Rice University News & Media

Rice engineers, in collaboration with Houston Methodist and Baylor College of Medicine, are developing a noninvasive device to better understand how the brain disposes of metabolic waste while the wearer sleeps.

‘The Sand Recalls the Moon’s Shadow’ runs through Dec. 19.

Symbiotic single-celled algae can reproduce not only by mitosis, but also sexually. Encouraging sex in these algae can accelerate their evolution to help coral reefs cope with climate change.

The Moody Foundation has granted Rice $100 million to build a transformative new student center designed by one of the world’s premiere architects and to create endowments supporting student opportunity and success, both as part of the center and in other areas of the university.