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 ...
Texas Life Science Forum showcases medtech, biotech and health care innovation
More than 600 investors, entrepreneurs and industry leaders gathered at Rice Business Nov. 11 for the 14th annual Texas Life Science Forum, co-hosted by BioHouston and the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship. The event highlighted Houston’s growing leadership in life science innovation, commercialization and venture investment.
Rice celebrates 50 years of discovery with the Wiess School of Natural Sciences
More than 300 guests gathered Nov. 6 at Hotel ZaZa in Houston’s Museum District for a dinner and alumni awards ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences as an independent school at Rice.
Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics-based model
Researchers at Rice and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have unveiled a physics-based model of magnetic resonance relaxation that bridges molecular-scale dynamics with macroscopic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signals, promising new insight into how contrast agents interact with water molecules.
Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center convened more than 100 experts, industry leaders and attendees Nov. 6-7 for its 12th annual conference, connecting cutting-edge flood mitigation with the fast-emerging world of market-based natural carbon solutions.
Rice and Paris Brain Institute form transatlantic partnership in brain science and innovation
The partnership follows the recent launch of the Rice Brain Institute, a universitywide effort to accelerate discoveries in brain science and health.
Ukrainian delegation visits Rice to learn university’s sports science model
A delegation of Ukrainian sports medicine and performance experts visited Rice University to learn how the university integrates science, medicine and education to support student-athletes — a model they say they hope to adapt in their own national sports programs.
The first-of-its-kind initiative links two of the world’s leading research universities to create shared academic pathways and immersive undergraduate experiences across Houston, Paris and PSL’s campus in Sophia Antipolis.
Shepherd School celebrates 50 years with gala concert, dinner
The evening, chaired by Anne and Albert Chao and Isabel and Danny David with underwriter chairs Shawn Stephens and Jim Jordan, brought together alumni, faculty, students and supporters to celebrate five decades of musical achievement and philanthropy.
Global affairs major prepares Rice students to lead across borders
Rice’s global affairs major will give students a chance to study global issues through different lenses — political, cultural and economic — while gaining hands-on experience at home and abroad.
The Rice Business School at has secured the No. 1 ranking in graduate entrepreneurship education for the seventh year in a row, as named by The Princeton Review in partnership with Entrepreneur magazine. This sustained leadership reflects the school’s enduring commitment to innovation, venture creation and the cultivation of an entrepreneurial environment to build talent.
