Rice unites global quantum materials synthesis leaders in Paris for cutting-edge workshop
The Rice Center for Quantum Materials hosted a workshop on quantum materials synthesis at the Rice Global Paris Center, bringing together global researchers in physics, materials science, chemistry and quantum research to identify new directions and address urgent challenges facing the quantum materials synthesis community.
Rice Board of Trustees welcomes 5 new members
Rice has elected five new members to its board of trustees. Dr. Barbara Jenkins Gibbs ‘73, John V. Jaggers ‘73, Robert “Rob” Kaplan, Akilah Mance ‘05 and Sunit Patel ‘85 will begin their terms July 1.
Rice students gain behind-the-scenes experience helping prepare Houston for the FIFA World Cup
As Houston prepares to welcome the world for the FIFA World Cup 2026, Rice students are helping make it happen.
Physicists measure quantum entanglement of quantum critical metal
Rice’s Qimiao Si collaborated with researchers from TU Wien in an experiment that showed quantum entanglement of a quantum critical metal.
Kinder State of Housing report finds growing number of residents financially squeezed
Kinder Institute's 2026 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report finds many residents are spending more of their income on housing.
RNA barcoding approach reveals previously unknown virus-host relationships
An interdisciplinary team of Rice researchers has uncovered previously unknown relationships between bacteriophages and their bacterial hosts, offering a powerful new tool for next-generation microbiome engineering.
Rice’s Tringides wins prestigious Pew Biomedical Scholar award
Christina Tringides is the recipient of the highly prestigious Pew Biomedical Scholar award.
Rice STEM-Letics camp turns sports into gateway for engineering
STEM-Letics, a summer camp hosted by Rice’s Center for STEM Engagement and Rice Athletics, introduces students in grades three through five to science, technology, engineering and math through sports and hands-on activities.
Rice brings innovation to the world stage at FIFA Fan Festival
Amid the energy, music and sea of soccer fans at FIFA Fan Festival, Rice University is giving visitors from around the world a chance to experience a different kind of game changer.
Rice watch parties bring global World Cup excitement to campus and beyond
The FIFA World Cup has arrived in Houston, and Rice is helping bring the excitement to fans across campus and the city.
‘Timely and urgent’: Conference studies pathways to religious pluralism
The Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance at Rice held the third annual Convening on Religious Violence and Religious Pluralism, a creative conference that brings together emerging and established academic experts from around the world to energize the intellectual climate around issues of religious pluralism and to spur interdisciplinary research on the conditions that foster and inhibit religious pluralism and religious conflict and violence.
Rice’s Baker Institute launches Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center with U.S. Department of Energy
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy welcomed dignitaries from the United States, Cyprus, Greece and Israel on June 11 to mark the launch of the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center (EMEC), a new initiative focused on advancing energy security, regional stability and international collaboration.
Hot temps, cold treats at annual Ice Cream Social
Rice staff enjoyed a sweet afternoon of appreciation at the June 4 Ice Cream Social, hosted by Staff Council and served by university leadership.
AI crashed a Paris wine tasting and that was the point
The ‘Human Flourishing in the Age of AI’ conference tackles how AI is quietly reshaping what it means to live a fully human life.
Van der Westhuizen crowned national champion
Mckyla Van der Westhuizen jumped from third to first to be crowned a National Champion in the javelin, joining a list of all-time elite athletes for Rice women's track and field Thursday evening at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
