Arthus Morisson de la Bassetiere, a senior mechanical engineering major and men’s tennis player from Reims, France, has his sights set far beyond the ...
This statement underscores Rice’s unwavering commitment to academic freedom as a cornerstone of scholarly inquiry, open dialogue and the pursuit of kn...
Scott Solomon, a biologist, science communicator and teaching professor in the Department of Biosciences, has been named a 2025 Piper Professor by the...
Following a year full of increased activity for Moody Experience programs, Andy Osborn, program manager of educational initiatives, welcomed campus pa...
Matthew Tyler, an assistant professor of political science at Rice, receives NSF CAREER award....
A team led by Rice's Caroline Ajo-Franklin has discovered how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity....
At Rice, senior Riya Misra found that studying the humanities wasn’t only about literature; it was about sharpening the essential tools for any storyt...
The 2025 Customer Value Report, authored by marketing researchers at Rice and the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School, evaluat...
For fall 2025, professor Kiese Laymon is breaking new ground with a course that centers on the beef between Lamar and Drake, a cultural moment that’s ...
The transformative impact of the Fulbright Scholar Program is on full display at Rice, where approximately 100 Fulbright students from around 30 count...
Catherine Clack, Rice’s associate vice provost in the Office of Access and Institutional Excellence and director of the Multicultural Center, is retir...
Lydia Kavraki, a leading researcher in robotics, computational biomedicine and artificial intelligence at Rice, has been elected to the National Acade...
A ‘quasi-juvenile delinquent’ at Rice rises to the top -- again
March 23, 2022
Rice University alumnus Dennis Sullivan wins the Abel Prize in Mathematics.
Rice announces tuition for 2022-23 academic year
March 23, 2022
Undergraduate tuition for the 2022-23 school year will be $54,100, an increase of $2,030 over the current year. The total cost, including $15,000 for on-campus room and board and $863 in mandatory fees, will increase 3.5% to $69,963.
Don’t underestimate undulating graphene
March 23, 2022
A theory by Rice University scientists suggests putting graphene on an undulating surface stresses it enough to create a minute electromagnetic field. The phenomenon could be useful for creating 2D electron optics or valleytronics devices.
More hospital price transparency needed to slow rising costs, says Baker Institute report
March 22, 2022
The rising costs of hospital care -- among the major contributors to rising health care costs as a whole -- can be alleviated by requiring hospitals to be more transparent on the prices of their services, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice student Tyler Martin to play for nationwide audience on 'Performance Today'
March 21, 2022
Graduate student in flute performance Tyler Martin will represent Rice’s Shepherd School of Music as part of American Public Media’s “Performance Today” Young Artists in Residence series. His segments will be available online April 4 and will air on APM that week.
Wind, solar could replace coal power in Texas
March 21, 2022
A fraction of the wind and solar projects already proposed in Texas could eliminate the state’s remaining coal power plants and their emissions, according to Rice University engineers.
Brazilian science minister Pontes returns to Rice
March 21, 2022
Brasil@Rice hosted Marcos Pontes March 10 as part of his trip to Houston.
Fette awarded Fulbright grant to research migration, citizenship in French children’s literature
March 21, 2022
Grant recognizes a career dedicated to cultural ambassadorship between France and the United States
Owl Days are back after two-year pandemic break
March 21, 2022
For the first time since 2019, the Rice community will once again welcome hundreds of newly admitted students to campus for Owl Days 2022 on April 8 and 11.
Thomas Senftle wins NSF CAREER Award
March 21, 2022
Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineer Thomas Senftle has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to advance machine learning techniques for designing new catalysts.