Rankings roundup: Rice shines nationally and internationally
Rice sits near the top of university rankings recently released by Times Higher Education (THE), the Princeton Review and a number of other outlets that rate higher education institutions.
Media advisory: Wrestling history revived at Rice Media Center
HOUSTON – (Feb. 13, 2020) – Houston wrestling history, once lost to time, will be resurrected in all its flamboyant glory in a photo and film retrospective at Rice University.
Feb. 12 Kinder Institute event to focus on how buses can make cities better
HOUSTON – (Feb. 6, 2020) – Poorly designed transit systems don't just congest a city. They also disproportionately impact the most vulnerable members of society. But transit in big cities doesn't have to be subpar, according to Steven Higashide, director of TransitCenter, a foundation dedicated to improving public transportation around the U.S.
Diversity on city councils increases noninfrastructure spending — for better or worse
When city councils are elected by district rather than at large, spending on noninfrastructure projects increases, and the impact is not necessarily good, according to new research from a Rice University economist.
Black History Month at Rice includes returning favorites and new Black Excellence Gala
Nearly every day in February boasts an event in celebration of Black History Month at Rice University.
Wok on Sunset brings dumplings, tea eggs and other traditional East Asian dishes to North Servery
Now available on campus: mapo tofu, wok-fired noodles and much more.
Cells’ springy coils pump bursts of RNA
Models by Rice chemists calculate the chemical and mechanical energies involved in “bursty” RNA production in cells.
Third Reich's legacy tied to present-day xenophobia and political intolerance
Who — or what — is to blame for the xenophobia, political intolerance and radical political parties spreading through Germany and the rest of Europe? A new study from Rice University and Washington University in St. Louis shows a major factor is people's proximity to former Nazi concentration camps.
Fear of wildfires inspires forward-thinking communities
A Rice architecture student is thinking hard about the problem humans have with fire and how future dwellers at risk could consolidate resources for their own protection while retaining a sense of community.
Inclusive teaching featured at 7th annual Center for Teaching Excellence symposium
Improved interactions in the classroom can create highly engaged students who learn to learn better.
English prof’s new BBC radio show contemplates complex feelings on climate change
Despair, depression and guilt aren’t helping us — or the planet. What will?
Media advisory: 'Radical Revisionists' opening Jan. 24 at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts
HOUSTON – (Jan. 16, 2020) – Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will unveil its spring exhibition Jan. 24 with an opening reception for “Radical Revisionists: Contemporary African Artists Confronting Past and Present.”
Glasscock School will offer classes at Ion innovation hub
Rice and the Ion are collaborating to offer courses to the public in technology, entrepreneurship and more.
Rice University engineers have created a light-powered nanoparticle that could shrink the carbon footprint of syngas producers.
X-rays show how light transforms photosynthesis ‘switch’
Researchers at Rice and their colleagues get their first detailed look at how plant proteins reconfigure themselves when exposed to light.
