Bioengineers call for scale-up of COVID-19 testing to academic labs
Rice bioengineers are calling on federal officials to draft their lab and thousands like it to rapidly scale up coronavirus testing.
'Hunker down' and hope for a controlled crash landing
Rice bioscientist Yousif Shamoo explains how diseases like the coronavirus spread quickly and discusses how big cities like Houston can respond.
'A lexicon for troubled times'
It's no secret that human behavior is altering the world around us. This geologic era is referred to as the Anthropocene, the age dating from the beginning of significant human impact on Earth and its ecosystems, and is explored in a new book edited by a Rice University anthropologist.
Two Rice researchers carry on in Italy
Two Rice researchers are spending their days under a mountain in Italy, advancing the search for dark matter.
Heart nanofiber project makes STAT Madness round 3
A Texas Heart Institute/Rice project to use nanotube fibers to repair damaged hearts advances to round 3 of STAT Madness.
One last time — for now: Rice students organize impromptu ‘graduation’ ceremony
The class of 2020 wasn't leaving campus without a final march through the Sallyport.
'Smart' wound-healing patch: DARPA awards $22 million grant
Rice University engineers are part of a team that's developing an 'intelligent' bandage to regrow muscle tissue for wounded soldiers.
On a crisp, sunny winter day, members of the Rice University community gathered to officially dedicate the newly constructed Patricia Lipoma Kraft ’87 and Jonathan A. Kraft Hall for Social Sciences.
New Rice University music building to be named Brockman Hall for Opera
Rice University's new music building will be named Brockman Hall for Opera and the 84,000-square-foot structure, along with Alice Pratt Brown Hall and its adjoining plaza, will be christened the Brockman Music and Performing Arts Center.
Ex-CBS News president talks future of news at Social Sciences anniversary lecture
What does the future hold for journalism?
Social Sciences turns 40: A look back
More than a third of Rice undergraduates major in the social sciences, making it tough to imagine that Rice's School of Social Sciences didn't exist 40 years ago.
Heart nanofiber breakthrough awaits your STAT Madness vote
Joint Texas Heart Institute/Rice University research into using carbon nanotube fibers to bridge damaged areas of hearts is part of this year's STAT Madness, a competition to choose the year's best university-based bioscience project.
Deep learning rethink overcomes major obstacle in AI industry
Rice University computer scientists have overcome a major obstacle in the burgeoning artificial intelligence industry.
Rice to celebrate dedication of Kraft Hall Feb. 27
On a crisp, sunny winter day, members of the Rice University community gathered to officially dedicate the newly constructed Patricia Lipoma Kraft ’87 and Jonathan A. Kraft Hall for Social Sciences.