The Digital Health Institute — a recently launched joint initiative between Rice University and Houston Methodist — has appointed Pothik Chatterjee as...
Rice University students will build skills in science labs, take high-impact field trips, hear from guest speakers, curate art exhibits, enhance learn...
Twenty-seven biotechnology governance entreaties echoing the legacy of the 1975 recombinant DNA guidelines are now available for public review....
A new sustainability initiative is transforming the landscape outside Fondren Library at Rice University — and it’s more than just a garden....
A team of researchers at Rice has discovered a surprisingly simple method for vastly improving the stability of electrochemical devices that convert c...
Rice faculty are available to help news media explore the deeper histories behind Juneteenth, its Texas roots and what freedom has meant in different ...
The Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative launched its inaugural seminar June 3 with an invited talk from Nobel laureate James P. Allison....
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research releases its 2025 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report....
Rice experts can unpack and contextualize Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's statement at the VivaTech 2025 conference in Paris today that quantum computing is...
Throughout the day, the Houston booth saw a constant stream of visitors with Rice-affiliated entrepreneurs introducing their ventures to global invest...
Volunteers from the Department of Psychological Sciences assemble gift bags for those supported by Interfaith Ministries of Greater Houston....
A team of Rice engineering students has designed an innovative space exercise harness that won this year's Technology Collaboration Center’s Wearables...
RUPD youth academy builds positive relationship between law enforcement, young people
June 18, 2024
The Rice University Police Department welcomed local high school students to campus this month to experience what it’s like to work in law enforcement during the third annual Law Enforcement Youth Academy program June 10-14.
Rice recognizes Juneteenth with panel discussion of freedom fighters' speeches
June 18, 2024
Rice hosted a panel discussion titled “Juneteenth and Justice for All: Black Struggle, the Constitution and Democratic Futures.” It is part of a monthlong series of events recognizing the federal holiday and its place in history.
June 18, 2024
A number of Rice graduate programs are rated among the nation’s best in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings.
New book from Rice anthropologist discusses what the pandemic workplace taught us about democracy
June 18, 2024
In “The Pandemic Workplace,” Ilana Gershon examines how the U.S. workplace changed during the pandemic — and changed employees in the process.
June 18, 2024
Martin received the award for demonstrating a commitment to scientific and methodological rigor in a community of researchers who are at the forefront of the experimental study of cognition.
FBI, AAPI leaders meet at Rice to address discrimination toward Asian American academics
June 18, 2024
Leadership from the FBI joined a dialogue hosted by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy to hear from the Asian American and academic communities to examine gaps between national science and technology policy and its implementation.
Rice alum co-founds arts festival for diverse comic creators, partners with Houston’s Comicpalooza
June 18, 2024
Rice alumnus Stanford Carpenter is reconnecting with his alma mater and the city of Houston by partnering his Black and Brown Comix Arts Festival with Houston’s annual Comicpalooza event in an effort to elevate the visibility of diverse voices in the arts.
2024 Rice Kinder Institute State of Housing report to be discussed at June 20 webinar
June 18, 2024
A free webinar highlighting findings from the 2024 State of Housing report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research will be held June 20.
Study highlights most supportive ethnic group for COVID-19 vaccine mandates
June 18, 2024
Rice research of South Texas residents revealed that vaccinated Asian patients were significantly more likely than other ethnic/racial groups to support COVID-19 vaccine mandates.
President’s Office and Rice Employee Well-Being introduces Wellness Wednesdays
June 17, 2024
Are you interested in finding ways to maintain your physical, mental and emotional balance? The President’s Office and the Rice Recreation Employee Well-Being Team are here to help and are introducing Wellness Wednesdays, a campuswide wellness initiative.