On the second morning of O-Week, Rice’s Class of 2029 assembled in Tudor Fieldhouse to hear advice from professors who shared their academic experienc...
The Owls move to 2-0 early in the 2025 season after a 6-0 shutout win over UTRGV....
Rice's campus was buzzing this summer as students in the Rice Emerging Scholars Program (RESP) wrapped up six weeks of challenging courses, hands-on p...
Amid unprecedented enrollment growth, Rice will open its 12th residential college, the Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao College — referred to as Chao Coll...
Rice's newest Owls took their first steps through the Sallyport, a rite of passage that marks not just the start of college but the beginning of a lif...
Some of the brightest early career researchers in quantum materials met at the Rice Global Paris Center....
As the Gulf Coast heads into the most active stretch of the Atlantic hurricane season — August through September — forecasters warn the region could f...
In a colorful show of creativity and campus spirit, Rice's 11 residential colleges have come together to create a unified O-Week T-shirt design — a co...
According to a new report from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, nearly 40% of local households experienced moderate to high food insecurity...
At each of the university’s 11 residential colleges, Rice football players and Athletics staff carried trunks, mini-fridges and laundry baskets up two...
The sidewalks of Rice’s campus filled with cheers, chants and signs Sunday morning as the newest Owls arrived for move-in day. ...
As a continuation of Rice’s Office of Student Success Initiatives’ O-Week, the Student Center will host Weeks of Welcome Aug. 23-Sept. 6 at various lo...
Rice ‘most affordable’ private school on ‘New Ivies’ list
As Rice University rises among the nation’s elite institutions, it is now being recognized for its exceptional affordability. Rice was recently included onForbes’ inaugural list of “New Ivies,” celebrated for “turning out smart, driven graduates craved by employers of all types.” Now, new analysis by CNBC highlights Rice as the most affordable private school on this exclusive list.
Global collaboration takes root in Paris: Rice and PSL forge research ties
Rice University and Université Paris Sciences & Lettres (PSL) convened leading researchers for a daylong summit May 14 at the Rice Global Paris Center, following the official launch of a strategic research partnership between the two institutions.
Rice At Large spring issue now available online
Rice At Large, the quarterly newsletter that showcases Rice University’s outreach programs, is now available online.
Experts discuss immigration as a political tool at Baker Institute event
The future of immigration and its relationship with this year’s election cycle was explored by experts at a May 14 event hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Speakers from academia, media, legislature and immigration organizations surveyed how shifting policies have reshaped migration to the U.S.-Mexico border and discussed prospects for immigration reform.
Swedish delegation visits Rice campus with eye on space exploration
A delegation from Sweden visited Rice to forge new pathways for collaboration and growth in space education and research.
Rice senior design team selected as finalists for CASS Student Design Competition
A senior design team from Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering was recently selected as one of four finalists for the IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CASS) Student Design Competition.
Rice researchers stride to unlock mysteries of human development
A research team from Rice University led by Aryeh Warmflash has made strides in understanding the processes that guide human embryonic development. The group’s findings were published in the scientific journal Cells Systems May 15.
Leading the humanities with humanity
In Kathleen Canning ’s six years as dean of Rice University’s School of Humanities , she has made 50 faculty hires, overseen a faculty of 170, strengthened eight departments and managed 15 centers and programs, including several established under her leadership.
7 selected for Rice alumni board; president-elect and alumni trustee announced
Seven alumni have been selected to serve on Rice University’s Association of Rice Alumni (ARA) Board of Directors: Sacha Abinader, Paula Desel, Tawfik Jarjour, Wayne Hale, June Marshall, Wanda Pan and John Sneider. They begin their three-year terms July 1, when David Leal becomes president-elect of the ARA and Cathryn Rodd Selman becomes an alumni trustee.
‘A beacon in the civil rights movement’: Remembering Rev. William Lawson
At the heart of Rice University’s campus lies The William A. Lawson Grove, a tribute to an esteemed civil rights champion and cherished community leader. Today, the Rice community mourns the passing of Rev. Lawson, who was 95 years old.
