The next step in Houston’s beautification initiative kicked off May 13 in advance of the 2026 FIFA World Cup games taking place at NRG Stadium this su...
The Rice women’s track and field team won the American Conference Championship last weekend, claiming a team title as head coach Jim Bevan nears the e...
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Kinder Institute for Urban Research will host “Redrawing Risk,” a one-day public conference May 21 examin...
Rice faculty and staff members Yael Hochberg and Patricia Stepp were recognized at the inaugural Texas Innovation Conference & Awards, held April ...
‘There truly is no place like Rice’: Arjun Surya shares commencement address....
The 2026 Digital Learning Symposium, an inaugural event for Rice, brought together faculty, students and thought leaders to explore a central question...
Four Rice students named 2026 Sumners Scholars....
Nearly 300 graduates of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing took part in the induction ceremony for the Order of the Engineer and ...
Great teaching cannot be accomplished without first taking great responsibility in the classroom, said Betul Orcan-Ekmekci, an associate teaching professor in mathematics and Rice’s 2024 recipient of the George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
Faculty recognized with award for superior teaching
Nine Rice University faculty members received the 2024 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, which honors top Rice instructors based on votes from alumni who graduated within the past two, three and five years.
Rice honors staff during 2024 appreciation gathering
President Reginald DesRoches welcomed hundreds of Rice University staff members to a morning breakfast and recognition ceremony April 18 at Tudor Fieldhouse. Themed “Because of You,” the gathering highlighted the university’s successes and growth during the previous year and a glimpse into what the future holds for Rice.
Rice and LSC celebrated the renewal of a memorandum of understanding and the signing of an articulation agreement to allow transfer students in LSC’s Take Flight Program to receive Rice credit for core science, technology, engineering and mathematics courses completed at LSC.
Rice engineering student builds Rice campus out of Lego pieces
Rice engineering student Andrew Linhart built a full scale model of the Rice campus using over 8,000 Lego pieces and help from his friends.
Rice University, in collaboration with the University of Houston, IPTalons and the Society of Research Administrators International, will host a first-of-its-kind national workshop to examine the burgeoning field of research on research security to inform future laws, policies and guidelines aimed at enhancing research security around the world.
Special issue of Rice Magazine explores university’s world-renowned research
The spring 2024 issue of Rice Magazine highlights a sample of the dynamic, complex and ambitious scholarship underway in academic disciplines across campus.
Rice to offer new master’s in energy transition and sustainability
Rice University will launch a Master of Energy Transition and Sustainability (METS) program this fall designed to equip students with the tools needed to thrive in the evolving energy industry landscape.
Exploring big questions at Rice
At Rice University, the School of Humanities fosters an environment where students are encouraged to grapple with profound inquiries through its Big Questions courses, and anticipation is already building for the thought-provoking topics coming in fall 2024: “What Is Religion?” and “What Is Home?”
Several ‘influential women’ of Rice recognized by Houston Woman Magazine
Rice University’s first lady, a respected professor and several alumnae were included in Houston Woman Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Women of 2023 list. Each was nominated for inclusion by a Houston Woman Magazine reader then selected by the staff of the publication.
