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....
Rice Theatre wraps ‘The Comedy of Errors,’ full recording available online
November 3, 2024
Rice Theatre recently wrapped its production of William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” a masterful blend of wit, whimsy and wordplay that enchanted audiences with its delightful pandemonium. The play ran Oct. 18-26 at Hamman Hall.
Rice, Texas Medical Center institutions jointly award seed grants
October 31, 2024
Rice, together with Baylor College of Medicine and the Houston Methodist Academic Institute, has awarded seed grants in support of research on health equity and digital health.
‘Sharing concrete examples of leadership challenges’: Rice students learn from leaders at NASA
October 30, 2024
Widely recognized for developing leaders, Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders took its students to a place full of them earlier this month, visiting the NASA Johnson Space Center.
October 29, 2024
Nonpartisan data and insights on the top issues of the upcoming election such as U.S. fiscal, science and technology, energy transition and school choice policy are available in Election 2024: Policy Playbook, a series of policy briefs presented jointly by Rice and the Baker Institute for Public Policy. The series offers critical context, analysis and recommendations to equip policy leaders governing the U.S. and Texas in 2025.
Rice University announces historic gift to establish Virani Undergraduate School of Business
October 29, 2024
Houston business and community leaders Farid and Asha Virani have made a generous philanthropic gift to Rice's business program igniting a new era of opportunity for students. In recognition of this historic contribution, the current undergraduate business program will be named the Virani Undergraduate School of Business.
Rice reappoints key academic leaders Gorman, Matsuda, Higgs and Bruce
October 28, 2024
Rice University has announced the reappointments of Bridget Gorman as dean of undergraduates and Seiichi Matsuda as dean of graduate and postdoctoral studies, both for five-year terms beginning July 1, 2025.
October 28, 2024
Rice has launched the Center for Customer-Based Execution and Strategy (C-CUBES), housed within the Jones Graduate School of Business. The center is dedicated to researching, understanding and sharing customer-centered concepts and practices with for-profit and nonprofit organizations. It will serve as a hub for research scholars, business executives and nonprofit leaders to improve customer value, employee engagement and shareholder returns.
Rice historians offer perspectives, context for 2024 presidential election
October 25, 2024
Two weeks before Election Day, Rice’s School of Humanities hosted a discussion on the historical context and stakes of the upcoming presidential election.
October 25, 2024
A variety of distinctive political science courses this semester provides students a unique opportunity to explore careers in public service, experience life on the campaign trail and examine the dynamics of the 2024 election.
Ruth Simmons honored with National Humanities Medal by President Biden
October 24, 2024
Ruth Simmons, the President’s Distinguished Fellow at Rice and a pioneering leader in higher education, was presented with the National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden during a ceremony at the White House Oct. 21.