Rice Architecture 2024 Civic Forum focuses on Glenbrook Valley
Rice Architecture dedicated its 2024 Civic Forum to historic preservation with a focus on the Glenbrook Valley neighborhood in South Houston.
Nearly 100 students presented research and creative work across two days at the annual Humanities and Arts Festival held April 13-14....
Rice professor Pengcheng Dai has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious learned societies i...
Attacks on health care in conflict zones are occurring at unprecedented levels, according to Safeguarding Health Care in Conflict Coalition and Médeci...
The production set the opera’s Shakespearean farce inside a modern country club, a staging choice that sharpened the comedy’s skewering of ego, class ...
New research from Rice proposes transforming one of the moon’s most stubborn obstacles, its abrasive dust, into a valuable building resource....
Rice researchers develop new model of follicle selection that suggests its chance, not size, that selects a follicle during the menstrual cycle....
At Rice’s Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium, hundreds of posters lined the room with ambitious questions and early answers....
The Houston Methodist Rice Digital Health Institute hosted its inaugural HMRDHI Industry Translation Day, marking a significant milestone in the insti...
The Rice University School of Humanities and Arts co-sponsored an April 16 Progressive Forum event featuring Ruth Ben-Ghiat, an international authorit...
From lifesaving medical devices to sustainable energy systems and robotics, Rice students packed the Ion with ingenuity April 16 for the Huff OEDK Eng...
An internal seed funding initiative will support 12 projects exploring brain health research....
A Chappell Lab visit was one of dozens of open-ended cross-disciplinary engagements sparked this spring by “Imaging after Photography,” the Moody Cent...
Ultimate Owl: Christian Francisco soars at the highest level, uses Rice experience to empower others
Christian Francisco, recently named a semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy, has made the most of his experiences at Rice as a student and as an athlete, despite numerous challenges and bouts with adversity along the way.
Rice rallies to take down Wichita State, improves to 4-0 in AAC play
Rice women’s volleyball toppled the Wichita State Shockers on Sunday afternoon at Charles Koch Arena.
Rice researchers bioengineer mussel-inspired sticky microorganisms to help break down plastic waste
Rice scientists have tapped into the sticky power of mussels to create bioengineered microorganisms that could help transform environmental cleanup.
Rice Black student leaders mentor, build community with local high school students
Student leaders from Rice’s Black Male Association (RBMA) hosted an opening day event Sept. 14 to welcome local Black, male high schoolers and their parents to campus and introduce a new student-led mentorship program. The RBMA — built upon the principles of service, leadership and brotherhood — aims to mobilize the voices of Black men at Rice and build bridges between RBMA and Houston as well as catalyze change in the greater Houston community.
Rice Alliance gathers industry leaders to drive clean energy innovation
Houston’s inaugural Energy and Climate Startup Week brought together leading venture capital investors, industry leaders and startups from around the world to showcase the most innovative companies and technologies that are transforming the energy industry. The citywide initiative held last month celebrated Houston’s role in driving the energy transition and was organized by a group of regional organizations, academic institutions and corporations in the Houston ecosystem, including the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, Halliburton Labs, Greentown Labs, Activate, Digital Wildcatters and the Houston Energy Transition Initiative.
Taking STEM education further: Rice expands low-cost health care solutions workshops for local teens
More than 20 high school students participated in Rice’s Innovator Spotlight workshop, which is a continuation of a summer program where the same students looked to change the future of health care through low-cost solutions.
A panel of Houston-area lawmakers sparked a lively and relevant conversation about the upcoming state legislative session, education and more during a panel discussion hosted by The Texas Tribune at the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies Oct. 2.
Running track while running a business
“It’s about empowering people and making them more comfortable while doing what they care about,” said Rice student-athlete Tyler Strothman, a Duncan College senior, about his startup Veloci. He added that his running shoe company offers a better designed shoe — one that actually fits the anatomical shape of a human’s foot.
Nuestra Herencia: A vibrant celebration of Latine Heritage Month at Rice
Rice celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 29 with a vibrant afternoon of music and dance at the Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall. The event, titled Nuestra Herencia — meaning "Our Heritage" — showcased lively performances from Rice Salseros, Rice Zouk, Los Buhos del Norte, the Academy of Folklore and Latin Rhythms and Mariachi Luna Llena.