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....
The Rice women's track and field team had a tremendous weekend in front of their home crowd at the 43rd annual Victor Lopez Classic at the Wendel D. L...
The Rice men's track and field team shined on their home track, with many season bests and event titles at the 43rd annual Victor Lopez Classic at the...
Garet Boehm, Cole Green and Colin Robson each hit home runs, including Boehm's first career grand slam, as Rice won the series from Florida Atlantic, ...
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 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.
Rice football game against national champ Louisiana State canceled
Rice's Sept. 19 football game against defending national champion Louisiana State University at Houston's NRG Stadium has been canceled following the Southeastern Conference's decision to play only conference games this season amid the COVID-19 pandemic.