News Releases

OpenStax welcomes largest group of schools into Institutional Partner Program to date

Rice University’s OpenStax is welcoming 16 colleges and universities into its Institutional Partner Program for the 2023-24 school year. Participants receive support from experts in institutional change management and strategic initiatives aimed at increasing campus use of free, openly licensed OpenStax textbooks. 

Regulating emotions during negative experiences may lessen troubling memories

Training strategies that teach depressed individuals how to better manage their negative emotions may not only help their mood but also their memory of difficult events, according to new research from Rice University.

Portia Hopkins named Rice historian

Portia Hopkins, a seasoned researcher, chronicler and teacher with a wealth of experience in academia, was recently named the new university historian at Rice.

Rice to host BLAC Fall 2023 Virtual Symposium Sept. 22-23

Rice University will host the Black Leadership Across Campuses (BLAC) Fall 2023 Virtual Symposium Sept. 22-23.

Hospital prices vary for those who call to ask, Rice report shows

Hospitals in the United States may quote vastly different prices for their services – depending on how you find that information, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine.

Rice to host ‘Go! ENTREPRENEUR TOUR Experience’ with Damon Dash Sept. 23

Rice University’s Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning (CERCL) is partnering with DiverseCiti Houston to celebrate the influence and impact that 50 years of hip-hop has made on the world of business and entrepreneurship.

DOE backs Rice study of how soils store carbon

Two Rice University scientists have won a 3-year grant from the Department of Energy to study clay mineral formation processes in a watershed in order to develop a model of how soils store carbon as organic matter.

Rice lands at No. 17 in latest US News rankings

Rice ranked 17th among the nation’s top universities in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” guidebook.

Making hydrogen from waste plastic could pay for itself

Rice University researchers have found a way to harvest hydrogen from plastic waste using a low-emissions method that generates graphene as a by-product, which could help offset production costs.

New Rice memory research examines how we remember faces

The common struggle of remembering a face or a name gets more difficult as we age, and new research from Rice University aims to figure out why.

Rice Business rises in MBA rankings

Rice Business jumped ten spots to rank No. 19 on Bloomberg Businessweek’s Full-Time MBA ranking for 2023-2024. 

​​​​​​​Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator aims to rapidly turn medical and health discoveries into cures

Rice University today introduced the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, a Houston-based accelerator focused on expediting the translation of the university’s health and medical technology discoveries into cures.

Rice to host International Space University program in 2024

Rice University and NASA’s Johnson Space Center will host the International Space University’s 2024 Space Studies Program, an intensive, eight-week summer program for professionals in space-related fields that will be held on Rice’s campus next summer.

Antidepressants may reduce negative memories while improving overall memory, according to Rice study

New research from Rice University finds that antidepressants may actually reduce negative memories in individuals suffering from depression while improving overall memory function.

You can leave your gloves on: Rice-developed material burns viruses, safe for skin

A new material that packs deadly heat for viruses on its outer surface while staying cool on the reverse side could be used to make sustainable, multiuse personal protective equipment. Marquise Bell, a Rice graduate student who is the lead author of the research, was also part of this year’s NextProf Nexus workshop, a national, competitive faculty development program for engineering students from underrepresented groups.