Rice University News & Media

Rice University is a key partner in the Subsea Systems Institute, a new Houston-based national research center for subsea engineering and offshore energy sustainability issues.

Rice student covers dorm room floor with 13,000 plastic balls

Rice University today named nanotechnology pioneer Naomi Halas director of the Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology. Halas, one of Rice’s most cited and renowned researchers, said she plans to expand the institute’s scope, engage more faculty and students and foster new collaborations at the frontiers of science.

Rice University’s Student Association is working to expand applied, direct and experiential learning opportunities and improve the university’s overall student experience, thanks to a new enterprise, the Rice Education of the Future initiative.