Rice junior Lucca Ferraz is living a dream as a finalist in the 2025 Big Data Bowl , the NFL’s premier sports analytics competition....
New research from Rice sheds light on a hidden downside of gig work....
The concert will feature the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jerry Hou, performing compositions that highlight the innovative voices ...
The four-day event will feature panels, exhibitions and workshops — all free and open to the public....
The Rice Biotech Launch Pad is launching a Rice Venture Creation Fellowship, a program providing recent doctoral graduates passionate about innovation...
Following a nationwide search, Rice has named alumnus John Lawrence as its new chief investment officer and president of Rice Management Co., effectiv...
It is with profound sadness that we acknowledge the passing of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a distinguished leader and cherished friend of Rice....
The Science and Technology Action Committee (STAC), a blue ribbon panel of leaders in science policy, launched “Vision for American Science and Techno...
A number of experts from Rice will appear at CERAWeek to present their research and industry expertise March 10-14. Faculty and university leaders wil...
Rice will break ground on the new Moody Center Complex for Student Life later this spring, marking a transformative moment for the university’s commit...
Researchers at Rice have uncovered a critical link between rising temperatures and declines in a species’ population, shedding new light on how global...
Thanks to a generous donation from alumnus Dr. Bobby Stinebaugh ’54 and the Stinebaugh family, Rice University is launching the Stinebaugh Family Fina...
November 30, 2023
Key leaders from the Houston and French space industries will discuss the future of spaceflight at a conference at the Rice Global Paris Center Dec. 4-6.
Newest OpenStax textbook provides essential workplace skills to students
November 30, 2023
OpenStax’s newest textbook, “Workplace Software and Skills,” addresses the evolving needs of college and university students preparing for their careers with free, customizable resources. Just like the other 65 textbooks freely available in Rice University’s OpenStax library, this textbook is openly licensed and peer-reviewed.
Disc around star observed in another galaxy for the first time
November 29, 2023
Astronomers have uncovered evidence of an extragalactic accretion disk for the first time.
Acclaimed author, MacArthur Fellow Imani Perry speaks at Rice Humanities’ Campbell Lectures
November 29, 2023
Imani Perry led two consecutive nights of engaging and wide-ranging discussions Nov. 15-16 at Rice University as the latest speaker in the School of Humanities’ Campbell Lecture Series.
Three Owls receive AAC All-Conference honors
November 28, 2023
Rice volleyball had three players receive all-conference honors, the American Athletic Conference announced Nov. 28.
Rice physicists launch extreme quantum materials symposium
November 28, 2023
An international audience of more than three dozen quantum researchers, including Rice’s Pengcheng Dai, Randall Hulet, Douglas Natelson, Han Pu, Ming Yi and Boris Yakobson, attended the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship Symposium on Extreme Quantum Materials at Rice Nov. 9.
Rice’s Pedro Alvarez wins Chinese Chemical Society’s Outstanding Achievement Award
November 28, 2023
Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice, received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Chinese Chemical Society for his “long-term systematic contributions in basic research and technology development in the field of environmental chemistry.”
Rice economist Peter Hartley receives top honor from US Association for Energy Economics
November 27, 2023
Peter Hartley, the George A. Peterkin Professor of Economics at Rice, is the 2023 recipient of the United States Association for Energy Economics (USAEE) Adelman-Frankel Award.
Rice clinches bowl eligibility for second consecutive season
November 27, 2023
The Rice Owls are bowl-eligible after a 24-21 win over Florida Atlantic University at Rice Stadium on Nov. 25.
People, papers and presentations for Nov. 27, 2023
November 27, 2023
People, papers and presentations