A group of students from Rice’s School of Architecture and George R. Brown School of Engineering visited Barcelona, Spain, in June as part of a global “Building Ecologies” workshop.
Rice researchers took a big picture approach to studying food webs across sub-Saharan Africa...
Rice senior Pankti Mehta is channeling her drive to improve how people access and experience health care by combining computer science with hands-on c...
“One of the reasons that we have this symposium in the community is because we want the community to feel like they’re also part of Rice,” university ...
Rice scientists have created a new type of 2D semiconductor that comes closer than ever to a “perfect” crystal....
Rice President Reginald DesRoches and Kelly Fox, executive vice president for operations, finance and support, greeted employees who have opted to par...
A new Rice study offers one of the first national measures of a viewpoint called “racial realism” and considers how it fits into the broader spectrum ...
Venture capitalist John Doerr joined Doerr Institute for New Leaders’ director Bernie Banks at Rice March 26 for a wide-ranging conversation on leader...
Rep. Brian Babin (R-Woodville), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, visited Rice March 20 with a delegation of congressi...
Paul Smith's bases-loaded, two-out walk in the bottom of the 10th gave Rice a 3-2 win over UTSA in the series opener between the schools at Reckling P...
“Gender and sexuality studies is social theory made accessible,” said Lora Wildenthal, the John Antony Weir Professor of History and director of Rice’...
The global journeys of Rice University students were on display March 27 as the Office of Study Abroad hosted the 2026 Study Abroad Photo Contest Exhi...
“I feel really grateful for the opportunities that I’ve had now that I am here," said senior Michael Garcia....
The Global Glacier Casualty List will be the first platform for tracking disappeared and critically endangered glaciers around the world and documenting their stories.
Alumna of Rice’s Shepherd School selected for Met Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Program
Tessa McQueen, a 2024 master’s graduate of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, has been selected as one of 14 participants for the Metropolitan Opera’s esteemed Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.
NSF-funded conference organized by Rice linguistics professor to promote equity in STEM research
“Access and Equity in STEM: Disability and Innovation in Fundamental Research” was the first in a series of hybrid events attended by researchers from around the country and NSF staff members.
Rice students explore ‘new perspective on problem-solving’ in Paris summer program
A group of Rice students experienced firsthand how travel can enhance education during a two-week trip to Paris as part of the international Summer Experience in Engineering Design program, or iSEED.
‘Vibrant part of cultural life in Houston’: Summer Jam transforms Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts
The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice hosted its annual Summer Jam July 20, celebrating community and the arts.
Rice chemist James Tour has led a research team to develop a rapid electrothermal mineralization process, which in seconds can remediate the accumulation of synthetic chemicals that can contaminate soil and the environment.
A living chronicle: Rice’s Houston Asian American Archive documents community contributions
The Houston Asian American Archive, created in 2009, managed by Rice’s Chao Center for Asian Studies and housed at the Woodson Research Center, serves as a living chronicle of the vibrant and diverse Asian diaspora in Houston.
Rice researchers explore the effects of stellar magnetism on potential habitability of exoplanets
A new study by Rice’s David Alexander and Anthony Atkinson extends the definition of a habitable zone for planets to include their star’s magnetic field.
Rice researchers advancing microelectronics manufacturing on DARPA-funded team
Rice is a key partner on an $840 million project to develop the next generation of high-performing semiconductor microsystems for the U.S. Department of Defense.