Rice experts at the Ken Kennedy Institute who taught an intensive boot camp for data science practitioners and technical managers are available to add...
The Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance recently gathered scholars representing nearly a dozen different nations at ...
This spring, 75 students from Lone Star College, San Jacinto Community College and Houston Community College met with Rice faculty, staff and graduate...
A team of Rice engineering students has designed and built a safer, low-cost propulsion module for small satellites....
From exhibitions that trace personal and cultural histories to community events and wellness programming, the Moody’s summer schedule offers more than...
As the world races to address the climate crisis, a coalition headquartered at Rice is taking a radically collaborative approach to one of the toughes...
A new study highlights the need to refine biodiversity forecasts to account for the sex-specific responses to Earth’s changing climate....
A festive crowd of alumni and friends gathered at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston to celebrate Rice’s most dedicated supporters at the Association of Ri...
Impaired neuromusculoskeletal function due to conditions such as stroke, osteoarthritis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, limb amputation, spinal ...
To prepare the next generation of innovators and thought leaders in AI, Rice will offer a Bachelor of Science in AI beginning in the fall of 2025....
In a landmark moment for Rice, renowned computer scientist Lydia E. Kavraki has been named a University Professor, the institution’s highest academic ...
Public transit operators keep cities moving, helping people get to work, attend medical appointments and access essential services. But while passenge...
Rice researchers engineer personalized treatments for movement impairments
May 20, 2025
Impaired neuromusculoskeletal function due to conditions such as stroke, osteoarthritis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, limb amputation, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and cancer is a leading cause of disability.
Rice to offer Bachelor of Science in artificial intelligence
May 20, 2025
To prepare the next generation of innovators and thought leaders in AI, Rice will offer a Bachelor of Science in AI beginning in the fall of 2025.
Lydia Kavraki named University Professor, the highest faculty distinction at Rice
May 20, 2025
In a landmark moment for Rice, renowned computer scientist Lydia E. Kavraki has been named a University Professor, the institution’s highest academic rank. She becomes only the 11th person and the third woman in the university’s 112-year history to earn this prestigious title.
May 19, 2025
Public transit operators keep cities moving, helping people get to work, attend medical appointments and access essential services. But while passenger safety is often in the spotlight, the health and well-being of drivers who spend long hours behind the wheel is frequently overlooked.
Rice’s Mikos elected to the European Academy of Sciences
May 19, 2025
Rice bioengineer Antonios Mikos has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences, an international body that recognizes excellence in scientific research and technological innovation.
May 19, 2025
The 2025 Kinder Houston Area Survey, one of the nation’s longest-running studies of an urban area, was released today at the institute’s annual luncheon.
Rice chemist Kürti named 2025 Ross M. Brown Investigator for energy research
May 19, 2025
Rice chemistry professor László Kürti is a recipient of the 2025 Ross M. Brown Investigator Award.
May 19, 2025
Recently, a team of scientists and engineers at Rice discovered a phenomenon on a microscopic scale, where tiny magnetic particles driven by rotating fields spontaneously move along the edges of clusters driven by invisible “edge currents” that follow the rules of an unexpected branch of physics.
Rice helps youth explore Earth and space sciences at ‘first-of-its-kind’ event
May 19, 2025
Nearly 1,000 Earth and planetary explorers from the greater Houston area attended Rice’s K-12 Earth and planetary open house at Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall May 3. The event was held by the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, the Rice Space Institute’s Center for Planetary Origins to Habitability and the Office of STEM Engagement in partnership with Houston Independent School District and NASA.
Rice’s Liu Idea Lab welcomes Sandy Guitar to advisory board
May 19, 2025
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) at Rice is proud to announce the appointment of Sandy Guitar to its advisory board. Guitar is a highly respected leader in the venture and private equity worlds, bringing decades of experience in early stage investing, strategic growth and founder support to advance Lilie’s mission of empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs at Rice.