It’s not every year that commencement features school deans wearing two hats — as academic leaders and as proud parents. Rice celebrated a rare and he...
The inaugural cohort of Rice’s RISE (Responsibility, Inclusion and Student Empowerment) program received a commemorative stole to wear at commencement...
Rice welcomed renowned biomedical engineer and entrepreneur Robert Langer to campus for the President’s Lecture Series....
Rice’s Campus Services and Sustainability recently was recognized by Keep Texas Beautiful with its Beautify Texas Award in the Outstanding Program of ...
While breastfeeding offers numerous benefits for both mother and baby, one challenge has persisted: It’s nearly impossible to know how much milk a bab...
A team of Rice engineers has developed a system that could transform desalination practices, making the process more adaptable, resilient and cheaper....
Rice’s ENRICH Office hosted a two-day symposium April 24-25 at Helix Park highlighting the encompassing range of biomedical research at the university...
Rithika Iyengar, a rising senior at Rice, has been named a 2025 Key into Public Service Scholar by the Phi Beta Kappa Society....
Rice Athletics hosted its annual Night of Flight celebration and fundraiser May 1, bringing together alumni, student-athletes, supporters, family and ...
Two members of the Rice community, one current student and one alumna, are among the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners recently announced, recognized for th...
Volker Rudolf, a professor of biosciences at Rice, is investigating just how powerful seasonal rhythms, known as phenologies, can be....
Freshman Daniel Zou and junior Lukas Boandl are in the top 15 of the NCAA Bremerton Regional after one round....
Helpful house design has an eye on history
August 16, 2021
Rae Atkinson, a master of architecture student at Rice University, won first place in the American Institute of Architects Houston chapter’s Gulf Coast Green Student Competition to design a “self-help hub” for residents in Houston’s Fourth Ward.
Political Science staff member honored with RICE MILE award
August 13, 2021
Rice staff member Ann Mikus has been honored with the RICE MILE Award.
FEMA disaster recovery funds favor white entrepreneurs, study finds
August 12, 2021
Federal recovery funding after a disaster may disproportionally benefit white entrepreneurs, according to new research from Rice University’s Department of Sociology.
10 winners at IBB Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium
August 12, 2021
Posters by 10 summer interns were the best at this year’s IBB Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium.
August 12, 2021
What can the relationships between the Prophet Muhammad and ancient Christians teach us about today's relations between the religions?
New website for managing retirement accounts coming soon
August 10, 2021
Effective Oct. 1, a new website will be available for enrolling in and changing contributions to Rice University Supplemental 403(b) Plan and Defined Contribution Retirement Plan accounts.
Incoming freshmen RISE to the occasion
August 10, 2021
New 10-day residential seminar acquaints humanities and social sciences students with Rice, Houston, race and urban life.
Rice Alliance to host startup pitch event at OTC
August 10, 2021
OpenStax to provide ed tech companies with training to develop equitable courseware
August 9, 2021
OpenStax, Rice’s educational technology initiative, announced today that 13 companies have been selected to participate in the organization’s new equity in courseware training program. The training will help the participating companies learn about and develop educational technology platforms that provide better outcomes for all students, especially those from historically marginalized and underserved communities.
Why middle-class residents want to stay put after floodwaters recede
August 9, 2021
Flood disasters like Hurricane Harvey lead some people to move far from the places they had called home.