The dean of School of Humanities and Arts will step down at end of spring 2027 semester....
Courses are taught in English by faculty from 23 member institutions and built around themes that are global in reach and grounded in Venice itself....
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research offers insight into what gets eligible voters to cast a ballot....
Rice’s Tam Dao and Kenny Evans have received a federal grant to investigate the scope and frequency of foreign influence in U.S. institutions. ...
Lydia Kavraki and Rebecca Richards-Kortum are the first two faculty members in Rice history to be elected to all three U.S. national academies — the N...
The sunrise and sunset light sequence now showcases a completely renovated lighting system installed under the supervision of Turrell’s studio. ...
Rice is entering a new era of growth, fueled by record student demand, an expanding faculty and research enterprise, major investments in campus infra...
For Nathan Citino, the Barbara Kirkland Chiles Professor of History at Rice, the 25th anniversary offers an opportunity to look beyond the attacks the...
Rice graduate programs earn strong national rankings in latest US News listing
Rice continues to earn national recognition for the strength and breadth of its graduate programs with multiple disciplines ranked among the nation’s best in the 2026 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools.
Senior Spotlight 2026: For this aspiring physician, computer science is ‘empowering’ asset
Rice senior Pankti Mehta is channeling her drive to improve how people access and experience health care by combining computer science with hands-on clinical insight.
Leadership in age of AI: John Doerr on purpose, innovation and the future
Venture capitalist John Doerr joined Doerr Institute for New Leaders’ director Bernie Banks at Rice March 26 for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, technology and the future of work.
Rice’s Glasscock School convenes over 270 nonprofit leaders for Best Boards conference
The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies welcomed nonprofit leaders from across Texas and the Gulf Coast March 26 for its annual Best Boards conference, a sold-out gathering focused on strengthening governance and leadership in a rapidly shifting landscape.
New Rice, UH partnership aims to address real-world solutions for plastics recycling
The Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Houston Energy Transition Institute are launching a strategic partnership to advance scalable, real-world solutions for plastics circularity by integrating policy, economics, science and engineering.
Rice rises in national patent rankings
Rice continues to strengthen its position as a leader in innovation, rising to No. 66 in the 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities List for utility patents, released by the National Academy of Inventors. The university moved up two spots from last year , with 29 patents issued during the 2025 calendar year.
Rice has received a grant from the Houston Endowment to expand opportunities for students in the Master of Social Policy Evaluation (MSPE) program and to strengthen the impact of nonprofit work across Houston.
Rice changemakers recognized by Houston Woman Magazine
Two Rice leaders and three alumni have been named among “Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women of 2025” by Houston Woman Magazine.
Rice leaders highlighted the evolving demands on workers — and the role of higher education in preparing them — during multiple sessions at CERAWeek by S&P Global.
5 Rice researchers elected AAAS fellows
Five Rice professors, Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, Volker Rudolf, Edward Knightly, Marcia O’Malley and Ed Billups, have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
