Across deserts and dynasties: Uzbekistan exhibition unveiled in Herring Hall
Rice’s Department of Art History unveiled its “HART in the World: Uzbekistan” student exhibition Oct. 29.
Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference inspires new partnerships for sustainable change
At the 2025 Innovation for Healthcare Access Conference, held Oct. 27-28 at Rice, leaders from academia, medicine, public health and policy converged to tackle one of the most urgent challenges in health care: how to ensure that innovations not only reach the communities that need them most but also endure long after the pilot projects end.
Alumni Weekend expands to 4 days of celebrations
Rice will welcome alumni, students, faculty, staff and the community to campus for Rice Alumni Weekend Nov. 6-9. This four-day celebration is part homecoming and part class reunion, offering a vibrant array of activities. Owls from around the world will gather to reconnect with old friends, relive cherished moments and rediscover what makes Rice extraordinary.
On-campus voting scheduled Tuesday at Rice Welcome Center
Rice will serve as a voting location on Election Day Tuesday in the Rice Welcome Center in Sewall Hall from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
‘Ambition, morality, greed’: Lovett Theater presents ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ Nov. 6-8
Lovett Theater will present “Little Shop of Horrors” Nov. 6-8 at Lovett Commons. The out of this world love story with a carnivorous twist is a tale about ambition, morality and greed.
Owls sweep Charlotte for 11th straight win
The Rice volleyball team kicked off November with a sweep over Charlotte on Sunday at Halton Arena.
Rice mechanical engineers turning everyday fabrics into new channel of communication
When Rice doctoral candidate Barclay Jumet first launched a high school business designing, making and selling bow ties — learning to sew on his mother’s college sewing machine — he never imagined that same skill set would one day help him reinvent how people communicate.
Rice gets into the Owl-oween spirit
Various groups from Rice decided to get into the Halloween, aka Owl-oween, spirit this year with spooky costume contests and festivities.
‘Endangered Feces’ turns humor into habitat in Harris Gully
Installed near Rice's Harris Gully Natural Area, the work features two decomposable sculptures shaped like the droppings of the Houston toad and the Attwater’s prairie chicken, both endangered species native to the Gulf Coast.
Audacity and humility: Astro Teller and Andy Karsner share moonshot secrets
The latest edition of the President’s Lecture Series brought Astro Teller and Rice alumnus Andy Karsner ’89 to the Rice Business Shell Auditorium to speak about technology and innovation for today’s challenges.
AI-powered alerts may cut kidney complications after heart surgery
A new collaboration between Rice and Baylor College of Medicine is using artificial intelligence to alert clinicians to early signs of kidney trouble giving them critical time to intervene before lasting damage occurs.
Ion District unveils new art displays showcasing local artists
Ion District announced its next round of site-specific window art installations. Created by Houston-based artists Luisa Duarte and Joel Zika, the new installations were unveiled by the artists Oct. 29 during a public event hosted by the Ion and Piper Faust Public Art at Second Draught.
Owloween takes over Rice Stadium Friday night
Rice football will celebrate Halloween in style as the Owls take on Memphis Friday, Oct. 31, in a nationally televised matchup at Rice Stadium.
Rice announces enhancements to campus support systems
Rice’s Disability Resource Center has been reorganized and expanded into two offices: one for students named the Student Disability Resource Center, while Human Resources will lead a second program to support faculty and staff, including the inclusive design committee that prioritizes projects within the annual funding allocated for Americans with Disabilities Act physical space needs.
Rice launches Brain Institute to accelerate discoveries in brain science and health
Rice has announced the creation of the Rice Brain Institute, an ambitious, interdisciplinary hub that unites faculty members across campus, including engineering, natural sciences and social sciences, to tackle one of humanity’s most complex and promising frontiers: the brain.