Zeisha Bennett found a way to combine two lifelong loves — fashion and photography — and turn them into something bigger than herself....
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Rice marked a major milestone with the groundbreaking of the Moody Center Complex for Student Life, a bold step toward enhancing the student experienc...
A team of researchers at Rice and Baylor College of Medicine has developed a new strategy for identifying hazardous pollutants in soil ⎯ even ones tha...
As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement May 9-10, Rice News is spotlighting a series of soon-to-be graduates....
Rice sociologist and religious scholar Craig Considine is available to provide analysis and commentary on the Catholic Church’s next leader and the fi...
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Rice President Reginald DesRoches, a nationally recognized leader in resilient infrastructure and engineering education, has been elected to the 2025 ...
Persona AI, the Houston-based humanoid robotics startup that recently closed $25 million in pre-seed funding, is significantly expanding its operation...
Homecoming 2021 set to kick off with virtual and on-campus events galore
October 20, 2021
This year, Rice is combining its traditional homecoming and families weekend programming under the Owl Together banner: a weeklong celebration of Rice past, present and future with an eclectic mix of events held both virtually and in person.
Matthew Tejada to talk environmental justice and humanism Oct. 26
October 20, 2021
Top-ranking EPA official headlines this semester’s Walter Isle Lecture
The ethics of studying ancient DNA: Rice scholar helps craft global guidelines
October 20, 2021
Geneticists and archaeologists studying ancient DNA should engage with stakeholders in the places where they conduct research, minimize damage to human remains and share their data, according to new guidelines outlined in a paper co-authored by a Rice University anthropologist and published today in Nature.
Annual Rice United Way Campaign nears $100,000 in contributions
October 19, 2021
One week into the annual Rice United Way fundraising campaign, the campuswide effort has already raked in $97,265, nearly 40% of its $250,000 goal.
Rice Business professor Jack Gill honored with Legacy Award
October 19, 2021
Jack Gill, a Rice Business professor, entrepreneur and venture capitalist, received a Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers Legacy Award at the group's 25th annual conference.
Rice’s Baker Institute among finalists for Climate Challenge Cup
October 19, 2021
An innovative project led by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is among 12 finalists named today in the first international Climate Challenge Cup competition. The winners will be announced at an innovation showcase and ceremony Nov. 10 at COP26, the United Nations 2021 Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland.
October 18, 2021
Venezuelan artist and educator Gerardo Rosales unveiled his latest mural Oct. 15 at the Moody Center for the Arts.
October 18, 2021
Baker College senior Magdah Omer debuted their first solo art exhibition Oct. 15 at Sleepy Cyborg.
Rivière named Association for Women in Mathematics fellow
October 18, 2021
Rice University’s Béatrice Rivière has been named a fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics.
Johannes von Moltke takes on the ‘geist in the machine’
October 18, 2021
Third talk in the ‘Cinema and the Post-Human’ lecture series takes place Nov. 5