Rice computer science lab collaborates on design of novel SARS-CoV-2 test
Rice computer scientists are collaborating with molecular diagnostics company Great Basin Scientific to streamline the development of COVID-19 testing.
The 2026 Rice Business Plan Competition announced today the 42 startups invited to compete for more than $1 million in prizes April 9-11 at Rice Unive...
The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice has been recognized among top graduate programs in the Financial Times global business school r...
“Let’s begin with a very simple premise — simple but extremely important: Sound policy depends on sound data,” said David Satterfield, director of Ric...
The Texas-France Space hub's first annual Houston Space Galette, held Feb. 12, fostered dialogue within the Houston space community. ...
Rice University’s Virani Undergraduate School of Business is expanding its undergraduate business major with the launch of a new marketing concentrati...
a spirit of conversation defined the two-day conference organized by Rice’s School of Humanities and Arts faculty Jacqueline Couti and Caroline Fache ...
When the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies launched the first design studios in partner universities across Africa during Phase 1 of th...
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) is thrilled to introduce the latest Rice Innovation Fellows 2026 cohort, a dynamic group ...
Harvey's overall impact dwarfs subsequent storms, Texas Flood Registry finds
Hurricane Harvey ravaged the Houston area three years ago, but as another major storm threatens the upper Texas coast, a new report from the Texas Flood Registry shows the 2017 disaster's lasting impact is felt more strongly than that of subsequent storms, including Tropical Storm Imelda.
New semester brings unique O-Week experience
Rice reimagined O-Week to include remote students in the annual orientation week and its traditions.
Remote control: CTE’s Adaptive Course Design Institute prepares professors for teaching online
Rice professors set it all aside this summer to learn all about the best new tools for teaching online.
'Is This the End?' Big Questions courses tackle truth, ethics and the apocalypse
Two new Humanities classes will explore questions for which there is no 'right' answer.
Jackie McCauley, first Black woman admitted to Rice as undergrad, dies at 73
Jacqueline Elizabeth “Jackie” McCauley, the first Black woman admitted to Rice, died Aug. 9 in Canberra, Australia, at 73.
Classical Mask: Art History’s punny posters encourage mask wearing, social distancing
New health protocol notices in Herring Hall promote safety, smiles.
Rice remembers legendary Rabbi Samuel Karff, one of Houston’s 'Three Wise Men'
Rabbi Karff lectured at Rice for over 20 years and was influential in fundraising for its Jewish Studies program.
Where lions operate, grazers congregate … provided food is great
Meals are typically family affairs for zebras, gazelles, cape buffalo and other grazing species in the African Serengeti, but in one of the first studies of its kind, ecologists have found grazing species can be more willing to share meals in areas frequented by lions.
Unprecedented move-in process puts Rice to the test
Hundreds of Owls come home to roost, kicking off an O-Week like no other.