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.
Almost gone but never forgotten
Julianne Yost wins this year’s top teaching award, the George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
Rice engineers: Make wastewater drinkable again
Delivering water to city dwellers can become far more efficient, according to Rice University researchers who say it should involve a healthy level of recycled wastewater.
D2K Lab awards top teams at virtual showcase
A study to classify unlabeled electrocardiograms in adults won the top prize in this year’s Rice University Center for Transforming Data to Knowledge spring showcase.
Rice reacts to critical shortage of COVID-19 protective gear
Rice is responding to the critical shortage of COVID-19 protective gear with creativity, generosity and tenacity.
Rice wins federal grant to advance sickle cell disease therapy
A Rice University lab has won a prestigious National Institutes of Health grant to pursue gene-editing research it hopes will lead to a cure for sickle cell disease (SCD).
In this together: Rice students, Korean kids forge mutually beneficial bonds
Before the pandemic hit, Jayoung Song was planning to take the students in her first-year Korean language class on a series of immersive trips to some of Houston’s Korean restaurants and grocery stores. And Will Rice freshman Diego Lopez-Bernal was eagerly awaiting the first outing, because trying Korean food last year was one of the things that got him interested in learning the language in the first place.