

Christopher Johns-Krull , professor of physics and astronomy, will serve as interim executive vice president for research, beginning July 1....

Rice University students Sara Denison and Khoi Nguyen have been named this year’s recipients of the Sallyport Award, presented annually at commencemen...

Rice will congratulate almost 3,000 students who have dutifully earned their college diplomas during commencement weekend May 9-10. For more informati...

Experts from Rice spoke about how AI is reshaping society, industry and human behavior....

Everywhere you turned at the final showcase for Design of Mechatronic Systems, something moved, danced, blinked or spun....

More than 100 people turned out for a screening of a documentary that examines the alarming rise of antisemitism and radicalization on college campuse...

Rice will break ground on the Moody Center Complex for Student Life at 3 p.m. May 8, marking a transformative moment for the university’s commitment t...

As hurricane season approaches new insights from Rice’s Kinder Institute highlight Harris County households’ disaster preparedness....

As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement May 9-10, Rice News is spotlighting a series of standout graduates....

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...

Rice garden hosting semiannual plant sale
Tomatoes, peppers, eggplants and tomatillos will be among the vegetables for sale beginning March 7

Texas Life Science Forum honors top life science innovation companies
Life science investors, leaders and innovators gathered at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business to discuss Houston’s role in the future of health care, medical technology innovation and life science commercialization during the 10th annual Texas Life Science Forum.
BSA celebrates Black excellence
The annual Soul Night celebration returned to the Rice Memorial Center for an evening of festivities Feb. 26.

Leebron shares message of support for Ukrainians
Rice President David Leebron tweeted a personal message of support for Ukrainians around the world over the weekend in response to the invasion of their home country by Russian forces.


Atheists in the United States are more likely to conceal their beliefs if they’re women, Republicans, Southerners or if they’ve previously been religious, according to new research from Rice University and West Virginia University.

Two Owls among Houston’s 50 most influential women
Ana María Martínez, professor of voice, and Kathi Dantley Warren, vice president for development and alumni relations (DAR), have been named to Houston Woman Magazine’s annual list of Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women of 2020-21.

Doerr Institute spearheads efforts to develop leaders across the country
The Ann and John Doerr Institute for New Leaders, in partnership with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the American Council on Education, plans to launch Leadership for Public Purpose.

People, papers and presentations for Feb. 28, 2022
Rice materials scientist Pulickel Ajayan is co-lead author of a forward-thinking perspective of quantum materials manufacturing in Advanced Materials, and Will Rice College senior Eduardo Gonzalez Villarreal was named the Texas Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine’s 2022 Undergraduate Major of the Year for Rice University.

Gas flares tied to premature deaths
Rice engineers suggest that flaring of natural gas at oil and gas fields in the United States, primarily in North Dakota and Texas, contributed to dozens of premature deaths in 2019.