The inaugural American Athletic Conference Fall Individual Championship will be hosted on South Main at the George R. Brown Tennis Center Oct. 24-27....
Retirement can make individuals more likely to recall positive events and forget more ordinary ones....
Newborn and maternal health experts, innovators and community leaders from around the world gathered at the inaugural “Innovation for Day One” confere...
Rice’s Office of Sustainability is celebrating Campus Sustainability Month. Student organizations, campus departments and community partners that adva...
A vast collection of over 900 political campaign buttons was recently donated to the Baker Institute at Rice....
As Hispanic Heritage Month closed, Rice welcomed guests for a roundtable discussion to further explore the experiences and complexities of the Hispani...
Rice Business’ annual conference, “Sparking Success: The Intersection of Business and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” will take place Oct. 25. The ...
Houston Press selected the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice the Best Free Museum in Houston in its Best of Houston® 2024....
The Shepherd School of Music at Rice is proud to announce the appointment of Erin Hannigan as its new professor of oboe, starting July 1, 2025....
OpenStax, the world’s largest publisher of open educational resources based at Rice, announces the publication of the latest title in its social scien...
Rice has launched RBL LLC, a pioneering biotech venture creation studio designed to rapidly build companies based on lifesaving medical technologies d...
Hospital service prices surged more than 220% between 2000 and 2022, according to a report from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. While hospit...
Rice experts available to discuss space exploration and related topics
October 17, 2024
Rice’s faculty are ready to offer their expertise in solar physics, space weather, astronaut training, Mars exploration and space robotics, among other areas.
Rice’s Program in Politics, Law and Social Thought tackles ‘truly foundational questions’
October 17, 2024
It started with an idea jotted down on a napkin at a bar in the Houston Heights in 2014, but the Program in Politics, Law and Social Thought at Rice has evolved into the most popular minor offered in the School of Humanities.
Rice ranked No. 6 in WalletHub’s national college rankings
October 16, 2024
Rice is ranked No. 6 in the nation in WalletHub’s 2025 College and University Rankings released this week, making it the top university in both Texas and the entire Southern region.
October 16, 2024
Rice’s O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science now houses an immersive public art installation titled “Climate Parliament,” a thought-provoking work by Mexican-Canadian artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer.
Rice student remembered for love of science, life’s simple joys
October 16, 2024
Kathryn Petree, an undergraduate student at Rice University’s McMurtry College, passed away Oct. 12 from complications due to cancer. She was a sophomore who studied natural sciences and was on a premedical track.
STaRT@Rice goes international, boosting research skills and collaboration
October 16, 2024
STaRT@Rice is recognized for cultivating exceptional researchers and fostering community.
Rice’s Medical Humanities Research Institute is aiming for a paradigm shift in medicine
October 16, 2024
Medicine is so much more than delivering treatments or writing prescriptions: It’s about helping a person. The Medical Humanities Research Institute at Rice, launched in October 2023, is aiming for a paradigm shift in medicine that refocuses on the human beings at the core of medicine, both as health care professionals and patients. Medical humanities not only elevates the contributions and perspectives that the humanities can bring to health care; it’s a multidisciplinary approach that also engages the arts, social sciences, engineering and other fields to ensure that patients are seen as people in the context of healing and to make health care more equitable and inclusive for all.
Rice hosts global workshop on quantum materials and entanglement
October 16, 2024
The eQMA Workshop on Quantum Materials and Entanglement brought together more than 100 experts and attendees from across the globe to discuss advancements in quantum research.
October 16, 2024
A philosophy degree offers more than just an exploration of life’s big questions — it equips students with critical thinking and communication skills that are valuable in virtually any profession.
Rice President shares vision for university in conversation with Texas Medical Center CEO
October 15, 2024
The president and CEO of the Texas Medical Center led a discussion with President Reginald DesRoches at the TMC3 building at Helix Park.