Urban prairie gives birth to new ecological restoration site at Rice’s Harris Gully
Prairie grasses are transported to Harris Gully and other city prairies by volunteers from Rice and the Greater Houston Area.
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, ...
Material previously thought to be quantum is actually new, nonquantum state of matter
A recent study found that the material cerium magnesium hexalluminate (CeMgAl11O19) was not actually in a quantum spin liquid phase despite evidence suggesting it was.
Rice Business event explores how AI can innovate hiring, finance, health care and more
At the second annual Innovation and AI Summit, Rice Business faculty led conversational panels on how artificial intelligence will affect digital transformation, finance and human capital.
Former IMF chief economist Rogoff examines future of US dollar in Arnold Lecture Series
Kenneth Rogoff’s talk, to a packed audience at Rice, marked the return of the Doyle Arnold ’70 Distinguished Guest Lecture Series in Economics.
From moonquakes to Mars rovers: Rice science open house sparks curiosity in local community
Rice's second annual Earth, environmental and planetary science (EEPS) open house generated interest in science
Rice hosts ‘Men in Blazers’ live show as Houston counts down to World Cup
With 99 days to go until the biggest tournament in global sports arrives in Texas, Rice turned its campus into a celebration of soccer, civic pride and Houston’s moment on the world stage.
Carbon nanotube fiber ‘textile’ heaters could help industry electrify high-temperature gas heating
A cross-disciplinary team at Rice has developed a new type of electric heating element — one that looks less like a traditional metal coil and more like a high-performance thread.
Project management course available through Glasscock School
Rice University’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies continues to expand access to global professional education through its ongoing partnership with Tecnológico de Monterrey, offering project management certificate programs in Spanish for working professionals seeking to strengthen their leadership and technical skills.
Rice researcher’s work on lifelong learning earns national recognition
Margaret Beier's research, which examines how motivation, self-efficacy and context shape learning outcomes, led to her election as a 2026 fellow of the American Educational Research Association.
Young audiences explore orchestra at Shepherd School Family Concert
The sold-out performance drew a full house of returning attendees and families experiencing a Shepherd School concert for the first time.