Members of the Rice community gathered to celebrate Paul Padley....
The honors reflect both the technical ambition of “SPILL” and the artistry of its creative team. ...
Rice scientists have discovered that tiny creases in two-dimensional materials can control electrons’ spin with record precision, opening the path to ...
Rice’s Office of Technology Transfer has entered into a subscription agreement with Intel Corporation which will enable the global technology leader t...
Just like incoming freshmen are getting to know the Rice campus during O-Week, newly hired faculty spent two days in an orientation of their own befor...
A team of materials scientists at Rice has developed a new way to grow ultrathin semiconductors directly onto electronic components....
New flocks of Owls filled Tudor Fieldhouse with chants, signs and competitive spirit as they represented their residential colleges and cheered on Ric...
After more than a decade of outstanding leadership at Rice, Paul Cherukuri, the university’s top innovation executive, will be leaving his post to acc...
A team of researchers at Rice has developed MIST — Mineral Identification by Stoichiometry — the first online tool capable of automatically identifyin...
A collaboration between Rice, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital’s Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (NRI) has ...
On the second morning of O-Week, Rice’s Class of 2029 assembled in Tudor Fieldhouse to hear advice from professors who shared their academic experienc...
The Owls move to 2-0 early in the 2025 season after a 6-0 shutout win over UTRGV....
Owls claim C-USA regular-season soccer championship
The Rice women's soccer team claimed the Conference USA regular-season championship over the weekend, via a 1-0 victory on Senior Night over Western Kentucky University at Holloway Field combined with a Louisiana Tech victory over the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
NSF director raves about Rice’s future in inauguration keynote address
The head of the National Science Foundation sees an “amazing” future for Rice University under the leadership of newly inaugurated President Reginald DesRoches. NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan offered that optimistic outlook for the university during a visit to campus that included a keynote address celebrating the new president’s investiture.
Even good gene edits can go bad
A Rice lab leads the effort to reveal threats to the efficacy of gene editing, even when it appears to be working.
Rice Shepherd School to celebrate life and legacy of late conductor Larry Rachleff Oct. 29
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music will celebrate the life and legacy of late conductor Larry Rachleff Oct. 29 with a musical tribute from those who knew and loved him best.
As part of the multiday inauguration celebration in his honor, Rice President Reginald DesRoches invited both undergraduate and graduate students to mark the occasion at a pair of receptions Oct. 21.
Confirming election results possible with risk-limiting audits
Risk-limiting audits that effectively verify the results of an election are underutilized in the United States.
‘No one more deserving or more prepared’: DesRoches celebrated at inaugural gala
After days of campuswide fêtes and the formal investiture of Reginald DesRoches Oct. 22, Rice’s eighth president and his family were honored at a glittering inaugural gala, where DesRoches was touted for his leadership, compassion and grand vision for the university’s future.
Rice homecoming brings Owls together for weekend of celebrations
Rice University will welcome alumni, students, faculty, staff and families for Owl Together, a celebration of its past, present and future Oct. 28 - 29 with an eclectic mix of events to celebrate everyone involved in the campus community.
New study to examine effectiveness of antidepressants by analyzing brain MRIs
Antidepressants only have about a 30% rate of effectiveness, and it can take a month or longer for them to fully take effect in patients. In addition, patients often have to try several different drugs before finding one that works.
Rice EMS to hold blood drive Nov. 7
Rice University Emergency Medical Services will host a blood drive on campus Nov. 7 from 2-8 p.m. To participate, sign up online for any of the available 15-minute time slots.
