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 Pickle Lab in Ion District open to public
November 14, 2024
The Ion District, Houston’s hub for innovation, now has its very own pickleball experience with the newly-opened Pickle Lab.
‘Game changer’ in lithium extraction: Researchers develop novel electrochemical reactor
November 13, 2024
Researchers at Rice have developed an innovative electrochemical reactor to extract lithium from natural brine solutions, offering a promising approach to address the growing demand for lithium used in rechargeable batteries.
School of Architecture launches Exhibitions at Rice with ‘The Sixth Sphere' at Cannady Hall
November 13, 2024
The inaugural exhibition at the Rice School of Architecture’s new William T. Cannady Hall explores how architecture and design can participate in a more sustainable world.
Rice Business tops Princeton Review entrepreneurship rankings for sixth year in a row
November 12, 2024
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business has taken the No. 1 spot in The Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship magazines’ rankings of top schools for graduate entrepreneurship programs for the sixth year running.
Kinder Institute report: Houston area pre-K programs boost early elementary success
November 11, 2024
Students who attended pre-K programs at public schools in the Houston area are seeing benefits in early elementary school, according to new reports from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Shepherd School alumni among 67th annual Grammy Award nominees
November 8, 2024
Several alumni from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music are in the running for Grammy Awards, continuing the school’s legacy of musical excellence with the 67th annual Grammy Awards set to be held Feb. 2.
Rice college preparedness workshop looks to ‘break down the barriers for students to enter college’
November 7, 2024
Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies welcomed 75 students from Eastwood Academy to campus for its annual college preparedness workshop entitled Navigating the Pathway to College Admission last month.
November 6, 2024
The Southeast Regional conference of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Program unfolded at Rice Nov. 1-3, gathering undergraduate fellows from across the Southeast to present their research, connect with peers and explore graduate school opportunities.
WaTER Institute leads the charge in making cleaner water through nanotech
November 5, 2024
Providing access to safe drinking water can save more lives than doctors
Aston Martin F1 Team brings race car, conversation series to Rice campus
November 5, 2024
The Aston Martin Formula One Team (AMF1) and Motorsport Culture Collective (MCC) hosted an evening of panel discussions on the commercial side of racing at Rice this month. Students from Rice as well as Texas Southern University piled into Kraft Hall’s auditorium to listen to panelists from AMF1 personnel and partners such as Valvoline and were treated to a networking event in the courtyard outside Rice’s Valhalla with food provided by Trill Burger.