Student demand for environmental studies surges
September 8, 2020
Rice’s Center for Environmental Studies is responding with new and expanded courses, fall speaker series.
Funding flows into liquid fuel strategy
September 8, 2020
The National Science Foundation awards a $2 million collaborative grant for the development of methods to convert carbon dioxide into liquid fuels.
Boundaries no barrier for thermoelectricity
September 8, 2020
Rice researchers show how thermoelectricity hurdles some defects, but not others, in gold nanowires. The discovery has implications for making better thin-film electronic devices.
Three research teams earn Dunn Awards
September 4, 2020
Three teams of Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine researchers have been named winners of the 2020 John S. Dunn Collaborative Research Awards.
Quantum leap for speed limit bounds
September 2, 2020
Nature's speed limits aren't posted on road signs, but Rice University physicists have discovered a new way to deduce them that is better — infinitely better, in some cases — than prior methods.
Having a family member locked up takes disproportionate mental toll on African American women
September 2, 2020
About 44% of African American women in the United States have at least one family member incarcerated, a disproportionate burden that a new study concludes leads to poor mental health.
Ambient light alters refraction in 2D material
September 2, 2020
Microscopic crystals in tantalum disulfide have a starring role in what could become a hit for 3D displays, virtual reality and even self-driving vehicles.
Largest gift in Rice history establishes The Welch Institute
September 2, 2020
The Robert A. Welch Foundation announces the largest single gift in the history of Rice University, $100 million, to establish The Welch Institute for world-leading advanced materials research.
Researchers set sights on theory of deep learning
August 31, 2020
Rice's Richard Baraniuk and Moshe Vardi are part of a multiuniversity team of engineers, computer scientists, mathematicians and statisticians tapped by the Office of Naval Research to develop a principled theory of deep learning.
Rice physicist Ronald Stebbings dies at 91
August 31, 2020
Ronald Stebbings, a Rice University emeritus professor of space physics and astronomy, former dean of undergraduates and first vice president of student affairs, dies at 91.
NSF backs first community platform for smarter wireless
August 31, 2020
Rice University researchers, with National Science Foundation backing, develop a community platform, 3DML, to accelerate machine learning for next-generation wireless networks and mobile applications.
Interviews with those affected by Harvey available on Urban Data Platform
August 31, 2020
Three years after Hurricane Harvey rained devastation on Houston and surrounding areas, first-hand oral accounts from people affected by the storm are available through Rice University's Urban Data Platform (UDP), part of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Rice to resume normal operations Friday
August 27, 2020
Vice President for Administration Kevin Kirby, chair of Rice's Crisis Management Advisory Committee, sent a message to the university community Aug. 27 regarding Hurricane Laura.
How racism contributes to 'a very ivory tower'
August 24, 2020
HOUSTON – (Aug. 24, 2020) – Blacks, Hispanics and other racial and ethnic minorities are not only underrepresented in science, they are also less likely to receive research funding or get published as often as white scientists, which can result in fewer promotions and lower incomes throughout their academic careers, according to new research from Rice University.
Protein ‘chameleon’ colors long-term memory
August 24, 2020
Researchers model the binding structures of actin and associated proteins they believe are responsible for the formation of longterm memory.