The next step in Houston’s beautification initiative kicked off May 13 in advance of the 2026 FIFA World Cup games taking place at NRG Stadium this su...
The Rice women’s track and field team won the American Conference Championship last weekend, claiming a team title as head coach Jim Bevan nears the e...
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Kinder Institute for Urban Research will host “Redrawing Risk,” a one-day public conference May 21 examin...
Rice faculty and staff members Yael Hochberg and Patricia Stepp were recognized at the inaugural Texas Innovation Conference & Awards, held April ...
‘There truly is no place like Rice’: Arjun Surya shares commencement address....
The 2026 Digital Learning Symposium, an inaugural event for Rice, brought together faculty, students and thought leaders to explore a central question...
Four Rice students named 2026 Sumners Scholars....
Nearly 300 graduates of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing took part in the induction ceremony for the Order of the Engineer and ...
Rice launches Wellness Wednesdays with tai chi session
Rice University’s President’s Office, the Rice Recreation Employee Well-Being Team and campus leadership kicked off the inaugural Wellness Wednesdays this week. The initiative is dedicated to faculty and staff well-being and focuses on a comprehensive approach to health and wellness, featuring many opportunities for employees to participate with university leaders in different ways.
International Timpani Intensive debuts at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music
For five days of musical immersion in early June, the inaugural International Timpani Intensive brought together timpanists from around the globe to Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.
Rice and MD Anderson launch Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative
Rice and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center today announced the creation of the Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative to develop innovative technologies and bioengineering approaches to improve cancer research, diagnosis and treatment.
New CPRIT chemistry professor to enhance cancer research at Rice
Rice’s Department of Chemistry will soon welcome Professor David Sarlah.
Team Ryu triumphs at International Space University’s robotics competition
Team Ryu took home first place at the ISU space-themed robotics competition.
The gap between health insurance costs and workers’ wages has significantly expanded, and this trend has not only led to significant concerns about health care affordability but raised questions regarding whether hospitals or health insurance companies bear the blame for escalating costs, according to new research from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Paris Center thrives as academic hub
In its first year of full programming, the Rice Global Paris Center has provided a hub for teaching, learning and research that has brought together participants from all over the globe.
Moody Center’s ‘Resonant Earth’ explores humanity’s entangled relationship with the land through art
“Resonant Earth: Contemporary Perspectives on Land and Body” is a new exhibition at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts that challenges viewers to reevaluate their relationship with the land.
Woodside Energy CEO, former Houston mayor highlight LGBTQ+ advances, leadership at Ion event
Woodside Energy CEO Meg O’Neill spoke with former Houston mayor and Rice alumna Annise Parker ’78 about LGBTQ+ representation in their respective fields at a June 20 event hosted by the Ion, Houston’s innovation hub powered by Rice. The fireside chat was a special edition of the Ion’s Visionary Voices speaker series in honor of Pride Month.
Researchers pioneer noninvasive gene therapy for brain disorders
A new method developed by a research team led by Jerzy Szablowski offers hope for treating brain disorders through gene therapy.
