Two Rice research teams have received Phase I awards through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, a national initiative harnessing artific...
The Moody Civic Immersion program is a weeklong experience run by Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership that brings incoming students into the city befor...
Rice has joined the U.S. Department of Energy Quantum Science Center....
Rice has announced that the new building under construction for Rice Business will be named Asha and Farid Virani Hall in recognition of a gift from c...
For Mauricio Benitez, every FIFA World Cup is about more than the soccer on the field. It’s about the people....
Rice Business earned five top 10 rankings in The Princeton Review's 2027 business school rankings, highlighted by its first recognition for Best ...
More than 800 K–12 students from across the greater Houston area traded traditional summer pastimes for notebooks, pens and art supplies as participan...
As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power across the U.S., a new study co-authored by Hon Chung Lau, adjunct professor in the ...
Innovation across Africa takes center stage at Rice360’s first networkwide design competition
The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies and its invention education partners across Africa marked a major milestone at the first Invention Education Networkwide Design Competition, a two-day event held Nov. 20-21 that brought together the most promising student-led innovations from seven university design studios across the continent.
Engineered material uses light to destroy PFAS, other contaminants
Materials scientists at Rice and collaborators have developed a material that uses light to break down a range of pollutants in water, including “forever chemicals” or PFAS.
In one of the country’s most diverse and fast-growing cities, it’s not unusual to find people juggling multiple roles. But few balance them quite like HTC Kelly, a postdoctoral researcher at Rice University by day and a Houston Texans Cheerleader on nights and weekends.
Paul, lead of Rice Nexus, elected to National Academy of Inventors
Sanjoy Paul, executive director of Rice Nexus and AI Houston and associate vice president for technology development at Rice University, has been selected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
Atomic America: Rice students explore human legacy of nuclear age
Rice history students traveled to New Mexico to visit uranium mines, nuclear test sites and more as part of the "Atomic America" course, taught by Luis Campos.
Discipline, ambition and responsibility: More than 500 degrees conferred at December commencement
The newest parliament of Owl graduates celebrated a major step in their educational journey during Rice’s December 2025 commencement ceremony, held in Tudor Fieldhouse Dec. 9. The event included 116 bachelor’s degrees, 397 master’s degrees and 65 doctoral degrees conferred among the new graduates.
Led by composer and professor Anthony Brandt, the lab highlights a growing area of study at the intersection of the arts, neuroscience and the medical humanities.
Rice partners on Project Metis to advance global leadership in brain health, emerging brain economy
Rice is a key partner on Project Metis, a groundbreaking initiative led by Center for Houston’s Future to position the Houston-Galveston region as the global leader in brain health and the emerging brain economy.
Rice seniors gather at President DesRoches’ home for annual holiday celebration
Rice President Reginald DesRoches welcomed seniors to his home Dec. 6 for the university’s annual Senior Holiday Celebration, a festive tradition that brings the class together before they head into their final semester.
