Immersion and growth: How the Rice in Country program transforms student lives
Walking through the streets of Mérida, Mexico, in the early morning light, Sammi Frey made her way to the local gym.
Rice is a double winner in the 47th annual Telly Awards, which honor excellence in video and television. The university won a silver Telly in the Educ...
Nearly 30 fourth and fifth grade students got a firsthand look at where milk comes from July 16 when a dairy cow named Luna visited Rice University as...
Rice has received a $19.9 million NSF award to use AI, robotics and cloud-based labs to accelerate electronic and quantum materials manufacturing....
Rice professor Pernilla Wittung Stafshede recently served as a co-organizer of the 75th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, where she co-represented the fi...
Hans Renata’s team recently developed a method that significantly reduces the cost of adding thiophosphate to chemical structures, opening up new path...
When Houston served as host city for the FIFA World Cup 2026, Rice University helped extend the tournament beyond the stadium by creating opportunitie...
Two Rice research teams have received Phase I awards through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Genesis Mission, a national initiative harnessing artific...
LumiStrain, a Rice spinout commercializing a Strain Sensing Smart Skin (S4) for structural testing and health monitoring, has received a $1.55 million...
Rice bioengineer Michael King and his team recently published a paper demonstrating that this ability to survive high-stress environments, or mechanor...
The Moody Civic Immersion program is a weeklong experience run by Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership that brings incoming students into the city befor...
Rice mechanical engineers and Baylor College of Medicine neurosurgeons have identified simple changes to surgical tools that could reduce strain on th...
The Sustainable Ecologies Installation was built by students and faculty. ...
Polygamy is (not) for the birds
Researchers at Rice have uncovered new insights into the evolution of bird behavior, revealing why certain mating systems persist while others disappear over time.
Calling all staff: Nominate your colleagues for the Rice Staff Excellence Award
The Rice Staff Council is calling for nominations for the 2025 Rice Staff Excellence Award.
In a significant step toward creating a sustainable and circular economy, Rice researchers have published a landmark study demonstrating that carbon nanotube fibers can be fully recycled without any loss in their structure or properties.
A recent Rice study examines financial vulnerability within the region.
Rice At Large winter issue now available online
Rice At Large, the quarterly newsletter that showcases Rice’s outreach programs, is now available online.
Global collaboration funds new projects to advance cancer detection technologies
The Center for Innovation and Translation of Point of Care Technologies for Equitable Cancer Care has announced its inaugural group of subawardees.
Rice remembers Peter Mieszkowski, path-breaking professor emeritus of economics
Peter Mieszkowski, professor emeritus of economics and the former Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Professor of Economics and Finance at Rice, passed away Dec. 25, 2024.
Watch: Rice bids adieu to Hannes Hofer, who has spent 40-plus years on campus
Rice extends a heartfelt thank you to Hannes Hofer, who is retiring from the institution after more than 40 years of service to the community.
Rice researchers find dialysis ‘astonishingly effective’ for treating wastewater
Researchers at Rice, in collaboration with Guangdong University of Technology, have uncovered an innovative approach to treating high-salinity organic wastewaters.