Rice celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Week April 8-14
Rice University will host its Pride Week April 8-14. The festivities will include learning opportunities, drag performances, inclusivity events, a parade and The Gayla.
In low-resource settings, babies born with gastroschisis — a congenital condition in which the developing intestines extend outside the body through a...
In an impressive display of creativity, collaboration and global impact, undergraduate students from around the world gathered at Rice July 24 to pres...
Founded by Richard Tapia, the summer camps encourage students from all communities to pursue careers in STEM....
Rice saw 332 student-athletes be named to the American Conference All-Academic Team, conference commissioner Tim Pernetti announced Wednesday morning....
Lydia Kavraki has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences....
A study led by Xu Zhang, Marimikel Charrier and Caroline Ajo-Franklin demonstrates an innovative method for the real-time, on-site detection of arseni...
Deep in the heart of Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains, a trio of Rice researchers embarked on an ambitious summer field study to understand how human imp...
Single-game tickets for the inaugural season of the Scott Abell era of Rice football are now on sale....
New research, led by Brielle Bryan, offers a clearer view of what instability really looks like and why it should be treated as a driver of inequality...
Rice Business MBA programs are ranked among the top five in The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools rankings for 2025. The school is No. 3 in the...
Responsible AI is foundational to achieving the strategic goals and vision set forth in Momentous, Rice’s 10-year strategic plan. To further empower t...
The American Conference has officially unveiled a dynamic rebrand aimed at clarifying its identity and positioning the league for the future....
Chemical reactions can scramble quantum information as well as black holes
A team of researchers from Rice University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has shown that molecules can be as formidable at scrambling quantum information as black holes by combining mathematical tools from black hole physics and chemical physics and testing their theory in chemical reactions.
School of Humanities faculty members Sophie Esch and Thimo Heisenberg were selected for a prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowship.
Houston Mayor Whitmire discusses city’s past and future at Rice Baker Institute event
Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted Houston’s 63rd mayor John Whitmire April 3 where he spoke with Ed Emmett, Baker Institute fellow in energy and transportation policy and former Harris County judge, about the city’s finances, public safety, infrastructure, mobility options and delivery of services.
Spring has a nice ring for Rice Staff Council
Rice Staff Council hosted its Spring Staff Social March 28 at Valhalla. Staff members mingled while enjoying free food, drinks and conversation with their fellow colleagues. The event was sponsored by the Rice Provost’s Office.
Presentation on the artistry of noh masks held at Rice
Hideta Kitazawa, a second-generation woodcarving artist from Tokyo, gave a lecture and demonstration on the artistry of noh masks at Rice University April 2.
Harvard Divinity Dean visits Rice’s Boniuk Institute as inaugural Senior Scholar Award recipient
Marla Frederick, dean of the Harvard Divinity School, spoke at Rice University’s Fondren Library March 28 and was honored with the inaugural Senior Scholar Award by the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance.
Rice Baker Institute experts examine effect of Taiwan’s presidential election on politics, energy
Experts on Northeast Asia’s energy security, policy and environmental efforts discussed the January Taiwan election on the latest podcast episode from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Roughnecks kick off 2024 season at Rice Stadium
The Houston Roughnecks of the United Football League (UFL) began their inaugural season at Rice Stadium March 31 with a game against the Memphis Showboats.
Kellan Dunlap , a Rice Shepherd School of Music graduate student studying vocal performance, is a recipient of the 2024 Presser Graduate Music Award for a musical project that will take listeners on a “thought-provoking musical journey that addresses the multifaceted dimensions of school shootings.”