It’s not every year that commencement features school deans wearing two hats — as academic leaders and as proud parents. Rice celebrated a rare and he...
Rice welcomed renowned biomedical engineer and entrepreneur Robert Langer to campus for the President’s Lecture Series....
A team of Rice engineers has developed a system that could transform desalination practices, making the process more adaptable, resilient and cheaper....
Rice’s ENRICH Office hosted a two-day symposium April 24-25 at Helix Park highlighting the encompassing range of biomedical research at the university...
Rithika Iyengar, a rising senior at Rice, has been named a 2025 Key into Public Service Scholar by the Phi Beta Kappa Society....
Volker Rudolf, a professor of biosciences at Rice, is investigating just how powerful seasonal rhythms, known as phenologies, can be....
Rice conferred more than 2,900 degrees to its newest graduates — the most in the university’s history — during its 112th commencement weekend held May...
More than 750 freshly minted advanced degree graduates took their well-earned strolls across the stage at Rice's Tudor Fieldhouse May 10. ...
Research universities enable innovation by doing much of the behind-the-scenes work
February 26, 2025
Two university presidents hosted a conversation at the Ion Feb. 24 to discuss how American research universities serve the public. Rice University President Reginald DesRoches and Michael Crow, president of Arizona State University (ASU), shared how research universities are engines of innovation, economic growth and social mobility while educating millions and driving scientific and technological discovery to help sustain U.S. global competitiveness.
February 21, 2025
Rice has established a new initiative aimed at refining world-class leadership development practices across campus, bringing together key representatives from various departments and programs to drive this effort.
British alt-rock band bôa to headline Moody X-Fest
February 21, 2025
Rice will welcome bôa as the headline music act at the third annual Moody X-Fest April 25 at Founder’s Court. The signature, rain-or-shine event celebrates the Moody Experience and will include free food, swag and games.
Rice appoints Susan Christian to lead new campus events unit, establish conference services division
February 20, 2025
Rice has named seasoned special events executive Susan Christian as the first senior director of campus and community engagement and conference services.
February 19, 2025
The 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) announced today the 42 startups invited to compete for more than $1 million in prizes April 10-12 at Rice University and the Ion in Houston.
Harnessing failure as an asset: How Rice researchers are innovating smarter wearable tech
February 18, 2025
A new study by mechanical engineers at Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing explores how programmed failure in heat-sealable, sheet-based systems can be used to protect devices, enable complex sequencing of actions and even streamline control mechanisms.
Rice Wind Energy advances to final phase of Collegiate Wind Competition
February 17, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Rice Wind Energy as one of 12 teams advancing to the final phase of the 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition.
Rice tuition benefits help empower employees, boost careers and support families
February 17, 2025
Rice’s commitment to lifelong learning isn’t just for students. Recent updates to the university’s tuition benefits policies are making a significant difference in the lives of employees and their families, offering greater support for professional development and educational opportunities.
Rice opens the Rice Nexus, an innovation factory in the Ion focused on AI
February 14, 2025
Rice is celebrating the grand opening of the Rice Nexus, its flagship innovation hub in the Ion District designed to help faculty, students and alumni founders turn breakthrough research into high-impact startups.
February 13, 2025
The Rice lab of bioengineer Gang Bao and collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a new gene-editing strategy that dramatically boosts the effectiveness of gene therapies in the liver, a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for about 700 genetic disorders in this vital organ as well as in other organs and tissues.