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’s Boniuk Institute launches new Religion and Public Life Center
Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance hosted a celebration at Cohen House Aug. 28 to launch the new Religion and Public Life Center (RPLC). The center’s goal is to use research on religion to build common ground for the common good.
Rice launches Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowship, celebrates inaugural recipients
The Rice Sustainability Institute hosted a reception to introduce the inaugural cohort of the Rice Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowship.
‘India matters’: Shashi Tharoor speaks with Rice’s Satterfield about India’s global impact
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy welcomed author, politician and former international civil servant Shashi Tharoor Sept. 6 for a deep-dive conversation into how India is positioning itself as a key player on the world stage.
Rice students ‘Ride with Reggie’
Rice University President Reginald DesRoches took a break from his usual duties to personally transport students to their classes.
Rice addressing ‘one of the most pressing issues of our time’: The brain’s role in America’s future
Neuroscience experts from government, medicine, business and academia came together at Rice’s Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC) Aug. 27 to discuss the American “brain economy transition.” The role of the human brain in the wider economy is drawing increased attention, and brain capital is becoming a priority for business and individuals.
‘A natural bridge’: Science and technology studies connect scientists, humanists
As a freshman at Rice University, Anna Tutuianu ’23 knew she wanted to study how research in biomedicine and biomedical technologies intersected with society and history.
Rice cracks top 10 for first time on Forbes’ top colleges list
This achievement marks the first time the university has landed in a top 10 spot on the list.
New Rice research center takes on challenge to break down, replace ‘forever chemicals’
Rice inaugurated a new research center dedicated to ‘forever chemicals’ on Wednesday during a visit to campus by representatives of the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center.
Interdisciplinary Rice graduate program earns $3M NSF grant
A research traineeship program developed by a team of Rice faculty led by Junichiro Kono has received an award of $3 million over five years from the National Science Foundation to equip a new generation of scientists and engineers with the skills needed to serve as leaders in quantum technology innovation.
OpenStax partners with Google’s Gemini Apps
OpenStax, the world’s largest nonprofit publisher of open educational resources (OER) based at Rice, announces a partnership with Google to expand access to relevant, trustworthy educational content. This partnership will enable the OpenStax library of more than 70 openly licensed, peer-reviewed textbooks to be discovered, searched and referenced within Google Gemini. These materials will be available to Gemini users 18 and older in the United States starting in August 2024.
