

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....


FDA OKs manufacturer’s version of Rice ventilator
An enhanced version of the ApolloBVM designed by Rice University engineers has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an emergency resuscitator for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ghasempour receives 2020 Marconi Society Young Scholar Award


Galveston Bay Park is a 'vision' of Houston's future
An ambitious plan to shield Houston from a devastating hurricane by creating Galveston Bay Park, a 10,000-acre public park on a chain of man-made islands, earned top honors in the international design competition Houston 2020 Visions.

People, papers and presentations

People, papers and presentations Aug 3, 2020
The Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP), led by Adem Ekmekci, director of research and evaluation, has received a $300,000 grant.

Parking fees reduced for 2020-21; new options available
With Rice's on-campus population expected to be half its usual size this academic year, the university is reducing parking fees and offering new options.

‘This time is different’: Experts reimagine the police force
Sending law enforcement officers into situations beyond their expertise – and asking them to do jobs more appropriate to other professions – contributes significantly to overpolicing in America, according to experts in a panel discussion hosted by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

'States of Mind' fall exhibition at Moody Center scrutinizes American democracy through art
Events will include socially distanced opening receptions, outdoor film screenings and virtual conversations with artists.

President, provost set faculty and staff town hall for Aug. 3
President David Leebron and Provost Reginald DesRoches will host a virtual town hall for Rice faculty and staff regarding the university's plans for the fall semester at 4 p.m. Aug. 3.