Rice’s James Tour named to National Academy of Engineering
Rice chemist James Tour was named to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded “in recognition of distinguished contributions” to the field.
The 2026 Rice Business Plan Competition announced today the 42 startups invited to compete for more than $1 million in prizes April 9-11 at Rice Unive...
The Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice has been recognized among top graduate programs in the Financial Times global business school r...
“Let’s begin with a very simple premise — simple but extremely important: Sound policy depends on sound data,” said David Satterfield, director of Ric...
The Texas-France Space hub's first annual Houston Space Galette, held Feb. 12, fostered dialogue within the Houston space community. ...
Rice University’s Virani Undergraduate School of Business is expanding its undergraduate business major with the launch of a new marketing concentrati...
a spirit of conversation defined the two-day conference organized by Rice’s School of Humanities and Arts faculty Jacqueline Couti and Caroline Fache ...
When the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies launched the first design studios in partner universities across Africa during Phase 1 of th...
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) is thrilled to introduce the latest Rice Innovation Fellows 2026 cohort, a dynamic group ...
Rice cooks up new dining options across campus
In a culinary initiative aimed at embracing diversity and catering to evolving student demographics, Rice Housing and Dining has unveiled an additional meal period in residential dining and an innovative International Stations program featuring an array of worldly cuisines.
Rice alumna Caroline Shaw ’04 takes home Grammy gold
Rice Shepherd School of Music alumna and Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw ’04 has struck Grammy gold once again.
A conversation with new director of Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Bernard Banks
Resilient, driven and collaborative. These three adjectives describe the new director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Bernard “Bernie” Banks, who is looking to lead Rice University into a new era of leadership development.
Rice University’s new WaTER Institute, launched today, aims to address complex water related challenges.
Child care cliff looms as expenses increase, availability decreases
Millions of child care providers in the U.S. face the prospect of having to either raise tuition, cut workers’ wages and benefits or downsize their operations as funds from the American Rescue Plan Act phase out. Up to 3 million children could experience a disruption in care nationwide — a “child care cliff,” according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice Athletics announces addition of women’s diving team
Rice University President Reginald DesRoches and Tommy McClelland, vice president and director of athletics, joined head swimming coach Seth Huston in announcing to the Owl swimmers that Rice will reinstate women’s diving as a varsity program for the 2024-25 season.
Rice celebrates Black History Month with inaugural kickoff event and month of programming
Rice University will celebrate Black History Month with a series of events including its first ever kickoff, “Called to Create: African Americans and the Arts,” 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7 at Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall. It will feature singers, dancers, poetry readings and remarks from President Reginald DesRoches and other university and community leaders.
Rice scientists pull off quantum coup
Rice scientists have discovered a first-of-its-kind material, a 3D crystalline metal in which quantum correlations and the geometry of the crystal structure combine to frustrate the movement of electrons and lock them in place.
Rice’s Fred Oswald serves as panelist during AI House Davos
Fred Oswald, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Psychology at Rice University, was a panelist on "The Impact of U.S. and E.U. Regulation on Business and Society," held Jan. 16 at AI House Davos, a multi-stakeholder platform for responsible AI progress, held during the World Economic Forum 2024 in Davos, Switzerland.