Rice closes Nassau Championship with 70-66 win over Iona
The Rice men’s basketball team took home a 70-66 victory over Iona to finish with a 2-1 record at the Nassau Championship.
Rice’s Kinder Institute’s 2026 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston, now in its seventh year, will be released June 16. ...
For researchers at Rice, preparing for the next storm means looking beyond hurricanes alone. Flooding, extreme heat, aging infrastructure, housing pre...
Rice joins the Green Corridor with the Rice-FIFA Sustainable Ecologies Installation, a temporary public-facing exhibit located in the oak groves near ...
Ten years after a wave of student activism reshaped conversations about equity and belonging at Rice, a group of alumni will gather to reflect on the ...
Seventy-eight high school students from across the greater Houston area gathered at Rice last month for the annual Young Scholars Invent program, a ha...
As Houston prepares to welcome the world for FIFA World Cup 2026, Rice is making it easier than ever for prospective students, alumni, visitors and so...
Lineup includes 6 world premieres including 4 by Shepherd School students, Texas premiere of Aucoin and Ruhl’s ‘Eurydice’...
Rice's DUNE Training ExperienCe recently completed its second year....
Rice researchers and collaborators developed a computational imaging method that uses a laser and a high-speed camera to capture complex scenes in thr...
As part of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency’s Bio-attribution Challenge, a team of Rice University computer scientists is building a comp...
Rice’s WaTER Institute hosted the 20th International Water Association Leading Edge Conference on Water and Wastewater Technologies, which brought tog...
Mark Harmon-Vaught will join Rice as associate vice president and chief of staff in the Office of the President. Harmon-Vaught is currently the chief ...
Rice alum Camila Vinson selected as Knowles Teaching Fellow
Rice alumna Camila Vinson ’22 ’23 has been accepted into the Knowles Teacher Initiative Teaching Fellowship, a five-year program that supports early career high school teachers in their efforts to develop expertise and lead from the classroom.
Deep-sea marvels: How anglerfish defy evolutionary expectations
A groundbreaking Rice University study sheds light on the extraordinary evolution of anglerfish, a group of deep-sea dwellers whose bizarre adaptations have captivated scientists and the public alike.
Rice senior aims to change public perceptions of law enforcement officers
The lives and lived experiences of law enforcement professionals were the focus of a Nov. 21 campus event, “Behind the Badge,” organized by Rice University senior Kelsea Whiting.
From ballet to quantum chemistry: Rice’s James Shee dances between worlds
James Shee’s journey from the ballet stage to the classroom may seem improbable, yet for Shee, it all stems from an appreciation for beauty.
Sandra Johnson, the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from Rice, returned to campus for a fireside chat that celebrated her impactful career and the launch of her new book, “Soft Power for the Journey: The Life of a STEM Trailblazer.”
‘Introduction to Computer Science’ is latest free digital learning textbook from OpenStax
OpenStax, the world’s largest publisher of open educational resources and a provider of interactive learning technologies based at Rice, announces the publication of “Introduction to Computer Science.” As a free digital learning textbook, this resource provides extensive coverage of core concepts such as algorithms, data structures, computer systems and software development with real-world applications highlighting how these concepts solve complex problems.
Senior Owls end on winning note
Rice jumped out early on South Florida and withstood a late challenge to send the senior class of 2024 out as winners in their final game at Rice Stadium, 35-28 on Saturday.
Filmmaker and alumnus Kyle Henry inspires Rice students with lessons on resilience, artistry
Returning to his alma mater, filmmaker Kyle Henry ’93 ’94 captivated Rice students with a candid 90-minute talk that offered hard-won advice and reflections on his prolific career in the film industry.
Representatives from Breakthrough T1D, a leading global organization funding Type 1 diabetes research, visited Rice to learn about advances in diabetes treatment.