James Turrell’s ‘Twilight Epiphany’ Skyspace, anchor of Rice Public Art Collection, reopens Sept. 15
The sunrise and sunset light sequence now showcases a completely renovated lighting system installed under the supervision of Turrell’s studio.
Rice Chorale to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 with Duruflé’s Requiem
Professor Thomas Jaber said the observance has grown to encompass all those lost to violence or natural causes.
Rice archive of the unexplained gets its own TV series
“Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena,” a six-part documentary series filmed at Rice, premieres Oct. 1 at 9 p.m. on SundanceTV, AMC+ and All Reality.
Rice MFA student reflects on Dolly Parton after years chronicling her life, legacy
Shima Oliaee created the podcast “Dolly Parton’s America,” which began as a four-hour interview with the superstar in her music recording studio in Nashville, Tennessee.
A blade of grass in a beating heart: Rice students find design needs bedside
Bioengineering students address 5 unmet health care needs through clinical immersion in Houston hospitals
Rice pianist, doctoral student takes national stage with Performance Today
Sean Terada Yang was selected as a 2026 Young Artist in Residence for American Public Media program.
Who’s writing your medical record? AI in exam room more than notetaker
In a new article published in The Lancet, Rice’s Kirsten Ostherr and her co-authors argue that these tools known as ambient scribes do far more than take notes.
Owls take over Academic Quad for president’s O-Week welcome
The evening built to the campuswide O-Week dance, the one piece of choreography every Owl learns before a single class syllabus.
Tony winner and ‘Hamilton’ star Renée Elise Goldsberry to perform at Rice Jan. 23
Tickets for the one-night-only performance go on sale Oct. 16.
From Mahler’s flop to AI’s future: Shepherd School debuts musicology lecture series
The Music and Ideas Series will bring four leading scholars to campus between October and March for free talks open to the public.
Literature meets medicine on the streets of Paris
A comparative lens runs through the syllabus of the Paris summer course, which paired French works in translation with foundational texts in the medical humanities.
Rice senior ‘incredibly grateful’ to represent US at Miss World competition
Senior Mary Sickler grew up in Houston seeing Rice as home, she said, and transferring here marked a new beginning.
Moody Center for the Arts’ front door swings wide for Summer Jam
Now in its sixth year, the free community day returned July 18.
Rice's first professor at Venice International University returns with a fresh eye for the classroom
“This experience made me realize how strongly students respond to that and how engaged the rest of the class becomes listening and learning from it," said anthropology professor Nia Georges.
Before Day 1, Rice’s newest students got their hands dirty in Houston
The Moody Civic Immersion program is a weeklong experience run by Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership that brings incoming students into the city before their first semester begins.