In an elegant fusion of art and science, researchers at Rice have achieved a major milestone in nanomaterials engineering by uncovering how boron nitr...
Rice’s Department of Chemistry will soon welcome Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede....
Rice University has appointed three distinguished alumni to its board of trustees....
Rice hosted the 15th annual Texas Leadership Consortium Summer Youth Program June 9-13. This weeklong camp engaged 100 students from Houston area high...
Rice welcomed five distinguished alumni back to campus June 13 for the university’s fifth annual Juneteenth celebration. The event, featuring a panel ...
The university joined the Greater Houston Partnership in hosting the first city booth at the global event, which drew more than 180,000 attendees from...
The newly released 2025 State of Housing report from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, shows rising home prices, surging insurance premiums ...
A new sustainability initiative is transforming the landscape outside Fondren Library at Rice University — and it’s more than just a garden....
Rice’s Class of 2023 heralded as ‘empathetic team players with superpowers to change the world’
May 7, 2023
Across two days of joyful tears, stirring speeches, embraces and exultation, Rice University’s 2023 graduates celebrated the end of one chapter in their lives inside the hedges and the thrilling possibilities that lay before them in the chapters beyond.
More than 800 Rice students graduate with advanced degrees
May 7, 2023
Hats off to another outstanding group of Rice University graduates!
Rice honors late Kamryn Sanamo with posthumous degree
May 6, 2023
Amid the celebration at Rice University’s 110th commencement ceremony on May 6, there was one unforgettable moment that stood out to everyone in attendance: when President Reginald DesRoches asked for a moment of silence before offering Rice’s first-ever posthumous degree to the family of Kamryn Sanamo.
Rice U. confers doctoral degrees to more than 250 students
May 6, 2023
More than 250 Rice University students were recognized during a doctoral commencement ceremony at Tudor Fieldhouse the morning of May 6. They join the more than 7,600 alumni who have earned a doctoral degree at Rice.
Rice showcases Johnson Owl Deck at Harris Gully
May 5, 2023
The Johnson Owl Deck at Harris Gully was introduced to the Rice community during a grand opening and dedication April 27.
Rice ranks among Princeton Review’s ‘Best Value Colleges’
May 2, 2023
Rice University earned the No. 12 spot among private schools on The Princeton Review’s recently released “Best Value Colleges” rankings. It is the only institution in Texas to make the list.
Fish thought to help reefs have poop that’s deadly to corals
May 2, 2023
Rice bioscientists have discovered the feces of fish that were long thought to promote healthy reefs can damage and, in some cases, kill corals.
Rice to hold 110th commencement May 5-6
May 1, 2023
Rice University’s 110th commencement ceremonies will be held May 5 and 6, concluding with the undergraduate ceremony at Rice Stadium the night of May 6 featuring an address from Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary and assistant to the president.
Faculty, students bestowed with awards recognizing superior teaching
May 1, 2023
Rice honored members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service at an awards ceremony hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence April 25.
NOMAS Rice hosts ‘Contextualizing Africa’ exhibition, panel
May 1, 2023
The Rice Architecture student chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) hosted a panel and exhibition opening titled "Contextualizing Africa: A Conversation” April 24 at Anderson Hall.