Fang Xie, a postdoctoral fellow in Rice’s physics and astronomy department and Extreme Quantum Materials Alliance, has received the ACS-Moore Postdoct...
Rice broke ground on the Arc in the Ion District, a nearly 200,000-square-foot research, corporate innovation and office building designed to bring re...
Rice’s Welcome Center saw a significant increase in voter turnout on Election Day, Nov. 3, with 1,763 ballots cast — a 47% increase over 2025 and a 61...
Rice's Han Xiao has used his AI-supported Sequence Display technology to expand the targeting abilities of CRISPR/Cas9. ...
New research examines how harassment affects workers in the gig economy and why having someone in their corner can make a difference....
Two towering oak trees that have stood near Rice Village for approximately 70 years have a new home as part of Rice University’s ambitious Gateway Pro...
Chabad at Rice and Houston Hillel co-hosted a Jewish student reception Oct. 30 at the home of President Reginald and Paula DesRoches....
Emvena Therapeutics, a biotechnology startup co-founded by Rice’s Kelsey Swingle, has launched to develop disease-modifying mRNA treatments for preecl...
Two Rice professors have received a Department of Energy Early Career Award, which supports outstanding early-career scientists. ...
Researchers at Rice are preparing to examine what happens inside a polling place, from the length of the line to the way voters review their ballots b...
Rice’s Huff House received a creepy, kooky, mysterious and spooky makeover as the Office of Alumni Relations hosted “Haunted Huff,” a festive gatherin...
Historian Elizabeth Petrick follows the 1972 idea through decades of failed prototypes to the device in millions of hands today....
Scientists observe exotic quantum phase once thought impossible
A team of Rice researchers reported the first direct observation of a surprising quantum phenomenon predicted over half a century ago known as a superradiant phase transition, which occurs when two groups of quantum particles begin to fluctuate in a coordinated, collective way without any external trigger, forming a new state of matter.
A city of museums, a campus of art
With its campus nestled in Houston’s Museum District, Rice has built a model for what a university-art museum partnership can look like.
Senior Spotlight: Sophianne Loh ’25
Sophianne Loh, a bioengineering major from Chicago, found her home at Rice in the strong sense of community and top-tier research opportunities.
‘Oscars of Science’ Breakthrough Prize honors Rice physicists
An international team of physicists, including Rice’s Paul Padley, Frank Geurts, Karl Ecklund, Wei Li and Darin Acosta, was awarded the 2025 Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics.
For three days in April, scholars, experiencers and independent researchers gathered not to solve the mystery but to examine its place in our evolving cultural, political and philosophical landscape.
At Rice, art becomes a toolkit for repair
At the busy intersection of academic life and everyday student traffic, a striking white and yellow structure has appeared on Rice’s campus.
Rice students develop low-cost vibrotactile glove to help treat Parkinson’s disease
A pair of Rice students are harnessing cutting-edge neuroscience to design an affordable, wearable solution for people living with Parkinson’s disease around the world.
Owls set to host Blue-Gray Weekend
Rice Athletics will host an action-packed weekend of competitions as part of its annual Blue Gray Weekend, Friday through Sunday.
Author Sandy Tolan discusses free speech and the Middle East at Rice Reflects event
Rice Reflects, an initiative from the Office of the Provost, brought bestselling author Sandy Tolan to McMurtry Auditorium March 10 to discuss free speech and the historical context of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Owls earn top 50 win, defeat Wichita State 4-0
The 48th-ranked Rice Owls women's tennis team took down the 49th-ranked Wichita State Shockers April 8 at the George R. Brown Tennis Center to improve to 15-5 on the year.
