Rice violinist practices social distancing while performing 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'
A Rice University violin student won’t let social distancing stop her from doing what she does best.
As the COVID-19 crisis plays out, Rice University faculty have been proactively making the best of a difficult situation for their students.
Rice University joins consortium to improve medical device design
The effectiveness of medical devices comes down to one simple question: Is it usable?
Remembering when Rice went to war during a deadly pandemic
From hurricanes to recessions to sending its students off to war, Rice has faced and overcome its share of trying times. COVID-19 seems to pose the university with an entirely different challenge.
Rice's spring commencement postponed
Rice's spring commencement, originally scheduled for May 15-16, has been postponed because of the COVID-19 outbreak, the university announced Monday.
Annual Kinder Institute luncheon to go virtual May 18
This year's event, originally scheduled for May 18, will now be presented as a virtual "Lunch-Out" due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
As campus cleared out, Rice junior paid it forward with free senior portraits
Joy Wang captured students’ final photos before they left campus March 25.
Ventilator costing less than $300 developed by Rice University and Metric Technologies
Rice staff, students and partners have developed an automated bag valve mask ventilator unit that can be built for less than $300 worth of parts and helps critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Heart nanofibers in STAT Madness semifinals
Texas Heart Institute and Rice University’s heart-saving nanotube fibers have advanced to the semifinal round of STAT Madness.
Griffin named interim engineering dean
Rob Griffin, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and senior associate dean for the Brown School of Engineering, will begin serving as the school’s interim dean July 1.
Sociology students journaling campus life during coronavirus for Rice archives
These undergrads are partnering with the Woodson Research Center to document an unprecedented campus closure.
Online church services reduce 'sense of loneliness,' says Baker Institute expert
HOUSTON – (March 23, 2020) – With local and state government officials restricting large public gatherings and President Trump urging Americans to limit their gatherings to fewer than 10 people during the novel coronavirus outbreak, houses of worship all over the country are streaming services online. Even a reduced service can ease "the sense of loneliness," said William Martin, the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Oswald named national associate for NASEM
Fred Oswald, professor of psychological sciences and Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences at Rice University, has been named a national associate by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
Panic-buyers not making rational decisions, says Rice U. consumer behavior expert
HOUSTON – (March 20, 2020) – Many Americans who are worried about being able to provide food, water and other necessities for their families during the coronavirus outbreak aren’t making rational decisions, according to a consumer behavior expert at Rice University's Jones Graduate School of Business. Utpal Dholakia, professor of marketing at Rice Business, is available to discuss the dynamics at play.