As Rice’s December graduates receive their degrees, they look to take on a wide range of challenges as they impart their wisdom gained at Rice on the ...
In less than an hour, Dean Seiichi Matsuda and the graduate and postdoctoral studies staff doled out 102 cakes from two local bakeries amounting to an...
Rice bioengineer Omid Veiseh has been elected as a National Academy of Inventors Fellow, the highest professional distinction awarded to inventors....
Rawand Rasheed ’23, a Rice University alumnus and trailblazer in sustainable technology, has been named to Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list in the “Energy and...
The Rice School of Architecture is proud to announce the opening of William T. Cannady Hall for Architecture and a strategic renovation of MD Anderson...
Rice bioengineering graduate students in the Global Medical Innovation program recently visited the Rio Grande Valley to better understand the unique ...
Over 500 students will conclude their academic journeys as Rice Owls when they walk during the December commencement ceremony Dec. 10....
Researchers are developing a novel antibody therapy to treat bone metastases in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer....
60,000 Houstonians, including Rice students and alumni, join march for George Floyd
June 5, 2020
Tens of thousands of Houstonians joined rappers Bun B and Trae tha Truth as they led a “Justice 4 George Floyd” rally June 1.
'Sheer awe': Rice group raises almost $100,000 to fight anti-black violence
June 4, 2020
Newly formed student organization Rice for Black Life raised $93,362 in 24 hours.
English lecturer Bryan Washington awarded two top literary prizes
June 4, 2020
Acclaimed young author of short story collection 'Lot' will release his first novel, 'Memorial,' in October.
Egg-based coating preserves fresh produce
June 4, 2020
Eggs that would otherwise be wasted can be used as the base of an inexpensive coating to protect fruits and vegetables, according to Rice University researchers.
President lays out Rice’s flexible path
May 26, 2020
Rice President David Leebron laid out the health, operational and financial challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic in a virtual Town Hall on May 22 and offered heartfelt hope the university would emerge stronger when the virus subsides.
New provost looks ahead to unique challenges
May 26, 2020
As Reginald DesRoches formally assumes the title of Rice University provost, he expects the job will be every bit as challenging as he anticipated when appointed in December. But he didn’t anticipate the challenges of COVID-19.
Campus Kindness: Rice garden donating produce to local food pantry
May 21, 2020
Campus Kindness is a series of features on Rice Owls contributing to the fight against COVID-19.
Rice names campus grove in honor of Rev. William Lawson
May 18, 2020
Rice University has announced it will name part of its campus central quadrangle The Reverend William A. Lawson Grove.
May 18, 2020
HOUSTON – (May 18, 2020) – When surveyed in February and early March — on the brink of the coronavirus pandemic — Houstonians expressed a deeper sense of mutual trust, empathy and solidarity than ever before, with growing numbers of people calling for policies to reduce inequalities and improve public schools, according to the 2020 Kinder Houston Area Survey.