Rice rises in US News rankings, recognized for value, teaching and innovation
Rice continues its upward trajectory in national and international rankings, earning the No. 17 spot in the 2026 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings.
Rice’s newest Owls got an early introduction to one of the university’s loudest O-Week traditions Aug. 18 as Rice Rally brought together students, coa...
Rice's Lovett College has a new home. It has moved into a new 11-story building on campus, trading the familiar quirks of the Toaster for abundan...
Rice has once again earned national recognition in The Princeton Review’s annual Best Colleges rankings, taking the No. 1 spot in the nation for Lots ...
An unforgettable welcome for Rice's newest Owls — the largest freshman class in Rice history....
Rice welcomed more than 1,400 new undergraduate students to campus Sunday for the start of Orientation Week, where they were greeted by cheering stude...
When Rice’s newest residential college opened its doors this week, its first students didn’t simply move into a new building. They’re helping create a...
Researchers at Rice, with the support of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad and Northwestern University have developed an implantable cell therapy that may h...
David Sholl, Rice’s executive vice president for research and professor of chemical and biomolecular engineering, recently published an opinion piece ...
Rice convenes leaders to tackle urgent water challenges
Rice is fostering sustainable water and energy solutions by convening leaders across industry, policy and research to confront one of the most pressing challenges of our time: water scarcity and resilience.
Rice undergraduate builds tool to help NASA scientists monitor microbes in space
Rice junior Ankhi Banerjee spent 10 weeks over the summer building a data-analysis pipeline to help NASA Johnson Space Center scientists track microbes aboard the International Space Station.
A new chapter: Rice’s School of Humanities becomes School of Humanities and Arts
To recognize a growing investment in the visual arts and creative writing, Rice’s School of Humanities is changing its name to the School of Humanities and Arts.
For decades, researchers believed that Homo habilis — the earliest known species in our genus — marked the moment humans rose from prey to predators, but new findings from a team led by a Rice anthropologist challenge that view.
Rice accelerates AI innovation to transform teaching, learning and research
With the 2025–26 academic year underway, Rice is taking bold steps to harness the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in teaching, research and operations. Guided by Momentous, the university’s 10-year strategic plan, Rice is positioning itself as a global leader in the responsible development and application of AI, computing and other disruptive technologies.
Rice adopts Google’s generative AI solution to enhance student learning and faculty support
Rice has partnered with Google for Education to adopt Google’s generative AI solution, Gemini for Education, to provide students, faculty and staff with powerful, responsible AI tools designed to personalize learning, enhance creativity and better prepare students for a technology-driven future.
Rice Real Estate Co., in partnership with Lincoln Property Co., has unveiled plans to develop a landmark research, laboratory and office building designed to catalyze world-class innovation and enterprise in Houston.
Rice opens Sarofim Hall, a transformative new home for the visual arts
The building consolidates Rice’s visual arts programs, long scattered across campus, into a single state-of-the-art space that emphasizes collaboration, transparency and public engagement.
Recent research from Rice and Houston Methodist shows how data-driven methods can sharpen doctors’ decisions for patients with aortic regurgitation, a common heart condition where the heart valve doesn’t close properly and blood leaks backward into the heart.