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....
In a landmark moment for Rice, renowned computer scientist Lydia E. Kavraki has been named a University Professor, the institution’s highest academic ...
Public transit operators keep cities moving, helping people get to work, attend medical appointments and access essential services. But while passenge...
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 lunche...
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...
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 he...
Rice welcomed renowned biomedical engineer and entrepreneur Robert Langer to campus for the President’s Lecture Series....
New insights into sleep uncover key mechanisms related to cognitive function
November 22, 2024
A new study by a team of researchers at Rice University and Houston Methodist’s Center for Neural Systems Restoration and Weill Cornell Medical College has uncovered a key mechanism by which sleep enhances neuronal and behavioral performance.
Rice alumna Adrogué makes history as judge on new Texas Business Court
November 21, 2024
Rice University alumna Sofia Adrogué was sworn in as judge of the 11th Division Texas Business Court Nov. 19 at the Harris County Courthouse.
November 21, 2024
Rice’s Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences hosted its inaugural workshop Nov. 14-16.
CPRIT leaders enjoy campus tour showcasing cancer research initiatives and capabilities
November 20, 2024
Senior officials from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas visited Rice Nov.11 for a firsthand, comprehensive look at the university’s cancer-focused collaborative research initiatives and innovation-driven facilities and labs.
Take Flight program makes four-year STEM education ‘accessible to all high-achieving students’
November 19, 2024
More than 100 students from local community colleges visited Rice’s campus Nov. 8 as part of a transformative pathway program meant to increase STEM degree completion and educational access for Houston-area students from under-resourced and historically excluded communities.
Local Foods Market-Rice University now open at Brochstein Pavilion
November 19, 2024
Longtime Houston restaurateur Benjy Levit debuted Local Foods Market at Rice, situated in the newly renovated Brochstein Pavilion, during a soft opening Nov. 19. Its hours of operation will be weekdays from 8 a.m.-6 p.m. and weekends 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
Rice welcomes more than 400 students to Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium
November 19, 2024
Rice drew more than 400 of the nation’s brightest undergraduate researchers to its campus Nov. 8-10 for the 16th annual Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Workshop highlights ‘pivotal moment’ for future of AI in space exploration
November 18, 2024
The In-Space Physical AI Workshop convened top scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs and government leaders to explore the role of AI in space exploration.
Rice University announces strategic expansion into India with Rice Global India
November 18, 2024
Rice is expanding its international presence with the launch of Rice Global India. This strategic initiative underscores the university’s commitment to fostering global collaboration and advancing its contributions to India’s rapidly growing education and technology sectors.
‘Surprised and moved’: Rice student Jae Kim named Rhodes Scholar
November 17, 2024
Rice senior Jae Kim ’25 has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, one of just 32 American recipients – and the sole representative from a Texas university – chosen to study at the University of Oxford in England next fall.