English lecturer Bryan Washington awarded two top literary prizes
Acclaimed young author of short story collection 'Lot' will release his first novel, 'Memorial,' in October.
Kenneth Tam, an interdisciplinary artist whose work spans video, sculpture, installation, performance and photography, is an assistant professor of ar...
Karma Elbadawy, a graduating senior at Rice, has been named a 2026 Thomas J. Watson Fellow....
When NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean April 10, a critical piece of the spacecraft’s safe return traced back to research at Ric...
BRCĒ is a material-tech startup replacing failure-prone textiles with polymer composites engineered for strength, fire resistance and intrinsic stabil...
Four months after its launch, Project Metis is building momentum — with a new website and video offering a deeper look at the initiative’s vision to p...
Rice will contribute its expertise to the newly established Coastal Texas Research Council, a scientific and technical hub supporting the historic Coa...
As NASA’s Artemis II mission marks a historic return to crewed lunar flight, a Rice alumna is helping monitor the spacecraft in real time from the gro...
A new report from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) at Rice offers a clearer answer to a question many district leaders and families a...
Egg-based coating preserves fresh produce
Eggs that would otherwise be wasted can be used as the base of an inexpensive coating to protect fruits and vegetables, according to Rice University researchers.
President lays out Rice’s flexible path
Rice President David Leebron laid out the health, operational and financial challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic in a virtual Town Hall on May 22 and offered heartfelt hope the university would emerge stronger when the virus subsides.
New provost looks ahead to unique challenges
As Reginald DesRoches formally assumes the title of Rice University provost, he expects the job will be every bit as challenging as he anticipated when appointed in December. But he didn’t anticipate the challenges of COVID-19.
Campus Kindness: Rice garden donating produce to local food pantry
Campus Kindness is a series of features on Rice Owls contributing to the fight against COVID-19.
Rice names campus grove in honor of Rev. William Lawson
Rice University has announced it will name part of its campus central quadrangle The Reverend William A. Lawson Grove.
HOUSTON – (May 18, 2020) – When surveyed in February and early March — on the brink of the coronavirus pandemic — Houstonians expressed a deeper sense of mutual trust, empathy and solidarity than ever before, with growing numbers of people calling for policies to reduce inequalities and improve public schools, according to the 2020 Kinder Houston Area Survey.
Rice’s commencement ceremonies go virtual for first time
A behind-the-scenes look at how it all came together with weeks to spare.
Rice grads win 10 Fulbright grants
The university celebrates one of its largest-ever cohorts of Fulbright Scholars this year.