Rice to celebrate grand opening of Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall Sept. 11
The 94,000-square-foot facility designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro will serve as a hub for visual arts, performance, interdisciplinary collaboration and research-driven creativity.
‘SPILL’ recognized at Houston Theater Awards; Shepherd School collaborators among winners
The honors reflect both the technical ambition of “SPILL” and the artistry of its creative team.
‘Great day to be an Owl’: Rice football team scores big on move-in day
At each of the university’s 11 residential colleges, Rice football players and Athletics staff carried trunks, mini-fridges and laundry baskets up two, three and even four flights of stairs.
‘Bonjour’ to the boulevard: Rice in France expands to Paris
Rather than romanticize the city, French studies lecturer Nelly Noury-Ossia asked students to interrogate it.
The course co-taught by Juan José Castellón and Kalil Erazo paired architecture and engineering students to study how sustainable structures are conceived and built.
Rice Global India opens new Bengaluru hub
The new space's central location offers quick access to universities, business districts, government offices and the city’s thriving technology sector, home to startups, multinational firms and R&D centers.
Rice students see social neuroscience come to life in Paris classroom, surrounding city
While the course content remained rooted in the neuroscience of emotion and cognition, the setting gave students opportunities to directly engage with the subject in new and unexpected ways.
CHHAIN, supported by a $500,000 NEH grant, will serve as a central hub for exploring how humanities-based insights, particularly those grounded in ethics, history and patient narratives, can shape the future of responsible AI in health care.
Rice men’s basketball team heads to Europe with culture, curiosity in tow
In preparation for its August trip through Belgium and France, the team participated in two cultural workshops designed and led by School of Humanities faculty members.
This year’s Summer Jam welcomed more than 1,900 people as they explored the Moody’s exhibitions “Figurative Histories” and “Collective Memories.”
Internships and impact: How Rice students are shaping the world
Across the country and globe, Rice students are seizing hands-on roles with real stakes by interning in fields as diverse as offshore energy, arts education, global sports marketing and refugee housing.
Romanticism in real time: Rice students take on ruins, race, revolution in Paris
Held over three weeks this summer, the class was grounded in literature, philosophy and art history but used Paris itself as the primary teaching tool.
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music announces 2025-26 season
With orchestral, chamber, opera and recital programs, the milestone season showcases the excellence of Shepherd’s students and faculty alongside appearances by distinguished guest artists.
No hype, just breakthroughs: Rice AI summit quietly makes waves in Paris
Some of the world’s top minds in machine learning, optimization and distributed systems gathered this summer in the heart of Paris.
The Reading Room HTX to complement ‘Figurative Histories’ exhibition at Moody Center for Arts
Visitors are encouraged to browse, read and linger, connecting the work they see on the gallery walls to broader histories and artistic traditions through literature.
