American Conference releases 2026-27 Rice women's basketball schedule
The American Conference has announced the 2026-27 conference schedule for the Rice women's basketball team, featuring an 18-game schedule.
Rice football opens conference play at home against UTSA for Families Weekend
The Rice football team returns to Rice Stadium Oct. 3 to kick off American Conference play against the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Shepherd School students join Grammy winner Bullock for Langston Hughes recital
As the 2026-27 Aleko Endowed Artist, Julia Bullock curated an evening of song, chamber music and poetry celebrating the Harlem Renaissance.
Think you’re protected? New research shows how perceptions of immunity shape vaccine decisions
New research explores how perceptions of immunity can shape vaccine decisions and how personalized feedback may help people better understand their protection.
Rice pastry chef takes her cake illusions to Food Network
Rice pastry chef Sarah Ono Jones takes her cake illusions to the Food Network.
A softer porous material could help improve solid-state batteries
Rice researchers have developed a relatively soft, flexible material that can selectively transport lithium ions — offering a new approach to porous solid electrolytes that combine efficient ion movement with better mechanical adaptability inside a battery.
A summer in Seoul reshapes premed student’s view of care
Through Rice in Korea, junior Abbie Wang shadowed traditional Korean medicine faculty alongside language coursework.
University launches search for Rice’s next director of athletics
The university has formed a search committee and hired a search firm to begin the recruitment process for Rice’s next Vice President and Director of Athletics.
Rice explores AI, ethics and innovation in health care at annual AI in Health Conference
As artificial intelligence rapidly advances, researchers and health care professionals are exploring new ways to apply AI tools and technology to the most complex challenges in health and medicine.
Glasscock School welcomes alumni for evening of learning and connection
The Rice Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies welcomed alumni back to campus Sept. 22 for an evening designed to reconnect graduates with the university and introduce them to opportunities for lifelong learning.
New catalogs map quantum possibilities of atomically thin materials
In two papers published in Science Sept. 24, an international collaboration provides both the building blocks and a guide to the search for families of twistronics.
‘Nice to show gratitude’: Rice scholarship recipients celebrate donor support at Owl Stars event
Rice endowed scholarship recipients gathered Sept. 24 at Huff House for Owl Stars, a celebration recognizing the students and donors whose generosity helped make their Rice experiences possible.
Shaping digital health innovation for better care
The Digital Health Institute, a joint initiative of Rice and Houston Methodist, will convene leaders across domains of expertise to examine the policy and implementation decisions that shape the real-world use of digital health technologies on Oct.15.
Who’s really No. 1? Rice statisticians build better way to make sense of competing sports rankings
Rice statisticians, in collaboration with Cornell University, have developed a new method designed to find clearer answers in messy rankings data.
Pioneering legal scholar reflects on identity, inequality and the ideas that shaped her work
Influential legal scholar, Kimberlé Crenshaw, speaks to a packed Rice audience for a conversation about race, gender, law, education and the experiences behind her new memoir.