As Rice’s December graduates receive their degrees, they look to take on a wide range of challenges as they impart their wisdom gained at Rice on the ...
In less than an hour, Dean Seiichi Matsuda and the graduate and postdoctoral studies staff doled out 102 cakes from two local bakeries amounting to an...
Rice bioengineer Omid Veiseh has been elected as a National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded to inventors....
Rawand Rasheed ’23, a Rice University alumnus and trailblazer in sustainable technology, has been named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in the “Energy and...
The Rice School of Architecture is proud to announce the opening of William T. Cannady Hall for Architecture and a strategic renovation of MD Anderson...
Rice bioengineering graduate students in the Global Medical Innovation program recently visited the Rio Grande Valley to better understand the unique ...
Over 500 students will conclude their academic journeys as Rice Owls when they walk during the December commencement ceremony Dec. 10....
Researchers are developing a novel antibody therapy to treat bone metastases in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer....
Rice lab’s boron nitride composite could be useful for advanced technology applications
August 7, 2023
Rice University scientists have found that a boron nitride nanocomposite interacts with light and heat in unexpected ways that could be useful for advanced technology applications.
O-Week for Rice’s Class of 2027 begins Aug. 13
August 4, 2023
Rice University will kick off its annual O-Week tradition Aug. 13, welcoming the diverse and talented Class of 2027 with open arms.
Rice study: Children are usually the poorest members of refugee communities
August 4, 2023
Violent conflicts around the world have driven more people from their home countries than ever before. As these individuals and families seek safe havens, new research from Rice University has found that refugee children are up to three times more likely to be poor than adults – even within their own families.
Melinda Spaulding Chevalier named VP for public affairs at Rice
August 2, 2023
Melinda Spaulding Chevalier, an Emmy Award-winning communicator, brand strategist, crisis management expert and community affairs leader, has been named Rice University’s next vice president for public affairs.
DesRoches announces Tommy McClelland as Rice's next director of athletics
July 30, 2023
Rice University President Reginald DesRoches announced in a message to the campus today that Tommy McClelland will be the school’s next director of athletics.
Rice U. program in Costa Rica promotes medical innovation
July 27, 2023
Rice University’s Global Medical Innovation program combines engineering, business and clinical training to help students solve real-world medical needs.
Owls take on inaugural AAC Media Day
July 27, 2023
Head coach Mike Bloomgren and four players represented Rice University at the American Athletic Conference Football Media event in Arlington on July 24-25.
New software designs optimized, personalized treatments for movement impairments
July 27, 2023
A team of Rice University engineers has launched open-source software that constructs and uses personalized computer models of how individual patients move to optimize treatments for neurologic and orthopedic mobility impairments.
Ruth Simmons to deliver 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities
July 27, 2023
Rice President’s Distinguished Fellow Ruth Simmons will deliver the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, the National Endowment for the Humanities announced July 26.
Stephen Bayer named VP for development and alumni relations at Rice
July 26, 2023
Stephen Bayer, a seasoned fundraiser with over 22 years of leadership experience in higher education, has been named vice president for development and alumni relations at Rice University, effective Sept. 26.