps creation.
Research could dramatically lower cost of electron sources
February 1, 2021
Rice University engineers have discovered technology that could slash the cost of semiconductor electron sources, key components in devices ranging from night-vision goggles and low-light cameras to electron microscopes and particle accelerators.
Historian Brinkley to discuss future of American presidency in wake of insurrection
January 28, 2021
Free Feb. 3 town hall to take place via Zoom
Study shows why anesthetic stops cell’s walkers in their tracks
January 28, 2021
Researchers detail the mechanism that allows propofol, a common anesthetic, to halt the movement of kinesin proteins that deliver cargoes to the far reaches of cells.
What if Black women have always been the vanguard of voting rights?
January 28, 2021
Historian and Johns Hopkins professor Martha S. Jones to speak March 10 for Women’s History Month.