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...
Actors From The London Stage dazzle throughout campus visit
February 6, 2023
The Actors From The London Stage, the international touring troupe based in London and at the University of Notre Dame, shared their talents with Rice students and the Houston community at large during the group’s recent on-campus residency Jan. 31-Feb. 4.
February 6, 2023
Rice President Reginald DesRoches met with Houston ISD Superintendent Millard House II Jan. 31 on campus to discuss current and future partnerships between Rice and the largest public school district in Texas.
Rice Owls win big at Grammy Awards
February 6, 2023
Rice historian Doug Brinkley and alumna Germaine Franco took home the gold at the 65th annual Grammy Awards Feb. 5 in Los Angeles.
Firm selected for Academic Quadrangle redesign
February 6, 2023
The design process to enrich student experience by reimagining one of our university’s most iconic spaces, the Academic Quadrangle, is underway.
Rice plans bevy of events to commemorate Black History Month
February 6, 2023
Black History Month celebrates the achievements and contributions of heroes and innovators who have shaped America, and Rice University is taking part with a full program of events on campus.
People are more critical of government when family and friends are hit by natural disasters
February 6, 2023
Whether they’re personally struck by or spared from natural disasters, people are more likely to distrust the government when their family and friends are victims, according to new research from Rice University.
Rice baseball supporters get to know squad at annual Fan Fest
February 6, 2023
The Rice baseball team held its annual Fan Fest event Feb. 5, inviting Owls fans to acquaint themselves with the team before the season begins.
Laymon first up as ‘Books That Shaped My Life’ series transitions to in-person presentations
February 2, 2023
A lecture series created by Rice University’s Multicultural Community Relations department is making the leap from online meetings to in-person discussions. “Books That Shaped My Life,” which began during the pandemic and originally took place via Zoom, explores literature that challenges and expands our understanding of the human journey.
Rice Business ranks in top 10 for consulting, finance and more
February 2, 2023
Rice Business is in the top 10 in eight categories in the Princeton Review’s newly released specialty business school rankings for 2023.
Owls show support for one of their own at blood drive
February 2, 2023
The Rice University community showed its support for the son of a fellow Owl by making life-saving blood donations Jan. 30 and 31.