

Rice celebrated a major step in its translational research efforts May 5 with the official launch of RBL LLC. Held at the Texas Medical Center’s Helix...

Rice's Gang Bao has been selected to receive the Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award from the American Society for Mechanical Engineers for his sustai...

From celebrating campus creativity to elevating academic research, two student-led publications are giving undergraduates a platform to lead, edit and...

Rice experts available to discuss historic personalized gene editing breakthrough. ...

Experts from Rice are available to speak with the media about hurricane and storm-related topics....

Rice Education, part of Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, hosted a reception May 10 at the Anderson-Clarke Center to honor gra...

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....

Moody summer show spotlights Ruais' large-scale ceramic works
Brie Ruais is one of the foremost young sculptors working in clay today, and Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will host her first institutional solo exhibition this summer when “Brie Ruais: Movement at the Edge of the Land” opens June 5.

Commencement ceremonies began the morning of May 13 for some members of the Rice community, including President David Leebron, who had the honor of commissioning Rice Naval ROTC members who were graduating and becoming officers of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines.

Postponed by the pandemic, commencement for the Class of 2020's advanced and doctoral students took place May 15 in a combined ceremony with those in the Class of 2021.

Bloem-Curtis, Martin honored by Rice Board of Trustees
The Rice Board of Trustees recently recognized staff members Sandra Bloem-Curtis and Brandon Martin for outstanding performance and service to the university.

‘I just wanted fireworks’: Class of 2020 returns for emotional graduation, reunion
Postponed by the pandemic, commencement finally came for these proud Owls.

Minor revolution: Class of 2021 graduates in historic in-person ceremony at Rice stadium
“You chose Rice, I believe, not because it was easy, but because it was hard,” said Rice President David Leebron.

Many Rice parents took the opportunity to fly for the first time since the pandemic to visit Houston for graduation May 14 and 15.

Some seniors strolled through the Sallyport with their cellphones in hand, families on video calls from afar.

Rice Stadium, which has hosted everything from the 1974 Super Bowl to Rice Football's legendary 1994 victory over the University of Texas, made history once again this weekend when it hosted back-to-back commencement ceremonies for the Classes of 2020 and 2021.

Rice general counsel announces retirement
Rice’s top lawyer has announced his retirement as general counsel.