Carbon nanotube fiber ‘textile’ heaters could help industry electrify high-temperature gas heating
A cross-disciplinary team at Rice has developed a new type of electric heating element — one that looks less like a traditional metal coil and more like a high-performance thread.
Rice researcher’s work on lifelong learning earns national recognition
Margaret Beier's research, which examines how motivation, self-efficacy and context shape learning outcomes, led to her election as a 2026 fellow of the American Educational Research Association.
A new $55 million grant from Kinder Foundation will empower Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research for decades to come as it focuses on its bold vision for “prosperity for all” and service to the public, ensuring that everyone can contribute to Houston’s success and share in its opportunities.
A team of researchers led by Rice bioengineer Omid Veiseh has been awarded up to $18.2 million in funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health to develop a first-of-its-kind regenerative treatment aimed at restoring damaged lymphatic vessels and potentially curing lymphedema, a condition that affects more than 10 million Americans.
Outsmart the madness: Rice professor offers edge for your basketball bracket
If you are hoping to outsmart the madness, a Rice professor may have a tiny mathematical edge for you.
The Rice women's basketball team fended off a late Charlotte rally for a program record 22nd consecutive win after a 63-56 win Tuesday night at Halton Arena.
Spring Fling brings energetic crowd to Rice’s Moody Center for Arts for Raveena performance
Offered to guests of all ages, Spring Fling extends the Moody’s mission to connect people through the arts and demonstrates the lively programming defining Rice’s recently completed arts corridor.
Rice students to shine at Moody Fest April 24
Rice is continuing a tradition that marks an eagerly anticipated moment of the year — the last day of classes. Owls will celebrate the spring term’s closing with a free, high-energy outdoor festival featuring the talents of Rice’s student performing groups.
From classroom to combine champion: Rice student wins NFL analytics title
Lucca Ferraz won the 2026 NFL Big Data Bowl, the league’s premier annual sports analytics competition, during combine week in Indianapolis.
Extra ‘set of eyes’ for self-driving cars: Roadside radar sensors could reduce blind spots
EyeDAR, a low-power millimeter-wave radar sensor roughly the size of an orange, could provide radar-equipped self-driving cars with critical inputs about surrounding traffic, extending and enhancing their sensing accuracy.
About 1 in 7 Houston-area residents say they know someone detained and potentially deported in 2025. There has also been a corresponding shift in attitude away from mass deportation with most Houston-area residents saying they prefer expanded pathways to citizenship over mass deportation, according to new data from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Rice’s SynthX Center leads up to $18M effort to transform lymphatic imaging
Rice's SynthX Center is leading a new effort to improve how doctors detect and diagnose lymphatic diseases.
Platform to map living brain noninvasively takes next big step
A technology designed to read gene activity in the brain from a simple blood test has now cleared a major translational hurdle.
On Feb. 17, the SSPEED Center welcomed Jed Anderson, founder and CEO of EnviroAI, for a lecture on environmental AI permitting.
Rice clinches regular season title with win at Temple
The Rice women's basketball team was crowned the American Conference regular season champion after a 77-66 win at Temple Wednesday night at The Liacouras Center.
