‘There truly is no place like Rice’: Arjun Surya shares commencement address....
The 2026 Digital Learning Symposium, an inaugural event for Rice, brought together faculty, students and thought leaders to explore a central question...
Rice professor Lauren Hennelly uncovers stories hidden inside the DNA of Indian and Tibetan wolves....
Undergraduate researchers at the Wiess School of Natural Sciences recently presented their findings at the annual Natural Science Undergraduate Resear...
As more than 1,360 students crossed the stage at Rice during the university’s largest undergraduate commencement ceremony in history, the celebration ...
Legacy at Rice is not just something to look back on — it is something actively built, carried and expanded. That idea that started with a few members...
Four Rice students named 2026 Sumners Scholars....
Nearly 300 graduates of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing took part in the induction ceremony for the Order of the Engineer and ...
Rice Vice President and Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland announced on Tuesday that Andrea Blackett '97 has been named the third-ever head coach ...
A team of Rice bioengineers has developed a new way to create highly realistic “mock” patient samples that could help accelerate the development of fa...
The Institute of Global Politics at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice...
The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies hosted its annual Recognition and Awards Breakfast, honoring the 2026 graduates of Rice’s global ...
Blackett named third-ever women’s track and field, cross country head coach
Rice Vice President and Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland announced on Tuesday that Andrea Blackett '97 has been named the third-ever head coach for the women's track and field/cross country program. Blackett will take over the program effective on July 1, following the retirement of longtime head coach Jim Bevan.
Rice researchers develop realistic ‘mock’ samples to speed cervical cancer test development
A team of Rice bioengineers has developed a new way to create highly realistic “mock” patient samples that could help accelerate the development of faster, more accessible cervical cancer screening tests for low-resource settings.
The Institute of Global Politics at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs and the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice announced the creation of a new task force focused on assessing the strategic rationale for U.S. foreign assistance, reframing policy objectives and developing actionable recommendations for a new era of global competition.
Rice360 graduation breakfast honors excellence in research, service and global innovation
The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies hosted its annual Recognition and Awards Breakfast, honoring the 2026 graduates of Rice’s global health technologies minor program May 8.
New Rice professor leads project to build more climate-resilient Gulf Coast
Andrew Hoffman, an incoming professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences who will join Rice’s faculty July 1, was awarded a $1.9 million grant to improve the accuracy, actionability and regional relevance of sea level rise projections.
First-in-human trial demonstrates promise of implantable cytokine factories for ovarian cancer
Rice researchers and collaborators at MD Anderson report results from a first-in-human trial evaluating a novel cell-based therapeutic platform in patients with advanced ovarian cancer.
AI-powered handheld microscope aims to spot cancer earlier
Researchers at Rice and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have developed a compact, artificial intelligence-powered imaging device that could transform how clinicians detect cancer.
Climate patterns may shape where violent conflict risks are amplified, Rice study finds
A new Rice study uses high-resolution data and empirical modeling to examine how large-scale climate patterns shape the probability of civil conflict and war.
Rice Business honors MBA graduates, student leaders and faculty at commencement
The latest graduates from Rice’s Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business were awarded their Master of Business Administration degrees on May 8 at Tudor Fieldhouse in front of a crowd of loved ones, faculty, staff and students.
Boniuk Institute awarded $2.9M to study religion’s impact on AI, biotech and more
Today, the big questions surrounding religion and science are about responsibly building and managing new scientific technologies, how they can shape what the world should be and what it could become — questions Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance will try to answer in partnership with the University of California, San Diego thanks to a new $2.9 million grant from the Templeton Religion Trust.
