Rice Magazine

What if one of history’s most famous inventions held the key to making graphene more affordable?

A detention basin becomes a living laboratory as Rice students restore one of Texas’ most endangered ecosystems.

New books by Rice alumni cover motherhood, the Vietnam War, the unseen Erie Canal and more.

Students spend a semester reinvestigating real-life potential wrongful conviction cases.

For Michael Garcia, researching labor history in the Rio Grande Valley is also an act of recognition.

A few of the talented writers, artists and photographers who contributed to the Spring 2026 issue.

Research suggests the expansion of sports gambling may carry social consequences.