Frank Klaus Tittel, a physicist whose career paralleled the rise of modern laser technology and who helped build Rice’s reputation in laser spectrosc...
Art teachers, artists and comics enthusiasts gathered at Rice University Feb. 20 for Teaching Comics, a one-day symposium exploring how comics can fun...
Nearly 700 prospective graduate students, current scholars, faculty and staff gathered at the Houston Museum of Natural Science for Rice University’s ...
Martono, a second-year master’s student in violin performance, won the title of Miss Chinatown Houston 2025, her first-ever pageant....
Undergraduates at Rice are digging into real, possible wrongful conviction cases this semester, examining evidence to bring renewed attention to indiv...
Rice President Reginald DesRoches was honored with a Community Trailblazer Award Feb. 19 by the city of Houston’s controller Chris Hollins during his ...
Rice commends Stacy Mosely for 14 years of service. As executive senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator, Mosely maintains admin...
Students convened at Rice University Feb. 20 for what organizers called a rare chance to hear and learn directly from one of the most influential musi...
The role brings Cristian Măcelaru ’06 ’08 back to campus several times each year to coach, conduct and mentor students across departments....
Isabella Bourtin balances GRE prep, lab work and upper-level courses as she pivots from pre-med ambitions toward a future in clinical psychology....
John Green, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, influential educator and global YouTube phenomenon, will serve as the speaker for Rice's 113t...
A Rice research lab’s signature keepsake helped perfect a method for growing patterned diamond surfaces that could help decrease operating temperature...
Rice bioengineers explore new gene delivery systems with Keck Foundation support
Rice bioengineers Gang Bao and Caleb Bashor are leading a project focused on exploring how biological systems derived from nature can be engineered to deliver long-form genetic instructions for the expression of critical proteins and genome modification to target tissues in living organisms.
‘Reminder to responsibly carry intention’: Rice community honors MLK’s legacy
The Rice Black Men’s Association, multicultural community relations in the university’s Office of Public Affairs and the Office of Access and Institutional Excellence welcomed guests to honor Martin Luther King Jr for the annual vigil held in observance of the civil rights leader.
Smart clothing coming sooner than you think and Rice engineers are helping build it
Rice professors of mechanical engineering Daniel J. Preston and Vanessa Sanchez are core partners in the New Frontiers in Research Fund project led by the University of Alberta, bringing breakthrough materials, soft-robotic actuation and human-centered design to the team.
Rice's Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies held a kickoff event for a professional education course this month aimed at strengthening oral language development in young children, bringing together educators, literacy leaders and community partners from across the Houston region.
What can AI do for space exploration?
The In-Space Physical AI Workshop to be held Feb. 11-12 at the Ion will explore the intersection of AI and space exploration.
Rice researchers awarded Hill Prize in Engineering for light-driven ammonia synthesis
Rice’s Naomi Halas, Peter Nordlander and Hossein Robajatzi have been awarded the 2026 Hill Prize in Engineering for their work advancing light-driven technologies for sustainable ammonia synthesis.
Rice will play a central role at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, anchoring signature Bloomberg House programming that spotlights how research universities, cities and states are translating innovation, talent and investment into durable social and economic returns.
Training for the future of health care delivery: Rice now offering master’s in digital health
Rice is launching a new master’s degree in digital health, an interdisciplinary graduate program designed to train the next generation of engineer-leaders to invent the future of health care.
Rice to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day and his legacy with vigil, parade participation
Rice invites the community to join in celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day during two events honoring his life and legacy.
Students fuel up with Rice president on first day of spring classes
Watch President Reginald DesRoches offer students a jolt to get back into the swing of classes during First Day Fuel. He surprised students at Dandelion Cafe in the O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science and Local Foods in Brochstein Pavilion by announcing he would buy everyone a cup of coffee.
