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To thine own Spelf be true

The space selfie – a Spelfie, as it’s called – drew hundreds to Rice Stadium.

COVID-19 amplified hardship for many Harvey victims

A study shows the economic and mental health consequences on victims of Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19 were cumulative.

JFK: We will go to the moon. NASA: We will go farther

NASA and Rice celebrate the 60th anniversary of JFK's moon speech with a promise that his goal was just a beginning.

Rice rises to No. 15 in US News rankings

Rice has risen to No. 15 among the nation’s top universities ranked in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” guidebook.

Optical rule was made to be broken

Engineers at Rice University find a way to identify nanophotonic materials with the potential to improve screens for virtual reality and 3D displays along with optical technologies in general.

Hey, space fans, we’ve got your number

Rice and NASA kicked off a three-day celebration of JFK's famous speech with a 'space selfie' at the stadium.

Department of Energy unveils geothermal ‘Earthshot’ at Ion

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm, at the Ion, announces the government’s latest “Earthshot” initiative on enhanced geothermal energy.

New Rice study: When it comes to military intervention, Americans prefer to ‘give peace a chance’

A new Rice University and University of Nevada, Las Vegas study on Americans’ attitudes about military intervention finds the public prefers when the U.S. works with other military powers, protects civilians and resolves conflicts peacefully.

Three NSF grants support future of wireless

Rice engineer Ashu Sabharwal is part of three new National Science Foundation-backed projects to advance future generations of wireless communications.

Can fungi help Texas’ grasses cope with climate change?

Rice biologists are using Texas as a living lab to study how symbiotic fungi help grasses tolerate drought.

SU(N) matter is about 3 billion times colder than deep space

Physicists from Rice and Kyoto University are using the uni­­verse’s coldest fermions to explore quantum magnets.

Wearables take ‘logical’ step toward onboard control

Rice University engineers design fluidic logic into garments to help people with functional limitations perform tasks without electronic assistance.

NSF grant supports ballot integrity research

Rice computer scientists are part of team that is studying the robustness and security of election systems that read hand-marked paper ballots.

ROBE Array could let small companies access popular form of AI

A breakthrough by Rice computer scientists could allow more labs and companies to use artificial intelligence.

Rice ranked by Niche as one of nation’s top 10 universities

Rice earns an “A+” grade and ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 universities in the latest ratings of American colleges compiled by Niche.