Rice undergraduates transformed Kraft Hall's corridors into a vibrant showcase of original research and creative exploration during the 2025 Social Sc...
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts welcomed enthusiastic arts and music lovers for a Pride Month happy hour on the afternoon of June 26, which featured ...
As Houston’s pride parade made its way through the streets of downtown Houston, so did Rice’s students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters. The par...
Computational biochemist Linna An will join Rice’s Department of Biosciences with support from a $2 million award from the Cancer Prevention and Resea...
The Texas 89th Legislative Session marked a milestone for Rice's government relations efforts as the university played a vital role in advancing key l...
Rice bioengineer Mario Escobar has won a Transformational Project Award from the American Heart Association to develop a new therapy for heart failure...
OpenStax, a provider of affordable instructional technologies and the world’s largest publisher of open educational resources, has partnered with Micr...
Rice graduate student and adjunct assistant professor explores how music can help shape new memories....
The “Synergizing AI, Digital Health and the Built Environment" symposium addressed the ways AI and digital health tools can enhance the built environm...
A new study led by Rice's Christopher Tunnell and Dorian Amaral sees the first direct search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated...
Kathryn Lavender, associate vice president of the campus safety department, was recently celebrated for her 34 years of service at Rice, shortly befor...
In an elegant fusion of art and science, researchers at Rice have achieved a major milestone in nanomaterials engineering by uncovering how boron nitr...
July 17, 2024
The Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at Rice University is in the midst of its 30th year of equipping Advanced Placement teachers around the country with the tools and skills they need to effectively teach the students in their classrooms through the AP Summer Institute (APSI).
July 17, 2024
After years of development, an elite team of professional bassoonists from across the country including representatives from Rice gathered to test a new bassoon prototype from Fox Products.
Rice neuroscientists to build state-of-the-art neural recording system
July 17, 2024
Rice neural engineer Chong Xie and his team have won a $2.9 million R01 grant from the NIH to develop a state-of-the-art implantable neural electrode system that is highly biocompatible, untethered and capable of stable, long-term and large-scale neural recording and stimulation.
Stress-related cell damage linked to negative mental and physical health effects among caregivers
July 17, 2024
Researchers at Rice have found that intense stress can be felt at the cellular level and is linked to negative physical and mental health effects.
Country must ‘unite’ against political violence, says Rice presidential historian
July 16, 2024
Rice presidential historian Douglas Brinkley provided insights and context to several major news outlets following the assassination attempt on Donald Trump.
Future of bioelectronics takes center stage at Rice Global Paris event
July 16, 2024
The Rice Global Paris Center hosted the BioElectronic Therapeutics (BETx) conference and workshop June 27-28, the first formal event dedicated to the field of bioelectronics to be held at Rice’s Paris campus.
Rice-housed Religious Studies Review marks 50 years of documenting and shaping field
July 16, 2024
Since its establishment, RSR has been dedicated to providing comprehensive reviews of publications in the discipline, covering more than 1,000 titles annually through short and long reviews.
July 15, 2024
Through the Rice University Summer Immersion program, local high school students are able to explore their passion for architecture while soaking in what it’s like to live on campus at a prestigious university.
Exploring Paris beyond the classroom: Rice student’s unique summer abroad
July 15, 2024
Juan-Pablo Cajiga-Pena, a junior at Rice, is making the most of his summer by diving into the cultural depths of Paris.
‘Culture of care’: Rice recovering after Hurricane Beryl
July 15, 2024
Before, during and after Hurricane Beryl blew through Houston July 8, several Rice University departments went above and beyond to keep students, faculty and staff safe, fed and housed.