Nearly 1,000 people gathered to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the release of its 2025 Kinder Housto...
Rice Athletics announced that it will partner with Independent Sports and Entertainment to identify a potential naming rights partner for Rice Stadium...
The Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center at Rice, in collaboration with a team of experts, has developed the Galves...
In a new study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers from Rice and the Planetary Science Institute used complex simulations to show that wide-orb...
A team of Rice engineering students has designed and built a safer, low-cost propulsion module for small satellites....
As the world races to address the climate crisis, a coalition headquartered at Rice is taking a radically collaborative approach to one of the toughes...
A festive crowd of alumni and friends gathered at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston to celebrate Rice’s most dedicated supporters at the Association of Ri...
To prepare the next generation of innovators and thought leaders in AI, Rice will offer a Bachelor of Science in AI beginning in the fall of 2025....
Lydia Kavraki named University Professor, the highest faculty distinction at Rice
May 20, 2025
In a landmark moment for Rice, renowned computer scientist Lydia E. Kavraki has been named a University Professor, the institution’s highest academic rank. She becomes only the 11th person and the third woman in the university’s 112-year history to earn this prestigious title.
May 19, 2025
Public transit operators keep cities moving, helping people get to work, attend medical appointments and access essential services. But while passenger safety is often in the spotlight, the health and well-being of drivers who spend long hours behind the wheel is frequently overlooked.
May 19, 2025
The 2025 Kinder Houston Area Survey, one of the nation’s longest-running studies of an urban area, was released today at the institute’s annual luncheon.
May 16, 2025
Rice celebrated a major step in its translational research efforts May 5 with the official launch of RBL LLC. Held at the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park, the event featured a keynote by Robert Ruffolo Jr., followed by a fireside chat with Ruffolo and biomedical engineer Robert Langer, moderated by STAT senior writer Matthew Herper.
When Rice feels like family: 2 deans, 2 daughters, an unforgettable commencement
May 14, 2025
It’s not every year that commencement features school deans wearing two hats — as academic leaders and as proud parents. Rice celebrated a rare and heartfelt milestone when two graduating seniors received their diplomas from their own parents.
Biotech pioneer Robert Langer delivers President’s Lecture at Rice
May 14, 2025
Rice welcomed renowned biomedical engineer and entrepreneur Robert Langer to campus for the President’s Lecture Series.
Rice engineers tackle sunlight intermittency in solar desalination
May 14, 2025
A team of Rice engineers has developed a system that could transform desalination practices, making the process more adaptable, resilient and cheaper. The new system is powered by sunlight and uses a creative approach to heat recovery for extended water production ⎯ with and without sunshine.
ENRICH Office’s Health Innovations Symposium showcases Rice-TMC biomedical collaboration ecosystem
May 14, 2025
Rice’s ENRICH Office hosted a two-day symposium April 24-25 at Helix Park highlighting the encompassing range of biomedical research at the university and the network of collaborations with institutions across the Texas Medical Center.
Rice’s Iyengar honored by Phi Beta Kappa Society as Key into Public Service Scholar
May 13, 2025
Rithika Iyengar, a rising senior at Rice, has been named a 2025 Key into Public Service Scholar by the Phi Beta Kappa Society.
About time: Rice researcher exploring how seasonal rhythms shape the hidden web of life
May 13, 2025
Volker Rudolf, a professor of biosciences at Rice, is investigating just how powerful seasonal rhythms, known as phenologies, can be.