Rice opens Sarofim Hall, a transformative new home for the visual arts
The building consolidates Rice’s visual arts programs, long scattered across campus, into a single state-of-the-art space that emphasizes collaboration, transparency and public engagement.
Rice scientists develop ‘molecular magnifying glass’ to help identify diseases earlier
Researchers have engineered a fluorescent probe, into precise subdomains of protein.
Rice community honors 9/11 with stadium stair climb
Rice University’s Naval ROTC program hosted an inaugural stair climb at Rice Stadium Thursday morning to honor the victims of the Sept. 11 attacks, which occurred on this day 24 years ago.
Rice hosts 91 Fulbright students from around the world
Rice has welcomed 31 Fulbright students from 20 countries this academic year, one of the largest groups of international scholars on campus. They join 60 returning Fulbrighters in the Fulbright@Rice community.
Stein’s impact lives on through new civic engagement fund
The Rice community celebrated the life and legacy of longtime political science professor Bob Stein and announced Fund for Social Policy Research.
Recent research from Rice and Houston Methodist shows how data-driven methods can sharpen doctors’ decisions for patients with aortic regurgitation, a common heart condition where the heart valve doesn’t close properly and blood leaks backward into the heart.
Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week begins Sept. 15 and exemplifies how Houston is developing and scaling real solutions for the challenge of meeting growing global energy demand while reducing carbon emissions.
New climate models to reveal secret life of water
A project led by Rice and the U.S. National Science Foundation National Center for Atmospheric Research will build a new and improved version of the Community Earth System Model, which can trace water across the entire planet from the clouds in the sky to the thick ice sheets deep underground.
Rice scientists develop hydrogel platform for long-lasting, precision drug delivery
Rice scientists have developed a new drug delivery platform that could make it easier for patients to take their medications and may even boost drug efficacy.
Suspended forms, living materials shape Moody Center for the Arts’ ‘Bio Morphe’
“It’s a fresh perspective on a concept that has been around for a long time,” said curator Frauke Josenhans.
On a roll: Chabad at Rice hosts annual sushi social
Members of the Jewish student community at Rice gathered recently at the Chabad Jewish Student Center for sushi and socializing to kick off the fall semester. Hosted by Rabbi Shmuli Slonim and Nechama Slonim, the group welcomed more than 100 students for the popular annual gathering.
Future of business strategy must be customer-focused, Rice Business expert says
At Rice Business, the Center for Customer-Based Execution and Strategy — better known as C-CUBES — helps scholars excel in rigorous, peer-reviewed research focused on customer-based strategy.
As workplaces continue to grow more diverse and dynamic, many workers are thinking more deeply about how to stay true to their spiritual values while actively contributing to their organizations. A new book by a Rice University expert explores this growing need and offers a thoughtful framework for navigating faith at work.
Shepherd School season to open under Harth-Bedoya’s direction
The Shepherd School will open its 2025-26 season with two concerts led by its new distinguished resident director of orchestras, Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya.
Family flight: A legacy of aviation comes full circle at Rice
When Frank Abell walked into the Woodson Research Center at Rice’s Fondren Library this summer, he wasn’t just stepping into an archive — he was stepping into his family’s history.
