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.
Rice experts available to discuss Nepal-Tibet floods, glacier loss and climate change
As rescue efforts continue following catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-Tibet border, Rice University experts are available to discuss the climate science behind changing glaciers and the cultural consequences of their loss.
Rice Chorale to mark 25th anniversary of 9/11 with Duruflé’s Requiem
Professor Thomas Jaber said the observance has grown to encompass all those lost to violence or natural causes.
Rice archive of the unexplained gets its own TV series
“Archive X: Unexplained Phenomena,” a six-part documentary series filmed at Rice, premieres Oct. 1 at 9 p.m. on SundanceTV, AMC+ and All Reality.
How we remember may change our memories, study finds
New research about memory suggests that each time we access information, the way we recall it can influence how the brain represents it the next time.
Half of Harris County households with children face food insecurity
A new Rice study shines a spotlight on a widespread challenge, finding that half of Harris County households with children struggle to reliably access enough nutritious food.
Rice360 project aims to bring faster breast cancer diagnosis to rural Texas
A project led by the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies aimed at making breast cancer diagnosis faster and more accessible in rural and medically underserved communities across Texas has received support from the Hill Prizes program.
