‘The tools change, but the core concepts don’t’: Teaching finance in the age of AI
On the heels of Rice Business professor Kerry Back’s Financial Management Association Innovation in Teaching Award, he sat down for an interview with Rice Business to talk about how artificial intelligence is enhancing academia.
Friends of Fondren celebration honors Rice authors, artists and composers for 2025 works
Rice's Friends of Fondren Library gathered the campus community Jan. 29 to celebrate a year of creative and scholarly achievement, honoring faculty, staff, alumni and supporters whose books, journals, musical compositions and artistic works were published or presented in 2025.
Owls rally past North Texas for 16th straight win
The Rice women's basketball team erased multiple double-digit second half deficits to upend North Texas 70-68 Tuesday night at Tudor Fieldhouse.
Farwell remembered as guiding force for generations of singers at Shepherd School
Joyce Farwell, professor emerita of voice, passed away Jan. 21 in Waco, Texas.
Rice commends Nichol’s 19 years of sparking scientific curiosity, bolstering access
Rice is recognizing Carolyn Nichol for 19 years of service. She is the director of the Office of STEM Engagement, providing strategic leadership for a team of 14 professionals dedicated to advancing excellence in teaching and learning.
Rice360 and African universities inspiring new generation of inventors and global health innovators
When the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies launched the first design studios in partner universities across Africa during Phase 1 of the NEST360 initiative, the vision was clear: create sustainable, university-based ecosystems that empower students to design, prototype and commercialize lifesaving technologies inspired by real needs in their own communities.
Lilie announces Rice Innovation Fellows cohort
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) is thrilled to introduce the latest Rice Innovation Fellows 2026 cohort, a dynamic group set to lead the future of scientist- and engineer-driven spinout ventures from Rice labs.
Melting glaciers are drawing more visitors: What that says about climate change
As glaciers around the world continue to shrink and disappear, they are drawing more visitors than ever, not only for their beauty but for what they have come to represent in an era of climate change. A new study examines this phenomenon, showing how melting glaciers have become powerful destinations for tourism,
Scientists camouflage heart rate from invasive radar-based surveillance
Rice researchers and collaborators have developed a system to camouflage heart rate from radar-based surveillance.
Raveena to headline Spring Fling outdoor music concert at Moody Center for the Arts
Hosted on the Moody Terrace, the annual concert series is free and open to the public.
Science and religion are not ‘polar opposites,’ Ecklund argues on Nature’s podcast
Rice sociologist Elaine Howard Ecklund joined Nature’s career podcast “Working Scientist” to share her research on religion among scientists and discuss her book “Secularity and Science: What Scientists Around the World Really Think About Religion.”
Why Houston’s most financially vulnerable residents turn to high-cost loans
New research from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research finds that nearly 1 in 5 Houston-area residents used at least one high-cost lending product in the past year, far exceeding the national rate.
Rice partners with Astronaut Scholarship Foundation on STEM scholarships
Rice recently announced a partnership with the Astronaut Scholarship Foundation, which offers students up to $15,000, mentorship, networking and a paid trip to the ASF Innovators Symposium and Gala.
Latitude 49 to perform free guest artist recital at Shepherd School
Blending the finesse of a classical ensemble with the drive and precision of a finely tuned rock band, Latitude 49 has been energizing audiences with new music since its founding in 2012.
Former Owls catcher Lehmann, 3-time World Series champion, returns to Rice for fundraising event
Nearly two decades after helping power Rice University’s baseball team through one of the most successful stretches in program history, Danny Lehmann returned to South Main feeling less like an honored guest and more like a family member coming home.
