Menachem Elimelech was honored with the Sidney Loeb Award at the European Desalination Society Conference held in Porto, Portugal, April 28. ...
As India’s influence grows in fields such as climate change, biotechnology and artificial intelligence, Rice is positioning itself to be a key collabo...
For senior Dasseny Arreola, pursuing two majors, one minor, three research fellowships and even a novel was never about checking boxes....
More than 80 scientists from around the globe gathered at Rice for the School on Electron Correlations and Topology....
Rice researchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm that excels at interpreting optical spectra, potentially enabling faster and more pre...
Founder’s Court buzzed with energy Friday as about 2,000 students gathered for Moody X-Fest....
Astronomers, including Rice’s Andrea Isella and Charlie Gardner have unveiled new mages of planets....
Rice has announced the launch of Rice Digital Learning and Strategy, a reimagined office aimed at expanding the university’s impact through innovative...
Veloci, an innovative shoe company founded by Rice student-athlete Tyler Strothman, took home the top prize at the annual Napier Rice Launch Challenge...
The Rice Biotech Launch Pad and RBL LLC will celebrate the official launch and lab opening of RBL LLC May 5 with a program featuring biotech pioneers ...
President Reginald DesRoches welcomed hundreds of Rice University staff members to a morning breakfast and recognition ceremony April 23 at Tudor Fiel...
Rice honored exceptional faculty, staff and students for their dedication to teaching, mentoring and service at the annual University Awards Ceremony ...
Rice creates $1M scholarship in honor of Ruth Simmons
September 25, 2023
Rice University President Reginald DesRoches announced the creation of a $1 million scholarship named after Ruth Simmons, a President’s Distinguished Fellow and higher education trailblazer.
Social Sciences to hold Research Relay featuring new faculty during STaRT@Rice opening reception
September 25, 2023
On October 6, 2023, the School of Social Sciences will host the second Research Relay of the semester as part of the opening reception for this year’s STaRT@Rice program.
'Existentially profound' Ph.D. student remembered for kindness, warmth, curiosity
September 25, 2023
Azizou Atte-oudeyi, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Humanities’ Department of Religion, died Sept. 20 from complications with malaria.
September 25, 2023
The largest scientific association for human factors and ergonomics professionals in the world, the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), has awarded the student chapter at Rice University with a Gold level of recognition.
Rice's Ruth Simmons and Douglas Brinkley appear at Texas Tribune Festival
September 25, 2023
Ruth Simmons, the President’s Distinguished Fellow at Rice, and Douglas Brinkley , presidential historian and professor of history in the School of Humanities, participated in the 2023 Texas Tribune Festival, held Sept. 21-23 in Austin.
Baker Institute expert discusses economic burden of American brain health at UN General Assembly
September 25, 2023
The economic burden of brain and mental health-related disorders — along with the need to fuel innovation in the field so the U.S. can continue to compete economically — has prompted the need for a brain science-inspired industrial strategy that will build America’s “brain capital,” argues an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Copper-based catalysts efficiently turn carbon dioxide into methane
September 25, 2023
Copper-based catalysts developed by Rice University materials scientists help speed up the rate of carbon dioxide-to-methane conversion.
Rice graduate students win NASA Future Investigator awards
September 24, 2023
Rice graduate students Aindrila Pal and Gregory Szypko have won NASA FINESST Awards, merit-based future investigator awards that include three-year grants to conduct research in Earth and space sciences.
Nia McCardell looks to leave lasting legacy at Rice on and off court
September 22, 2023
Senior Rice volleyball player Nia McCardell has become a staple on the court and an overall leader for the Owls in her four years on campus.
Rice trustee Terrence Gee and family donate $1M to university
September 22, 2023
Rice University trustee Terrence Gee and family have donated $1 million to the university to help establish the Dr. Anthony B. Pinn Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Center for African and African American Studies.