Remembering Frank Fisher, pioneering Rice environmental scientist and beloved mentor
Frank Martin Fisher Jr., a Rice professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology, passed away at the age of 95 on June 23.
A World Cup superfan's journey comes full circle at Rice
For Mauricio Benitez, every FIFA World Cup is about more than the soccer on the field. It’s about the people.
When work and family collide, job flexibility helps shape who adjusts
New research examines how dual-earner couples balanced work and family responsibilities during the early weeks of the pandemic.
Rice Business earned five top 10 rankings in The Princeton Review's 2027 business school rankings, highlighted by its first recognition for Best Campus Environment (No. 9), a return to the top 10 for Best MBA for Consulting (No. 8), Best MBA for Finance (No. 7) and Greatest Resources for Minority Students (No. 6). The school also landed the No. 6 national ranking for MBA@Rice, placing it among the nation's best online MBA programs.
Rice recently held a two-day Urban Sustainability Innovation Sprint and the opening reception for the Urban Sustainability Projects Portfolio at the Ion.
In Paris, Rice physiology students trace science to its source
For professor Laura Kabiri, who teaches the same physiology course in Houston, Paris changed what the material meant to her students.
Summer Creative Writing Camp sparks imagination for more than 800 greater Houston students
More than 800 K–12 students from across the greater Houston area traded traditional summer pastimes for notebooks, pens and art supplies as participants in Rice's annual Creative Writing Camp.
Study finds carbon capture and storage could help curb emissions from AI-driven data center boom
As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power across the U.S., a new study co-authored by Hon Chung Lau, adjunct professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice and founder of Low Carbon Energies LLC, has found that carbon capture and storage could play a major role in limiting the climate impact of data centers.
Uncertainty and the future of North American trade discussed by international experts
The Claudio X. González Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy convened leading trade experts to examine the implications of the U.S. decision not to renew the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on July 1, and what the prolonged negotiations could mean for North American businesses.
Extreme precipitation in Central Asia connected to drought in mainland Southeast Asia
Rice’s Na Wang and Sylvia Dee find extreme weather across Asia is connected and increasing in frequency.
Rice political scientist examines how opposition movements challenge authoritarian regimes
Oren Samet, who is joining Rice’s Department of Political Science as an assistant professor, researches the international dimensions of authoritarian politics and democratization.
Local students uncover Galveston’s Jewish history through Rice archives fellowship
Nine high school students from five schools across the Houston region spent a week at Rice this summer exploring the rich history of Galveston’s Jewish community through the South Texas Jewish Archives’ second annual summer fellowship program.
Rice Provost Dittmar brings economist’s lens to Borgo Dialogues at the Vatican
Amy Dittmar brought an economist’s and higher education leader’s perspective to the Vatican for a global conversation on how health systems, labor markets and communities can be designed around human dignity.
From Owl Edge to published research: Externship sparks mentorship, career path for Rice senior
What began as a three-day virtual externship through Rice's Owl Edge program grew into a life-changing mentorship, undergraduate research opportunity and a published peer-reviewed journal article for recent graduate Priya Armour.
Rice’s SSPEED Center helped shape coastal recreation vision now before Congress
A coastal resilience vision that launched more than 15 years ago through Rice University’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center has reached a major milestone through the introduction of the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area Act.