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 Housto...
Rice Athletics announced that it will partner with Independent Sports and Entertainment to identify a potential naming rights partner for Rice Stadium...
The Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center at Rice, in collaboration with a team of experts, has developed the Galves...
In a new study published in Nature Astronomy, researchers from Rice and the Planetary Science Institute used complex simulations to show that wide-orb...
A team of Rice engineering students has designed and built a safer, low-cost propulsion module for small satellites....
As the world races to address the climate crisis, a coalition headquartered at Rice is taking a radically collaborative approach to one of the toughes...
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....
NIH funds new Baylor/Rice genome editing testing center
September 27, 2023
A five-year, $3.9 million grant from the National Institutes of Health will help establish a joint Baylor College of Medicine/Rice University center to support the development and testing of new genome editing technologies.
Feds fund $45M Rice-led research that could slash US cancer deaths by 50%
September 26, 2023
The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has awarded a Rice-led team $45 million to rapidly develop an implant with sense-and-respond technology that could slash U.S. cancer-related deaths by more than 50%.
Rice creates $1M scholarship in honor of Ruth Simmons
September 25, 2023
An event intended to honor higher education trailblazer Ruth Simmons’ best-selling new memoir became a groundbreaking event of its own when Rice University President Reginald DesRoches announced the creation of a $1 million scholarship in Simmons’ honor.
Copper-based catalysts efficiently turn carbon dioxide into methane
September 25, 2023
Copper-based catalysts developed by Rice University materials scientists help speed up the rate of carbon dioxide-to-methane conversion.
Nia McCardell looks to leave lasting legacy at Rice on and off court
September 22, 2023
Senior Rice volleyball player Nia McCardell has become a staple on the court and an overall leader for the Owls in her four years on campus.
Rice trustee Terrence Gee and family donate $1M to university
September 22, 2023
Rice University trustee Terrence Gee and family have donated $1 million to the university to help establish the Dr. Anthony B. Pinn Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Center for African and African American Studies.
DOE backs Rice study of how soils store carbon
September 18, 2023
Two Rice University scientists have won a 3-year grant from the Department of Energy to study clay mineral formation processes in a watershed in order to develop a model of how soils store carbon as organic matter.
Owls complete city sweep on Celebrate Houston Day
September 18, 2023
The Rice Owls completed their first city sweep in football after a convincing 59-7 victory over Texas Southern University at Rice Stadium Sept. 16, one week after topping the University of Houston.
Rice lands at No. 17 in latest US News rankings
September 18, 2023
Rice ranked 17th among the nation’s top universities in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” guidebook.
September 15, 2023
The Ralph S. O’Connor building for Engineering and Science was officially inaugurated yesterday with a ceremony commemorating the late Rice University trustee whose generosity helped make it a reality.