The Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives at Rice welcomed four high school students June 9-13 as inaugural STJA Archival Fellows, o...
Rice hosted the 15th annual Texas Leadership Consortium Summer Youth Program June 9-13. This weeklong camp engaged 100 students from Houston area high...
Rice welcomed five distinguished alumni back to campus June 13 for the university’s fifth annual Juneteenth celebration. The event, featuring a panel ...
A powerful work of public art that captured global attention when it first appeared on the facade of the Jerusalem Tolerance Museum is now making hist...
Housed within the Woodson Research Center at Fondren Library, the archives have amassed more than a million documents, recordings and files related to...
Rice researchers and collaborators have developed a new cavity design that selectively enhances the quantum vacuum fluctuations of circularly polarize...
The university joined the Greater Houston Partnership in hosting the first city booth at the global event, which drew more than 180,000 attendees from...
The newly released 2025 State of Housing report from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, shows rising home prices, surging insurance premiums ...
RBL LLC announced the appointment of James Watson to its board of directors....
In a milestone moment for science education and collaboration, Rice hosted its first DUNE-TECH (DUNE Training ExperienCe Hub) camp this June, drawing ...
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) at Rice has unveiled the eight high-potential ventures selected for the third annual Lili...
A research team led by Rice has introduced an innovative strategy that uses converted enzymes to streamline synthetic pathways....
Groundbreaking ceremony for new Rice Business building May 9
May 6, 2024
Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 112,000-square-foot building designed to accommodate unprecedented growth at the school and the evolving needs of the community.
May 6, 2024
Researchers at Rice University have successfully synthesized a group of natural compounds known as fusicoccanes. The molecules, found in various living organisms, exhibit diverse biological activities, including the ability to modulate protein-protein interactions within biological systems.
May 5, 2024
During two days of festivities May 3-4, Rice University’s Class of 2024 graduates celebrated the culmination of their experiences on South Main while also looking forward to the bright futures that await them.
Engineering professor Zygourakis celebrated for 44 years at Rice
May 3, 2024
Kyriacos Zygourakis, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice, celebrated his retirement after 44 years at Rice.
Rice hosts symposium on research ethics in a global age
May 3, 2024
Rice University’s Office of Ethics, Compliance and Enterprise Risk hosted the second annual Ethics and Compliance Symposium at Farnsworth Pavilion in the Rice Memorial Center April 23.
Aligned peptide ‘noodles’ could enable lab-grown biological tissues
May 3, 2024
A team of Rice researchers and collaborators have developed peptide-based hydrogels that mimic the aligned structure of muscle and nerve tissues, which could enable the development of functional lab-grown tissue.
Sister cities can help communities better navigate the climate crisis, suggests Rice research
May 3, 2024
Anthropologists at Rice University suggest in a new paper that establishing networks of 'sister cities' dedicated to addressing the impact of natural disasters can mitigate the devastation wrought by climate change.
Veterans battle for top prize at Rice Business competition
May 2, 2024
The 10th annual Veterans Business Battle, hosted by Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, brought together veterans, executives and students April 18-20 to network, enjoy panel discussions and observe the final round of ventures as they pitched to a panel of judges.
Rice students celebrate Arab History Month
May 2, 2024
Rice University’s Middle East North Africa (MENA) Student Association held its first ever cultural showcase event April 20, celebrating Arab History Month during Sahra Night at the Graduate Student Indoor Commons.
Rice’s Harvey, Ramesh named to National Academy of Sciences
May 2, 2024
Rice University’s Frank Reese Harvey and Ramamoorthy Ramesh are among 120 new U.S. members elected to the National Academy of Sciences.