Rice scientist joins next Mars adventure
A Rice University geologist is one of 13 scientists recently selected to operate the Mars rover Perseverance and analyze samples for an eventual return to Earth.
“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...
For more than a decade, Rice’s Frederi Viens has been studying Lake Chad, a vast freshwater lake in west-central Africa that borders Nigeria, Niger, C...
The Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Houston Energy Transition Institute are launching a st...
A delegation of researchers from Rice’s WaTER Institute traveled to Argentina’s Neuquén province this month to help address a pressing question facing...
Rice’s open enrollment period for employee benefit plans will run from April 3-17. To give employees a way to better explore their benefits options, t...
Rice's Office of Sustainability invites the campus community to join the third annual Earth Month Kick-Off Festival from 12:30-3:30 p.m. April 1 at th...
Rice continues to strengthen its position as a leader in innovation, rising to No. 66 in the 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities List for utility patents, ...
Rice once again found itself at the center of the college basketball world, serving as the official host institution for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Sou...
For Rice senior Leo Marek, engineering is about finding the small changes that make big systems run better....
Thomas Killian named dean of Wiess School of Natural Sciences
Rice University has named physicist Thomas Killian dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, effective Jan. 1.
'Strategic indifference' leaves refugees in precarious position, says Baker Institute expert
Current explanations for migrant and refugee policies in the "global south" mistake the absence of formal policy for neglect. But a migration and immigration expert at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy proposes to explain this dynamic as "strategic indifference.”
Islamic scholar Nasr to lecture on intertwined history of Shi’ism and Sufism
Rice’s Kazimi Lecture series brings 'towering figure' into conversation via Zoom Dec. 7.
AI helps scientists understand brain activity behind thoughts
Researchers from Baylor College of Medicine and Rice University have developed artificial intelligence models that help them better understand the brain computations that underlie thoughts.
Rice United Way Campaign meets goal
At the end of the seventh week, Rice’s annual United Way campaign has met the university’s $250,000 goal.
Franklin retires after 30 years
After 30 years at Rice, Ute Franklin, who served as manager of Delivery Services since 2004, has retired.
Understanding frustration could lead to better drugs
Atom-scale models of proteins that incorporate ligands, like drug molecules, show a strong correlation between minimally frustrated binding sites and drug specificity. Such models could lead to better-designed drugs with fewer side effects.
Next fall, Rice Architecture sets sail for Seoul
A Rice assistant professor of architecture and his students hope to travel to Seoul, South Korea, next fall to present their work at the city’s Biennale of Architecture and Urbanism.
Owls continue to shine in NCAA graduation rate
Rice women student athletes once again led the nation in the Federal Graduation Rate, according to the latest Division I graduation success data released by the NCAA. Rice also had eight sports receive perfect marks for their success in the classroom, according to the NCAA's Graduation Success Rate.