

Senior Spotlight: Esther Jimenez ’25...

At the Association of Rice Alumni’s 2025 Laureates Awards ceremony May 8, the group will bestow its highest honor — the Gold Medal Award — to the late...

Rice’s Office of Access and Institutional Excellence welcomed author and free speech advocate Suzanne Nossel to campus April 28 for a conversation on ...

Rice’s chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, inducted 21 new members....

Rice President Reginald DesRoches was recognized for his visionary leadership and lifelong commitment to education at the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Associ...

With federal research funding in the headlines in recent months, Rice's Office of Public Affairs is spotlighting what’s at stake — and what’s possible...

A new study led by researchers from the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice has introduced an innovative solution that could i...

Menachem Elimelech was honored with the Sidney Loeb Award at the European Desalination Society Conference held in Porto, Portugal, April 28. ...

As India’s influence grows in fields such as climate change, biotechnology and artificial intelligence, Rice is positioning itself to be a key collabo...

For senior Dasseny Arreola, pursuing two majors, one minor, three research fellowships and even a novel was never about checking boxes....

More than 80 scientists from around the globe gathered at Rice for the School on Electron Correlations and Topology....

Rice researchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm that excels at interpreting optical spectra, potentially enabling faster and more pre...

Bioengineering graduate students learn about local health care issues in Rio Grande Valley
Rice bioengineering graduate students in the Global Medical Innovation program recently visited the Rio Grande Valley to better understand the unique challenges faced by communities in the region.

Rice mourns loss of campus leader Kelly Quin
Staff member and beloved employee Kelly Quin passed away Nov. 30. She worked at Rice University for more than 30 years, most recently serving as assistant vice president for campaign and constituent strategy.

Rice hosts fall family festival for refugee families
The Rice Center for Civic Leadership and Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston partnered with students enrolled in Multicultural Psychology to host a fall family festival Nov. 23 for refugee families.

Richard Baraniuk honored with 2025 IEEE Signal Processing Medal
Richard G. Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University, has been awarded the 2025 IEEE Jack S. Kilby Signal Processing Medal.

Famed pianist Yefim Bronfman offers ‘much to reflect on and explore’ in Shepherd School master class
Grammy-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman brought his artistry and expertise to Rice’s Shepherd School of Music Dec. 2, leading a master class with graduate students Zhengyi Huang, Saehyun Park, Szuyu Su and Jonathan Mak.

Over 500 students will conclude their academic journeys as Rice Owls when they walk during the December commencement ceremony Dec. 10.

Baylor and Rice researchers target bone metastases in breast cancer with $2.3M grant
Researchers are developing a novel antibody therapy to treat bone metastases in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer.

OpenStax celebrates 25 years of transforming education
OpenStax, an educational initiative of Rice, is celebrating 25 years of expanding access to research-informed educational tools and resources for learners and educators worldwide. Throughout its history, OpenStax has served 36.7 million students across 153 countries and has saved students over $2.9 billion in related education costs.

Harmony in color: Eva LeWitt installation strikes a chord at Shepherd School
Meticulously draped inside the Shepherd School of Music’s Alice Pratt Brown Hall, a dazzling interplay of color, texture and movement now graces the wall above the entrance to Duncan Recital Hall.

Loaf at first sight: Community comes together for Chabad at Rice’s Mega Challah Bake
More than 50 Rice University students gathered Nov. 20 for the Mega Challah Bake hosted by Chabad at Rice.