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...
Rice’s Megan Reiter wins NSF CAREER Award to investigate planet-forming environments
April 11, 2024
Megan Reiter, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy at Rice University, has won a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER Award to investigate the influence of neighboring stars on the formation of planets.
Rice professors discuss climate resilience and urban design at Scientia event
April 11, 2024
In a recent lecture titled “Climate Resilience and Urban Design,” Rice University professors Dominic Boyer and Albert Pope shed light on the hydrological and infrastructural challenges Houston faces. That includes flooding triggered by the impacts of climate change, the duo said, as they discussed the need for sustainable solutions at the recent Scientia Institute Lecture Series event in the Kyle Morrow Room at Fondren Library.
Unconventional Students at Rice: Mohamed Abead is welcomed to Texas from Egypt
April 11, 2024
Mohamed Abead is a senior at Rice studying computer science. Originally from Cairo, Egypt, Abead came to Rice because he felt it had the perfect balance of computer science education and social opportunities in the residential college system.
University announces important changes to commencement exercises
April 11, 2024
Several important changes have been announced for Rice’s 100th commencement May 3-4, including ceremony schedule updates and a revamped comprehensive digital program.
Rice engineering students’ device could make intubation safer for young babies
April 11, 2024
TinyTrach, a team of interdisciplinary engineering students from Rice, created an innovative pediatric endotracheal tube integrated with a camera and anchoring system that could make intubation procedures safer for babies 1 month and older by ensuring precise placement, stable anchoring and visibility access for up to 14 days.
Rice’s Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra presents ‘A Constellation of Sounds & Stories’
April 11, 2024
Delving into realms both celestial and terrestrial, Rice University’s Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra presents “A Constellation of Sounds & Stories” in Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall at 7:30 p.m. April 19.
Michael Eric Dyson challenges ‘America’s amnesia’ at CAAAS lecture
April 10, 2024
Renowned scholar and public intellectual Michael Eric Dyson delivered a thought-provoking speech at Rice April 1, spurring conversations about race, history and the imperative of confronting what he called “America’s amnesia.”
Rice's iconic 'Hello Hamlet!' returns for three-night run
April 10, 2024
Only brought out to be polished once every four years, the Rice University hidden gem that is “Hello Hamlet!” returns to Weiss Tabletop Theatre April 12-14 at 7:30 p.m.
Rice hosts SUCCESS National Convening
April 10, 2024
The Supporting Undocumented Students’ College and Career Equity: Strategies for Success 2024 Convening was hosted by Rice University March 29-30. It was held in partnership with Immigrants Rising, the Higher Ed Immigration Portal, the President’s Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration and TheDream.US.
Gov. Abbott details Texas’ power grid future at Baker Institute event
April 10, 2024
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the Texas Electricity Policy Summit hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy April 9.