President Reginald DesRoches welcomed hundreds of Rice University staff members to a morning breakfast and recognition ceremony April 23 at Tudor Fiel...
Rice honored exceptional faculty, staff and students for their dedication to teaching, mentoring and service at the annual University Awards Ceremony ...
Rice University recognized six outstanding staff members with the 2025 Staff Excellence Award during the annual staff appreciation event April 23, cel...
Rice will welcome Robert Langer, one of the world’s most influential biotechnology innovators, for a keynote address as part of its President’s Lectur...
Victoria Langlais, senior assistant dean of human resources and administration in Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing, was name...
Torn between a conservatory and a university experience, Sophie Urban said she chose Rice for the “best of both worlds”: world-class musical training ...
Rice Architecture students embarked on a "life-altering" trip to China as part of a course project where they learned from world-renowned architects a...
A cohort of Rice University undergraduates boarded a bus bound for Alabama — not for vacation, but for a deeper understanding of America’s legacy of r...
A report from Rice’s Kinder Institute highlights critical gaps in banking access, retirement savings and financial literacy....
Rice professors Karen Lozano and Eduardo Salas have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious ...
Student engineering teams at Rice demonstrated how hands-on design can drive real-world impact at the 2025 Huff Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen Show...
For Thiago Pinheiro dos Santos, a doctoral candidate in chemical and biomolecular engineering from Brazil, research is a way to drive positive, meanin...
Rice introduces new faculty to campus
August 18, 2023
More than 60 new faculty spent two days in an orientation of their own before starting the fall semester at Rice University. The program was hosted by the Office of Faculty Development.
Rice digital enters new phase of development
August 18, 2023
Digital learning at Rice University is entering a new phase, underpinned by an enhanced focus on development and innovation.
OISS holds welcome dinner to greet international graduate students
August 17, 2023
About 600 new graduate international students were welcomed to Rice during a welcome dinner hosted by the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) Aug. 16.
Incoming class packs Tudor Fieldhouse to cheer on Owl athletics
August 17, 2023
Rice’s incoming class received a crash course in Rice athletics on the third day of O-Week as they flocked to Tudor Fieldhouse for Rice Rally, a pep rally to introduce new Owls to the teams they’ll be rooting for in the coming years.
August 17, 2023
Owls will take flight to watch the Astros battle the Orioles Sept. 18 at Rice Night at the ballpark. Rice has two reserved sections for group seating and the ticket prices are $13 - $26, plus fees.
Adrian Trömel joins Rice Office of Innovation as assistant vice president for strategy, investments
August 17, 2023
Rice University’s Office of Innovation has named Adrian Trömel as assistant vice president for strategy and investments.
Puentes Consortium program provides undergrads with research experience
August 17, 2023
Five Rice University students traveled to Mexico this summer to undertake the third annual Undergraduate Research Experience – an initiative presented by the Puentes Consortium, which consists of five universities and is housed in Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice mourns history professor, author Harold Hyman
August 17, 2023
Former Rice University history professor, author and award-winning scholar of American legal history Harold Hyman passed away Aug. 6 at age 99.
Graduate Owls enjoy barbecue with president
August 16, 2023
Rice University President Reginald DesRoches welcomed new graduate students with a tasty barbecue meal Aug. 15.
Faculty share secrets to success with Class of 2027
August 16, 2023
On the second morning of O-Week, Rice’s Class of 2027 gathered in Tudor Fieldhouse to receive advice from a three-person panel of professors regarding their secrets for success — both at Rice and beyond. The faculty delivered short, TED-style talks encouraging new students to stay open to the possibilities the university offers.