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2D sandwich sees molecules with clarity

A 2D platform of molybdenum, sulfur and selenium is adept at detecting biomolecules via surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. Its nonmetallic nature helps by curtailing background noise.

Rice engineer wins grant to study temperature and coronavirus

Rice mechanical engineer Daniel Preston wins a National Science Foundation grant to study the effect of varying temperatures on the lifetime of the virus responsible for the COVID-19 pandemic.

Rice grads win 10 Fulbright grants

The university celebrates one of its largest-ever cohorts of Fulbright Scholars this year.

COVID-19 research funds back six new initiatives

Grants to Rice faculty will support diagnostic, environmental and social projects.

2D oxide flakes pick up surprise electrical properties

Rice University researchers find evidence of piezoelectricity in lab-grown, two-dimensional flakes of molybdenum dioxide.

Mech major Cofer named Knight-Hennessy Scholar

The Jones College senior will joining 75 other scholars from 26 countries pursuing Ph.D.s at Stanford University.

Rice faculty part of Baylor Superfund program

A $10 million federal grant establishes a center to study how toxic chemicals from Superfund sites impact preterm births.

Most Houstonians with symptoms are not being tested, according to Rice COVID-19 Registry

HOUSTON – (May 5, 2020) – The vast majority of Houston-area residents who are experiencing symptoms consistent with COVID-19 are not getting tested for it, according to initial results of a survey from the COVID-19 Registry at Rice University.

Quarantine Q&A: Rice opera students sing praises for industry leaders’ advice

The Shepherd School's Department of Opera Studies has been thinking outside the box during the pandemic.

Federal grant bolsters Rice eye research

A Rice University researcher has won a prestigious federal grant to study how a recently identified protein in the cornea aids development, homeostasis and wound healing in the eye.

Book edited by Rice political scientist examines voting and representation in U.S.

Mark Jones calls the new book "an encyclopedia on voting and representation in the U.S."

Water-splitting module a source of perpetual energy

Rice University researchers have integrated high-efficiency solar cells and electrode catalysts into an efficient, low-cost device that splits water to produce hydrogen fuel.

‘Quaranteens’ across the world star in podcast launched by Rice students

A new podcast from Rice students features interviews with other undergraduates tackling college during the coronavirus.

Humanities courses for summer 2020 help make sense of changing world

Nearly 50 online courses are available at significant discount for Rice students and the general public.

Rice graduate student wins Department of Energy fellowship

Justin Porter, a Rice mechanical engineering graduate student, has won a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.