Rice researchers engineered a living factory....
Rice once again served as host institution and title sponsor for the Genuine Cup, welcoming a record number of neurodiverse athletes from around the w...
Rice trustee emeritus, whose generosity helped shape generations of Rice students, remembered....
Before their first semester at Rice begins, 38 incoming students are already getting a taste of what it means to be a Rice student: tackling demanding...
Global energy use reached an unprecedented milestone in 2025, highlighting both advances in clean energy and the continued dominance of fossil fuels, ...
Rice will lead a $15M Army Research center for next-generation sensing and communications....
This summer, Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies expanded horizons and sparked personal expression through Lifelong University, a...
Rice psychological scientist recognized with early career award for distinguished contributions to research methods research, practice, education and ...
Undergraduate students from Rice and Kenyatta University in Kenya gathered at Rice’s Bioscience Research Collaborative to showcase the results of seve...
Rice has announced a major expansion of the Rice Investment, its signature financial aid program, offering free tuition to students from families earn...
Rice physicist Guido Pagano unveiled a new, two-knob control for a trapped-ion quantum simulator that allows individual control of temperature and dis...
Trill Burgers, the award-winning smashed burger concept from legendary rapper and entrepreneur Bernard Freeman (Bun B), is coming to Rice. Beginning A...
Rice’s Incident Management Team rallies during Winter Storm Enzo
Rice experienced a historic snowfall Jan. 21, transforming its iconic campus into a winter wonderland. The snowfall blanketed the university’s signature live oaks, the arches of Lovett Hall and the expansive Academic Quadrangle, creating picturesque scenes rarely witnessed in the South.
Shepherd School alumna places third in Houston Grand Opera competition
Lauren Carroll ’24, a Shepherd School of Music alumna, earned third place in Houston Grand Opera’s 37th annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers.
The Ion announces new coworking partnership
Industrious is the new operator of the Ion’s coworking community. The partnership seeks to deliver a new hospitality-focused member experience for the Ion’s innovation community.
‘Father and Mother Lovett’: Rice legacy passed down through generations
Members of the Lovett family convene to celebrate their history at Rice.
Owls flock to nation’s capital to sharpen public policy skills
The Jesse Jones Leadership Center Summer in D.C. Policy Research Internship Program from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy offers undergraduate students hands-on experience in public policy research and analysis in the nation’s capital. Since its inception, the program has provided more than $1.5 million in stipends to students making a difference in Washington, and applications are open.
MOB, Sammy and fellow Owls march with Houston in celebrating legacy of MLK
Rice participated in the 47th annual Original MLK Jr. Day Parade thanks to a dedicated roster of students, staff, faculty, alumni, family and friends, the Marching Owl Band and Sammy The Owl, all who braved the frigid temperatures.
A dream in action: Rice vigil honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of leadership
Rice’s Black Men’s Association, in partnership with Multicultural Community Relations in the Office of Public Affairs, hosted more than 100 people for a vigil to commemorate the life and lessons of Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 19 in Kraft Hall. The celebration included a keynote speaker and a fireside chat, along with a poetry reading, musical performance and candlelit moment of silence.
Rice earns top 10 spot in US News rankings for online graduate computer science program
Rice’s Online Master of Computer Science program continues its meteoric rise, advancing four more spots to No. 10 in the latest U.S. News and World Report Best Online Programs rankings.
Rice labs tapped for brain research by UK funding agency with multimillion-dollar awards
Four Rice research groups are part of an inaugural cohort of 18 projects funded by the U.K.’s Advanced Research and Invention Agency to unlock cutting-edge brain-interfacing technologies.
Hard without hardship: Rice CTE’s Symposium on Teaching and Learning examines building student trust
Rice’s 12th annual Symposium on Teaching and Learning hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence (CTE) addressed student trust and how teachers can most effectively build it in their classrooms.
