Researchers at NASA and Rice have launched the the world’s first open-source dynamic simulation environment to develop robots used in space vehicles a...
Taylor Schultz, who graduated this spring with a degree in chemical and biomolecular engineering and served as president of Duncan College, was select...
Published in the journal Information Systems Research and co-authored by Jing Zhou, the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management at Rice Business, the...
An estimated 141,000 Houston-area residents experienced temporary homelessness in the past year, according to a new survey by Rice’s Kinder Institute ...
Rice and the Max Planck Society officially launched the Quantum Materials - Rice and Max Planck Partnership (Q-RaMP) June 19, aimed at supporting the ...
Researchers from Rice and North Carolina State University have created a nontoxic, stretchable battery that operates by extracting moisture from the a...
Rice's Office of Public Affairs earned four honors at the 41st Public Relations Society of America Houston Excalibur Awards, including Communicat...
The National Academy of Construction has elected Rice President Reginald DesRoches as one of 45 new members in its Class of 2026. ...
Rice students launch oral history archive to preserve Indigenous Texas stories
The project titled “Living Memory: An Oral History Project to Strengthen Native Sovereignty in Texas” began in fall 2024 as part of the Center for Civic Leadership-funded Houston Action Research Teams program.
Language, legacy and la dolce vita: Shepherd School students explore the roots of opera in Italy
The program is designed to deepen students’ fluency in a language essential to the operatic tradition.
2025 Kinder Houston Area Survey finds Houstonians proud, united and looking ahead
Nearly 1,000 people gathered to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and the release of its 2025 Kinder Houston Area Survey.
Rice to partner with ISE on naming rights for Rice Stadium
Rice Athletics announced that it will partner with Independent Sports and Entertainment to identify a potential naming rights partner for Rice Stadium, the iconic home of Rice Football and countless other major sporting and entertainment events over the past eight decades.
The Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center at Rice, in collaboration with a team of experts, has developed the Galveston Bay Park Plan, an in-bay barrier and park system designed to provide enhanced storm surge protection and navigation and environmental benefits for the highly vulnerable west side of Galveston Bay.
In a new study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers from Rice and the Planetary Science Institute used complex simulations to show that wide-orbit planets are not anomalies but rather natural by-products of a chaotic early phase in planetary system development.
Rice method refines ultrapure diamond film fabrication for quantum and electronic applications
Rice researchers have developed a simpler and more effective technique to make ultrapure diamond films for quantum and electronic applications.
From Rice to orbit: Student engineers build safer, low-cost satellite thruster
A team of Rice engineering students has designed and built a safer, low-cost propulsion module for small satellites.
Forging a path to a sustainable carbon economy: Inside the vision of Rice’s Carbon Hub
As the world races to address the climate crisis, a coalition headquartered at Rice is taking a radically collaborative approach to one of the toughest challenges: how to decarbonize industry while at the same time boosting manufacturing, improving infrastructure and securing the supply chains for the energy and materials we rely on every day.
Shining a spotlight on excellence: Association of Rice Alumni honors Laureates Award recipients
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 Rice Alumni’s annual Laureates Celebration May 8.
