Researchers at Rice have developed an innovative electrochemical reactor to extract lithium from natural brine solutions, offering a promising approac...
The inaugural exhibition at the Rice School of Architecture’s new William T. Cannady Hall explores how architecture and design can participate in a mo...
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business has taken the No. 1 spot in The Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship magazines’ rankings of top schools for ...
Students who attended pre-K programs at public schools in the Houston area are seeing benefits in early elementary school, according to new reports fr...
Several alumni from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music are in the running for Grammy Awards, continuing the school’s legacy of musical excellence with th...
Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies welcomed 75 students from Eastwood Academy to campus for its annual college preparedness work...
The Southeast Regional conference of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Program unfolded at Rice Nov. 1-3, gathering undergraduate fellow...
Providing access to safe drinking water can save more lives than doctors...
Rice engineers develop AI system for real-time sensing of flooded roads
August 26, 2024
Rice engineers have developed an AI machine learning system for real-time sensing of flooded roads through existing data sources and reporting mechanisms.
Rice’s Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies unveils first annual Energy Insights
August 26, 2024
Texas’ energy reliability and the future of global energy supply chains are just a few of the topics addressed in the first annual Energy Insights – a collection of articles from fellows and scholars at the Center for Energy Studies (CES) from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy that provides expert data and analysis on some of the most pressing policy issues affecting national and global energy markets.
New Rice center to address impact of climate change on coastal economic powerhouses
August 26, 2024
Globally, 800 million people living in hundreds of urban areas will face grave social and economic risks from sea level rise and routine coastal flooding by 2050.
'Elevating the dining experience’: Rice welcomes Local Foods to Brochstein Pavilion
August 23, 2024
Rice University inked a deal with the restaurant group LFG to bring Local Foods to campus as a vendor at Brochstein Pavilion. The new dining option will open this fall to offer coffee, pastries, fresh pastas, stone cooked pizzas, beer, wine and more.
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music announces 2024-25 season
August 22, 2024
The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University is preparing for a monumental milestone, beginning a multiyear celebration this fall in honor of the school’s 50th anniversary.
ChatGPT could help people with creativity in everyday tasks, study says
August 20, 2024
ChatGPT, the generative artificial intelligence technology developed by OpenAI, could help humans with daily, creative tasks — even tasks typically thought to require the human ability to “read between the lines,” according to new research by the University of Houston and Rice University. Its capability has proven to be superior compared to traditional Google search or even human brainstorming without any technical assistance, the study authors argue.
Rice welcomes the newest Owls into the nest at O-Week matriculation
August 19, 2024
“Welcome to Rice!” President Reginald DesRoches exclaimed at the Aug. 18 matriculation ceremony for the Class of 2028. After spending the day helping the new class of freshmen move into its residential colleges, DesRoches and university leadership celebrated the new students’ official entry into Rice at Tudor Fieldhouse to share their advice and support for the upcoming years.
Researchers make breakthrough in fight against COVID-19
August 16, 2024
Jose Onuchic is part of a research team that has made a discovery in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.
August 15, 2024
Rice’s Ashutosh Sabharwal will lead a research project dedicated to the design and development of a modular platform for wireless networking, imaging and sensing that will significantly expand research capabilities and catalyze innovation in support of 6G wireless.
August 13, 2024
A Rice-led multi-institutional research collaboration has won an award of up to $18 million over five years from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop and validate a new system for improving tumor removal accuracy for two types of cancer: breast, and head and neck cancer.