Rice launches a first-of-its-kind collaboration: the Texas Linguistics Consortium....
Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology at Rice awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation....
Intero Biosystems — a life science company that has developed the first cell-derived human “minigut” replicating cell types, spatial structure and fun...
Rice and ExxonMobil have entered into a master research agreement to collaborate on research initiatives focused on sustainable energy solutions. ...
Oz Ocampo, a former international scout with the Houston Astros, is shaping the next generation of sports industry professionals....
An international team of physicists, including Rice’s Paul Padley, Frank Geurts, Karl Ecklund, Wei Li and Darin Acosta, was awarded the 2025 Breakthro...
At the busy intersection of academic life and everyday student traffic, a striking white and yellow structure has appeared on Rice’s campus....
A pair of Rice students are harnessing cutting-edge neuroscience to design an affordable, wearable solution for people living with Parkinson’s disease...
NSF renews Rice-based NEWT Center for water treatment
October 15, 2020
The National Science Foundation renews the Rice-based Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Center for five years. The Engineering Research Center is dedicated to enabling access to clean water around the world.
English professor’s first novel optioned for TV
October 14, 2020
Bryan Washington’s new novel, “Memorial,” doesn’t arrive in print until Oct. 27, yet the title has already been optioned for television.
Black alumni share stories, memories of ‘ever-changing’ Rice
October 12, 2020
The Oct. 7 panel was organized by Rice's Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice.
Voter registration drive at Fondren Library finishes strong ahead of 2020 elections
October 12, 2020
Cross-campus collaborations made volunteer-driven event a success.
Seesaws offer playful social distancing on campus
October 8, 2020
Rice Architecture students built 'Twelve Feet Apart' to encourage safe outdoor activities.
Rice Public Art transforms temporary classrooms into public art destinations
October 6, 2020
HOUSTON – (Oct. 6, 2020) – The tent-like structures serving as temporary classroom spaces at Rice University during the pandemic could have been left as they were built: tall, steel-framed, silvery-white facilities tucked behind a row of live oak trees near Hanszen College at the corner of College Way and Alumni Drive.
Musicians may need more than social distancing to stay safe on stage
October 5, 2020
Keeping musicians safe while they're on stage during the pandemic may require more than just social distancing, according to a study of exhaled aerosols conducted by Rice University engineers and musicians from Rice's Shepherd School of Music and the Houston Symphony.
Flu shots — including drive-up options — available on campus
October 1, 2020
Rice faculty and staff will have an opportunity to get a flu shot on campus starting this week.
New technology TA positions empower students to partner with professors
October 1, 2020
These student jobs are about more than just troubleshooting Zoom calls.
'States of Mind: Art and American Democracy' exhibit at the Moody demands attention, contemplation
September 28, 2020
A highly political art show isn’t easy, but that’s the point.