The Digital Health Institute — a recently launched joint initiative between Rice University and Houston Methodist — has appointed Pothik Chatterjee as...
Rice University students will build skills in science labs, take high-impact field trips, hear from guest speakers, curate art exhibits, enhance learn...
Twenty-seven biotechnology governance entreaties echoing the legacy of the 1975 recombinant DNA guidelines are now available for public review....
A new sustainability initiative is transforming the landscape outside Fondren Library at Rice University — and it’s more than just a garden....
A team of researchers at Rice has discovered a surprisingly simple method for vastly improving the stability of electrochemical devices that convert c...
Rice faculty are available to help news media explore the deeper histories behind Juneteenth, its Texas roots and what freedom has meant in different ...
The Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative launched its inaugural seminar June 3 with an invited talk from Nobel laureate James P. Allison....
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research releases its 2025 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report....
Rice experts can unpack and contextualize Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's statement at the VivaTech 2025 conference in Paris today that quantum computing is...
Throughout the day, the Houston booth saw a constant stream of visitors with Rice-affiliated entrepreneurs introducing their ventures to global invest...
Volunteers from the Department of Psychological Sciences assemble gift bags for those supported by Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston....
A team of Rice engineering students has designed an innovative space exercise harness that won this year's Technology Collaboration Center’s Wearables...
New roadmap advances catalytic solutions to destroy ‘forever chemicals’
May 6, 2025
A team of researchers from Rice, Carnegie Mellon University and other leading global institutions has outlined a bold new roadmap for harnessing heterogeneous catalysis to destroy per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), the so-called “forever chemicals” that have contaminated water supplies worldwide.
Kosmos 482’s return being watched closely by Rice experts
May 6, 2025
Rice University experts are available to discuss Kosmos 482.
Rice professor Moshe Vardi honored for ‘moral courage’ at Holocaust Remembrance Gala
May 6, 2025
Rice's Moshe Vardi was honored with the Defender of Courage Award at the Holocaust Remembrance Association’s Upstanders Arise gala at the George Theater in Houston.
Christopher Johns-Krull to serve as interim EVP for research
May 5, 2025
Christopher Johns-Krull , professor of physics and astronomy, will serve as interim executive vice president for research, beginning July 1.
Sara Denison and Khoi Nguyen honored with Sallyport Award for service and leadership
May 5, 2025
Rice University students Sara Denison and Khoi Nguyen have been named this year’s recipients of the Sallyport Award, presented annually at commencement ceremonies by the Association of Rice Alumni to students who embody the “spirit of Rice” and exemplify a deep commitment to the university through service, leadership and dedication to the Rice community.
Rice will celebrate almost 3,000 graduates during commencement ceremonies
May 5, 2025
Rice will congratulate almost 3,000 students who have dutifully earned their college diplomas during commencement weekend May 9-10. For more information, including updates to the policies and procedures for commencement events, please visit the Rice commencement website.
Rice faculty experts discuss ethical guidelines for building responsible AI
May 5, 2025
Experts from Rice spoke about how AI is reshaping society, industry and human behavior.
Powered by play: Engineering students blend circuits, code and imagination
May 5, 2025
Everywhere you turned at the final showcase for Design of Mechatronic Systems, something moved, danced, blinked or spun.
Understanding the unthinkable: ‘October 8’ screening sparks reflection at Rice
May 5, 2025
More than 100 people turned out for a screening of a documentary that examines the alarming rise of antisemitism and radicalization on college campuses following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks.
Rice to break ground on Moody Center Complex for Student Life May 8
May 5, 2025
Rice will break ground on the Moody Center Complex for Student Life at 3 p.m. May 8, marking a transformative moment for the university’s commitment to student engagement, development and success.