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Bacteria have sensors to shut toxin down

Researchers at Rice University and the University of Idaho helped identify a protein that senses and binds to formaldehyde to tell cells that toxic formaldehyde is building up.

World’s largest database on history of slave trade now housed at Rice

SlaveVoyages.org is the result of years of research, reengineered for the future by Rice and a newly formed consortium.

Rice builds FIRST flood-alert system for City of Houston

SSPEED Center's early-warning system covers hospitals, nursing homes, other critical facilities on Brays, Sims, Hunting and White Oak bayous.

Pristine quantum criticality found

U.S. and Austrian physicists searching for evidence of quantum criticality in topological materials have found one of the most pristine examples yet observed.

Grande-Allen named fellow of medical and biological engineering academy

Bioengineer Jane Grande-Allen has been named one of 26 fellows of the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering for 2021.

Thin is now in to turn terahertz polarization

Rice lab’s discovery of ‘magic angle’ builds on its ultrathin, highly aligned nanotube films

Moshe Vardi wins Knuth Prize

Rice's Moshe Vardi has won the 2021 Donald E. Knuth Prize, one of theoretical computer science's most prestigious annual awards.

Body chemistry can predict severity of depression after death of spouse

A new study from researchers at Rice University has found that bodily inflammation after the death of a spouse can predict future depression.

There’s never been a better time to pursue an English degree at Rice

Creative writing program offers unique opportunity to learn from America’s foremost writers and scholars.

Igor Marjanović named dean of Rice Architecture

Marjanović comes to Rice from Washington University in St. Louis, where he is the JoAnne Stolaroff Cotsen Professor and chair of undergraduate architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.

Lost sleep after death of a spouse can damage health of survivor

HOUSTON – (May 17, 2021) – The death of a spouse is a devastating event that can affect many aspects of the surviving partner's life. Sleep loss that often follows can have a negative long-term impact on the health of the widowed spouse, according to new research from Rice University.

Engineered organism could diagnose Crohn's disease flareups

Rice University researchers have engineered a bacterium capable of diagnosing a human disease, a milestone in the field of synthetic biology.

Moody summer show spotlights Ruais' large-scale ceramic works

Brie Ruais is one of the foremost young sculptors working in clay today, and Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will host her first institutional solo exhibition this summer when “Brie Ruais: Movement at the Edge of the Land” opens June 5.

‘I just wanted fireworks’: Class of 2020 returns for emotional graduation, reunion

Postponed by the pandemic, commencement finally came for these proud Owls.

Minor revolution: Class of 2021 graduates in historic in-person ceremony at Rice stadium

“You chose Rice, I believe, not because it was easy, but because it was hard,” said Rice President David Leebron.