Latest editions of Rice magazines highlight rapidly growing global reach, research impact
Rice has released two new editions of its flagship publications — Rice Magazine and R3: Rice Research Review — offering readers a look at the university’s rapidly growing global presence and research efforts aligned with major societal challenges and opportunities.
Rice, Lehigh launch Consortium for Enhancing Resilience and Catastrophe Modeling
Rice and Lehigh University have announced the launch of the Consortium for Enhancing Resilience and Catastrophe Modeling, a research initiative designed to advance catastrophe risk modeling and resilience assessment.
South Korean law enforcement delegation visits Rice Police Department
A delegation of law enforcement officers from South Korea recently visited campus to learn how the Rice Police Department addresses domestic violence cases.
Biotechnology Innovation Organization president and CEO John F. Crowley visited Rice as part of a tour highlighting regional biotech hubs across the country.
‘Imaginative inner world’: Rice anthropologist shares books that shaped her life at Fondren Library
Rice anthropologist Gökçe Günel traced her path from childhood novels in Turkey to groundbreaking ethnographic research during a Sept. 10 talk at Fondren Library
Rice historian Brinkley to deliver National Heritage Lecture in Washington, DC
Douglas Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor in Humanities and professor of history at Rice, has been selected to deliver the 2025 National Heritage Lecture in Washington, D.C., a prestigious annual event hosted by the White House Historical Association in partnership with the U.S. Capitol Historical Society and the Supreme Court Historical Society.
Castellón’s ‘Impluvium Redux’ short-listed for major award in Venice
“Impluvium Redux,” an innovative architectural structure designed by Juan José Castellón of Rice’s School of Architecture, has been short-listed for the 2025 European Cultural Centre (ECC) Awards in the University Project category.
Rice sociologist investigating how features of the built environment — like dead-end streets, highways, fences and railroad tracks — shape patterns of neighborhood separation and access to opportunity across U.S. cities.
Rice rises in US News rankings, recognized for value, teaching and innovation
Rice continues its upward trajectory in national and international rankings, earning the No. 17 spot in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
Rice convenes leaders to tackle urgent water challenges
Rice is fostering sustainable water and energy solutions by convening leaders across industry, policy and research to confront one of the most pressing challenges of our time: water scarcity and resilience.
Rice undergraduate builds tool to help NASA scientists monitor microbes in space
Rice junior Ankhi Banerjee spent 10 weeks over the summer building a data-analysis pipeline to help NASA Johnson Space Center scientists track microbes aboard the International Space Station.
Rice partners with Locksley Resources to advance US critical materials processing, energy innovation
Rice has entered into a research partnership with Locksley Resources Ltd.
Finance, computer expert Malamud to present lecture series at Rice Business
Semyon Malamud, senior chair at the Swiss Finance Institute and associate professor of finance at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, will host a series of lectures at Rice Business as part of the Dean’s Distinguished Visiting Fellows Program.
A new chapter: Rice’s School of Humanities becomes School of Humanities and Arts
To recognize a growing investment in the visual arts and creative writing, Rice’s School of Humanities is changing its name to the School of Humanities and Arts.
Rice takes down Charlotte to open American play
The Rice Owls defeated Charlotte 28-17 in its American Conference opener on Thursday night.
