Rice’s Jo receives Moore Foundation Experimental Physics Investigators award
Gyu-Boong Jo has been selected for the 2025 cohort of the Experimental Physics Investigators Initiative.
Men’s golf makes history, shares title at Trinity Forest Invitational
After winning the Bayou City Collegiate Classic last week, the Rice Men's Golf team made history, earning co-champion honors at the Trinity Forest Invitational, winning consecutive tournaments for the first time in school history.
Top university programs announced at Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers conference
The Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC), headquartered at the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, brought leading programs together to celebrate creativity and innovation in university-based entrepreneurship education for its annual conference Oct. 2-4 and announced the top programs in higher education.
Flash Joule heating lights up lithium extraction from ores
Researchers led by James Tour have developed a new way to extract lithium from salty water.
Rice announces second cohort of Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows
Rice has named 10 graduate students as recipients of the 2025-26 Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowships, a program created through a partnership between the Rice Sustainability Institute and Chevron.
One year in, Momentous strategic plan accelerates Rice’s path toward bold future
One year after launching its ambitious 10-year strategic plan, Momentous: Personalized Scale for Global Impact, Rice is already seeing the transformative results of its bold vision.
Rice leads breakthrough in eco-friendly removal of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from water
Rice researchers, in collaboration with international partners, have developed the first eco-friendly technology to rapidly capture and destroy toxic “forever chemicals” in water.
School of Humanities and Arts opens doors through lecture series
Whether it’s a journalist unpacking democracy, a historian reframing medicine or an artist probing the legacies of empire, these lectures invite the community to listen, learn and question.
Protecting public health: Rice’s Stadler honored by The Water Research Foundation
The Water Research Foundation recently presented Lauren Stadler, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Rice, with the 2025 Paul L. Busch Award at the Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference in Chicago.
Hernandez’ ‘Hijos de la Virgen morena’ connects cultures, generations
The mural, on view in the Moody’s Flex Studio, depicts a textured hill made of clay layered with papel picado figures that recall deities of both Catholic and Indigenous origin.
Reimagining health: A transatlantic conversation on digital care, ethics, equity
Bringing together scholars across disciplines and national contexts, the event explored how emerging technologies affect reproductive health, ethical practice and the meaning of care itself.
Rice’s Wittung-Stafshede discusses role with Nobel committee for chemistry
Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede discusses role with the Nobel committee for chemistry.
Personalized culture of care: Families Weekend celebrates connection, community and Rice pride
Rice welcomed hundreds of parents and family members to campus Oct. 3-4 for Families Weekend, a beloved annual tradition that gives loved ones a glimpse into student life and the vibrant community that defines the Rice experience.
Nuestra Herencia adds flavor to Hispanic Heritage Month
Music, dance and culture filled Rice's Grand Hall during the annual Nuestra Herencia, an event sponsored by the Office of Public Affairs’ Multicultural Relations as part of Hispanic Heritage month held Oct. 5.
Q&A: How Rice and Houston Methodist are building the future of digital health
Ahead of the Houston Methodist-Rice University Digital Health Institute Summit Oct.8, Rice News spoke with institute leadership about the institute’s vision, its distinctive assets and the opportunities it opens for the future of health care.