Center for African and African American Studies offers new minor, course and grad certificate
June 19, 2020
The new minor includes 72 different classes across 10 departments and programs.
Dark matter search turns up hint of mysterious particle
June 17, 2020
XENON1T scientists revealed they had detected excess — perhaps cosmic — particles that may be evidence of long-sought axions.
NSF RAPID grant supports COVID-19 'computational pipeline'
June 16, 2020
Lydia Kavraki wins a NSF Rapid Response Research grant to help identify SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins for vaccine development.
Ana María Martínez to join Rice Shepherd School as professor of voice
June 15, 2020
Grammy Award-winning soprano Ana María Martínez will join Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music beginning July 1, 2021, as a professor in the Department of Voice.
June 15, 2020
From large-scale installations to an intimate concert series, new works respond to a critical time in history.
Excitons form superfluid in certain 2D combos
June 15, 2020
Mixing and matching computational models of 2D materials led scientists at Rice University to the realization that excitons can be manipulated in new and useful ways.
Stress-management strategies can boost health care teams during pandemic
June 12, 2020
Celebrating successes, admitting mistakes and encouraging honest communication can improve teamwork during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Higgs addresses RCEL students; Engineering shares anti-racism resources
June 11, 2020
Find reading lists and toolkits for allies, information on self-care and ways to get involved in social justice initiatives.
Rice engineers offer smart, timely ideas for AI bottlenecks
June 11, 2020
Rice researchers demonstrate methods to design data-centric hardware and co-designing hardware with machine-learning algorithms that can improve energy efficiency in artificial intelligence hardware.
Lab makes 4D printing more practical
June 9, 2020
Soft robots and biomedical implants that reconfigure themselves upon demand are closer to reality with a method developed at Rice to print shapeshifting materials.
New tool helps nanorods stand out
June 8, 2020
Rice scientists introduce an open-source method to simplify nanoparticle analysis using scanning electron microscope images.
Yvette Pearson: I can't breathe — and this is why
June 8, 2020
Systemic racism manifests itself throughout the fabric of our society
60,000 Houstonians, including Rice students and alumni, join march for George Floyd
June 5, 2020
Tens of thousands of Houstonians joined rappers Bun B and Trae tha Truth as they led a “Justice 4 George Floyd” rally June 1.
'Sheer awe': Rice group raises almost $100,000 to fight anti-black violence
June 4, 2020
Newly formed student organization Rice for Black Life raised $93,362 in 24 hours.
English lecturer Bryan Washington awarded two top literary prizes
June 4, 2020
Acclaimed young author of short story collection 'Lot' will release his first novel, 'Memorial,' in October.