More than 120 utility leaders, researchers, government officials, entrepreneurs, corporate water teams, engineers and investors gathered at Rice for t...
Anne Chao, co-founder and program manager of the Houston Asian American Archive and an adjunct lecturer in Rice's School of Humanities and Arts, share...
Rice researchers have shown that an organic semiconductor can transform from a liquid crystal into a solid crystal through a rapid, highly coordinated...
Following a hard-fought home loss to Western Michigan, the Rice football team hits the road for a Sept. 26 matchup with Fresno State that renews a riv...
The Friends of Fondren Library at Rice hosted New York Times bestselling author and Houston native Katherine Center at its annual membership celebrati...
The International Society for Engineering Health held its inaugural summit at Rice....
Three experts from Rice will attend Brain Week at the United Nations General Assembly Sept. 21-25 to join an international conversation that reaches w...
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, Rice’s Shepherd School of Music honored the anniversary the way it has every year since 2002: by pausing to ...
The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice presents ”Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas” this fall, bringing together co...
Following a national search, Andrew Billing will become secretary to the Rice Corporation and Board of Trustees on Oct. 1. ...
‘Beyond the Hedges: Historias de Latinidad at Rice University’ runs through Dec. 31 at the Julia Ideson Building....
Rice's Natasha Kirienko developed a new screening method that identified drugs that target leukemia cells without unduly harming healthy cells....
HISD student data shows decline in alcohol use, increase in illicit drugs
Recent data shows that substance use of alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana, is declining among students in the Houston Independent School District (HISD) – yet there's still concern around the use of other or illicit drugs, according to a new paper from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice SSPEED Center’s FIRST system provides critical flood warnings in real time
In the aftermath of the devastating July 2025 floods in the Texas Hill Country, the need for reliable, real-time flood warning systems has never been more urgent.
Rice mourns loss of Bob Stein, renowned political scientist and civic leader
Robert “Bob” M. Stein, the influential political scientist who shaped civic life at Rice and across Texas, died after a brief battle with cancer.
From pool to coastline: Rice alum leads nationwide ocean safety campaign with student-athletes
When Rice alumnus and former swimmer Bruckner Chase ’90 first dove into open-water swimming, he couldn’t have imagined it would one day bring him back to campus — not as an athlete but as the driving force behind a national ocean safety campaign now poised to reach millions.
Romanticism in real time: Rice students take on ruins, race, revolution in Paris
Held over three weeks this summer, the class was grounded in literature, philosophy and art history but used Paris itself as the primary teaching tool.
The RISING Center at Rice, a partnership accelerating U.S.-India collaboration in advanced materials and defense-related technologies, held a one-year review meeting on campus last month.
Leading the science of teamwork: Salas earns national recognition for group psychology breakthroughs
Eduardo Salas named the 2025 Group Psychologist of the Year by APA’s Division 49, a national honor celebrating pioneering contributions to the science and practice of group psychology.
Rice scientists discover way to engineer stronger soft devices through smarter silicone bonding
In a step forward for soft robotics and biomedical devices, Rice engineers have uncovered a powerful new way to boost the strength and durability of silicone-based soft devices without changing the materials themselves.
Terrence Gee named interim chief information officer at Rice
Rice has appointed alumnus and former trustee Terrence Gee ’86 as interim chief information officer, effective Aug. 1.
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music announces 2025-26 season
With orchestral, chamber, opera and recital programs, the milestone season showcases the excellence of Shepherd’s students and faculty alongside appearances by distinguished guest artists.
