What gets people to the polls? Rice study offers new insight
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research offers insight into what gets eligible voters to cast a ballot.
Levitated magnet opens new frontier in search for ultraheavy dark matter
Rice researchers have used a magnetically levitated particle to search for ultraheavy dark matter.
Beyond the scoreboard: Rice student explores what keeps girls in sports
Rice junior Ava Cheponis returns from a summer abroad with more than memories, bringing new research experience and a clearer vision for her future.
Shrinking population causes and consequences topic of upcoming Baker Institute conference
Population decline has quietly emerged as one of the defining demographic shifts of the 21st century, and many countries are now confronting shrinking populations and the economic, social and infrastructure challenges that accompany the shifts.
Rice to lead first national research security survey
Rice’s Tam Dao and Kenny Evans have received a federal grant to investigate the scope and frequency of foreign influence in U.S. institutions.
Chabad at Rice breaks ground on Grinshtein Chabad Jewish Student Center
After a decade of growth, Chabad at Rice broke ground on the new Grinshtein Chabad Jewish Student Center that will provide an expanded home for Jewish students and strengthen the university’s growing Jewish community.
Rice celebrates Kavraki, Richards-Kortum for rare ‘triple crown’ achievement
Lydia Kavraki and Rebecca Richards-Kortum are the first two faculty members in Rice history to be elected to all three U.S. national academies — the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine.
James Turrell’s ‘Twilight Epiphany’ Skyspace, anchor of Rice Public Art Collection, reopens Sept. 15
The sunrise and sunset light sequence now showcases a completely renovated lighting system installed under the supervision of Turrell’s studio.
Rice bioengineer King joins Texas cancer institute’s AI advisory panel
Michael King was selected as a founding member of ACAI.
Houston NROTC to hold annual 9/11 stair climb at Rice Stadium Sept. 11
The Houston Consortium of Naval ROTC will hold its annual 9/11 stair climb Sept. 11 at Rice Stadium, bringing together Naval ROTC students and members of the Rice University community to honor the victims and first responders of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Rice project aims to reinvent cameras with generative AI
Rice has received an NSF award to develop artificial intelligence-powered cameras.
Rice University builds momentum with record demand, historic growth
Rice is entering a new era of growth, fueled by record student demand, an expanding faculty and research enterprise, major investments in campus infrastructure and a growing global presence — all while introducing new programs designed to ensure that a Rice education remains accessible and deeply personalized.
Niche ranks Rice among nation’s best across academics, research and student experience
Rice is once again among the nation’s leading universities, earning the No. 10 spot in Niche’s 2027 Best Colleges in America rankings while placing in the top 10 across 18 academic disciplines and university categories.
Rice researchers build 3D platform to study how nerves form protective coating
Rice has developed a new platform to grow human-derived nerve cells with Schwann cells.
Rice-developed BuoyBeads bring biotechnology lessons to high school classrooms
A biotechnology kit developed at Rice allows high school students to create living materials.