Reconstructing ice age diets reveals unraveling web of life
Rice-led research published in Science offers a clear picture of the consequences of land mammal declines on food webs.
Rice scientists have created a new type of 2D semiconductor that comes closer than ever to a “perfect” crystal....
Rice President Reginald DesRoches and Kelly Fox, executive vice president for operations, finance and support, greeted employees who have opted to par...
A new Rice study offers one of the first national measures of a viewpoint called “racial realism” and considers how it fits into the broader spectrum ...
Venture capitalist John Doerr joined Doerr Institute for New Leaders’ director Bernie Banks at Rice March 26 for a wide-ranging conversation on leader...
Rep. Brian Babin (R-Woodville), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, visited Rice March 20 with a delegation of congressi...
Paul Smith's bases-loaded, two-out walk in the bottom of the 10th gave Rice a 3-2 win over UTSA in the series opener between the schools at Reckling P...
“Gender and sexuality studies is social theory made accessible,” said Lora Wildenthal, the John Antony Weir Professor of History and director of Rice’...
The global journeys of Rice University students were on display March 27 as the Office of Study Abroad hosted the 2026 Study Abroad Photo Contest Exhi...
“I feel really grateful for the opportunities that I’ve had now that I am here," said senior Michael Garcia....
The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies welcomed nonprofit leaders from acros...
The Olivier Award-nominated play traces the rise and fall of the Houston-based energy trading giant, translating complex financial systems into a fast...
New consumable hemp rules from the Texas Department of State Health Services are officially in effect, and the biggest change comes down to how THC is...
Remembering Jamey Rootes, head of Rice’s Hutchinson Leadership Initiative in Sport Analytics
Jamey Rootes, longtime president of the Houston Texans who was recently appointed to head the Hutchinson Leadership Initiative in Sport Analytics in Rice's Department of Sport Management, died Aug 21. He was 56.
Construction begins on Center for Human Performance
Leaders from Rice and Houston Methodist gathered at Tudor Fieldhouse Aug. 19 to celebrate the start of construction on the Houston Methodist-Rice University Center for Human Performance.
Rice rallies in a packed Tudor Fieldhouse for spirited celebration of Owl athletics
On the third day of O-Week 2022, Rice’s incoming class flocked to Tudor Fieldhouse for the Rice Rally, a pep rally to introduce new Owls to Rice athletics.
President DesRoches welcomes new students with barbecue and dance beats
Continuing a time-honored O-Week tradition, Rice President Reginald DesRoches hosted his first President’s Welcome dinner for all incoming students at Rice, held this year in Founder’s Court with the gorgeous backdrop of Lovett Hall’s iconic Sallyport.
As new students settled into campus during O-Week, another annual tradition introduced new faculty to the campus.
After a joyful O-Week 2022, student and staff leaders reflect on another rousing orientation
Rice O-Week 2022 wrapped up on a hot August Saturday after seven straight days of academic advising, introductions to all things Rice and more than a little fun along the way.
Brushing thin films onto electrodes preserves batteries
Brushing powdered phosphorus and sulfur into lithium anodes helps keep them from forming damaging dendrites in rechargeable batteries.
Biomedical, data science training wins new grant
The Rice University NLM Training Program in Biomedical Informatics and Data Science wins a $4.16 million National Library of Medicine grant.
People, papers and presentations for Aug. 22, 2022
Eduardo Salas , the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Professor and chair of Rice’s Department of Psychological Sciences, was a finalist for the 2022 George R. Terry Book Award for his manuscript, “Teams That Work: The Seven Drivers of Team Effectiveness.”