
Annual event showcases AI and high-performance computing advances in energy
Rice’s Ken Kennedy Institute will host its annual Energy HPC Conference Feb. 25-27.
Annual event showcases AI and high-performance computing advances in energy
Rice’s Ken Kennedy Institute will host its annual Energy HPC Conference Feb. 25-27.
Renowned artist Ryan McKinny to perform with Shepherd School students
Tickets are now available for the Shepherd School of Music’s upcoming recital “Ryan McKinny & Friends.”
Rice Wind Energy advances to final phase of Collegiate Wind Competition
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Rice Wind Energy as one of 12 teams advancing to the final phase of the 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition.
Rice tuition benefits help empower employees, boost careers and support families
Rice’s commitment to lifelong learning isn’t just for students. Recent updates to the university’s tuition benefits policies are making a significant difference in the lives of employees and their families, offering greater support for professional development and educational opportunities.
Rice opens the Rice Nexus, an innovation factory in the Ion focused on AI
Rice is celebrating the grand opening of the Rice Nexus, its flagship innovation hub in the Ion District designed to help faculty, students and alumni founders turn breakthrough research into high-impact startups.
Watch: Love springs eternal at Rice
Love is in the air at Rice. The campus provides not only rigorous academic programs and top-notch research; it also serves as the meeting ground for Owls to discover romance. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, fall in love with stories of Owls meeting, courting and eventually saying “I do.”
Owls open season with Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge
Rice opens its 110th college baseball season in a new venue as the Owls join seven other schools in the first Puerto Rico Baseball Challenge, Friday through Sunday.
Spring Fling returns to Moody Center for the Arts with Madison McFerrin and DJ DOUBLEDUTCH
The March 1 event runs from 7-9 p.m. with special access to the galleries from 5-7 p.m.
Cristian Măcelaru returns to the Shepherd School for 2 February concerts
Grammy-winning conductor and alumnus Cristian Măcelaru ’06 ’08 is returning to Rice’s Shepherd School of Music for two upcoming performances, marking his first visit since being named distinguished visiting artist.
OpenStax algebra curriculum receives unanimous approval in Texas
OpenStax, the world’s largest publisher of open educational resources based at Rice, announced that its algebra curriculum has received unanimous approval from the Texas State Board of Education. With this approval, the curriculum has been added to the Texas Instructional Materials Allocation list, underscoring OpenStax’s commitment to providing secondary educators with affordable, high-quality resources that support student success.
The Rice lab of bioengineer Gang Bao and collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a new gene-editing strategy that dramatically boosts the effectiveness of gene therapies in the liver, a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for about 700 genetic disorders in this vital organ as well as in other organs and tissues.
When medicine, technology and the humanities intersect, the result is a conversation that challenges the status quo and reimagines the future of health care.
Glasscock School of Continuing Studies launches teaching minor
Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies is now offering a minor in teaching, marking the school’s first undergraduate credential.
Rice convenes experts to examine history, identity and global impact of Haiti
Exploring Haiti’s colonial past, its revolution and independence and its contemporary challenges, the symposium “Haiti and the World: Global Encounters of the Past, Present and Future” addressed themes such as migration, political resilience, economic struggles and environmental concerns.
Rice Master of Global Affairs students take on international policy negotiation in Paris
In their final semester, a group of Master of Global Affairs students applied their academic knowledge in a real-world setting, spending a week in Paris.