2025 Kinder State of Housing report finds rising vulnerability and shrinking affordability
The newly released 2025 State of Housing report from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, shows rising home prices, surging insurance premiums and growing climate risks are reshaping how and where residents can afford to live.
DUNE-TECH boot camp at Rice ignites next generation of America’s neutrino scientists
In a milestone moment for science education and collaboration, Rice hosted its first DUNE-TECH (DUNE Training ExperienCe Hub) camp this June, drawing students, researchers and scientists from across the country into the world of neutrino physics and computing.
Rice chemists leap across terpenoid landscapes with enzyme-enabled scaffold hopping
A research team led by Rice has introduced an innovative strategy that uses converted enzymes to streamline synthetic pathways.
Turning carbon dioxide into fuel just got easier, thanks to acid bubbles
A team of researchers at Rice has discovered a surprisingly simple method for vastly improving the stability of electrochemical devices that convert carbon dioxide into useful fuels and chemicals, and it involves nothing more than sending the CO 2 through an acid bubbler.
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research releases its 2025 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.
Packing hope: Rice Psychological Sciences welcomes new refugees to Houston
Volunteers from the Department of Psychological Sciences assemble gift bags for those supported by Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston.
Rice students win top prize in global design contest with cutting-edge haptic wristband
Rice student engineers have earned top international honors for a novel device that could redefine how humans interact with virtual environments.
Documentary roots of Rice professor’s civil rights course continue to make global impact
Documentary, co-directed and executive produced by Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman awarded Best Advocacy Film at the International Black and Diversity Film Festival in Toronto.
Rice360’s Global Health Fellowship program is finding ways to engineer hope
When Mary Seifu Tirfie graduated with a degree in biomedical engineering from Addis Ababa University in 2023, she wasn’t just earning a diploma — she was stepping into a global mission.
‘Here to work with the world’: Rice shines at inaugural SXSW London
Rice took center stage at the inaugural South by Southwest London, bringing Texas-sized ambition, pathbreaking innovation and global vision to one of the world’s premier gatherings of creative and intellectual leaders.
Targeting mitochondria to fight leukemia: Rice-led research team pursues new treatment strategies
Acute myeloid leukemia remains one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of blood cancer, even as treatments have advanced in recent years.
Xie recognized for innovation in quantum phenomena
Rice's Yonglong Xie has been recognized for his innovation in quantum phenomena.
Rice students chart a new course for autonomous sailboat fleets
In a corner of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), a group of students is tackling a big idea: revolutionizing maritime transport with swarms of smart, self-sailing boats.
Rice Update: Student visa changes and our commitment to international students
Recent federal developments concerning student visa processing have created increasing uncertainty for many international students. Members of Rice leadership sent an update May 30.
Top US physicists gather at Rice for national particle physics meeting
Rice hosted scientists from more than 40 institutions for the 2025 U.S. CMS collaboration meeting.
