As Houston prepares to welcome the world for FIFA World Cup 2026, Rice is making it easier than ever for prospective students, alumni, visitors and so...
Lineup includes 6 world premieres including 4 by Shepherd School students, Texas premiere of Aucoin and Ruhl’s ‘Eurydice’...
A new health policy research brief from the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice is drawing attention to the sweeping pace of health care policy ...
New funding from CPRIT will help Rice advance cancer research on several fronts, from strengthening a core genetic engineering facility that serves re...
Rice researchers' analysis uncovers the history of the Houston meteorite. ...
Making an Exoneree is a new class at Rice where students work with people in prison to reinvestigate cases that may involve wrongful conviction....
As Houston prepares to welcome the world for the FIFA World Cup this summer, Rice’s Center for STEM Engagement is leveraging the global spotlight to c...
As FIFA World Cup 2026 excitement builds in Houston, Rice University is extending its role as an official host city supporter by bringing the global t...
Rice celebrates 50 years of discovery with the Wiess School of Natural Sciences
More than 300 guests gathered Nov. 6 at Hotel ZaZa in Houston’s Museum District for a dinner and alumni awards ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences as an independent school at Rice.
Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics-based model
Researchers at Rice and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have unveiled a physics-based model of magnetic resonance relaxation that bridges molecular-scale dynamics with macroscopic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signals, promising new insight into how contrast agents interact with water molecules.
Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center convened more than 100 experts, industry leaders and attendees Nov. 6-7 for its 12th annual conference, connecting cutting-edge flood mitigation with the fast-emerging world of market-based natural carbon solutions.
Rice and Paris Brain Institute form transatlantic partnership in brain science and innovation
The partnership follows the recent launch of the Rice Brain Institute, a universitywide effort to accelerate discoveries in brain science and health.
Ukrainian delegation visits Rice to learn university’s sports science model
A delegation of Ukrainian sports medicine and performance experts visited Rice University to learn how the university integrates science, medicine and education to support student-athletes — a model they say they hope to adapt in their own national sports programs.
The first-of-its-kind initiative links two of the world’s leading research universities to create shared academic pathways and immersive undergraduate experiences across Houston, Paris and PSL’s campus in Sophia Antipolis.
Shepherd School celebrates 50 years with gala concert, dinner
The evening, chaired by Anne and Albert Chao and Isabel and Danny David with underwriter chairs Shawn Stephens and Jim Jordan, brought together alumni, faculty, students and supporters to celebrate five decades of musical achievement and philanthropy.
Global affairs major prepares Rice students to lead across borders
Rice’s global affairs major will give students a chance to study global issues through different lenses — political, cultural and economic — while gaining hands-on experience at home and abroad.
The Rice Business School at has secured the No. 1 ranking in graduate entrepreneurship education for the seventh year in a row, as named by The Princeton Review in partnership with Entrepreneur magazine. This sustained leadership reflects the school’s enduring commitment to innovation, venture creation and the cultivation of an entrepreneurial environment to build talent.
Rice’s Pedro J.J. Alvarez, a world leader in environmental nanotechnology and water sustainability, has been awarded the 2026 Benjamin Franklin Medal in Civil Engineering, one of the oldest and most prestigious science and engineering honors in the United States.
