As India’s influence grows in fields such as climate change, biotechnology and artificial intelligence, Rice is positioning itself to be a key collabo...
For senior Dasseny Arreola, pursuing two majors, one minor, three research fellowships and even a novel was never about checking boxes....
More than 80 scientists from around the globe gathered at Rice for the School on Electron Correlations and Topology....
Rice researchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm that excels at interpreting optical spectra, potentially enabling faster and more pre...
Founder’s Court buzzed with energy Friday as about 2,000 students gathered for Moody X-Fest....
Astronomers, including Rice’s Andrea Isella and Charlie Gardner have unveiled new mages of planets....
Rice has announced the launch of Rice Digital Learning and Strategy, a reimagined office aimed at expanding the university’s impact through innovative...
Veloci, an innovative shoe company founded by Rice student-athlete Tyler Strothman, took home the top prize at the annual Napier Rice Launch Challenge...
The Rice Biotech Launch Pad and RBL LLC will celebrate the official launch and lab opening of RBL LLC May 5 with a program featuring biotech pioneers ...
President Reginald DesRoches welcomed hundreds of Rice University staff members to a morning breakfast and recognition ceremony April 23 at Tudor Fiel...
Rice honored exceptional faculty, staff and students for their dedication to teaching, mentoring and service at the annual University Awards Ceremony ...
Rice University recognized six outstanding staff members with the 2025 Staff Excellence Award during the annual staff appreciation event April 23, cel...
Split gene-editing tool offers greater precision
September 21, 2023
To make a gene-editing tool more precise and easier to control, Rice University engineers split it into two pieces that only come back together when a third molecule is added.
Rice alum and board member takes flight
September 21, 2023
Josh Earnest ’97 is an example of alumni who are making an impact. A current member of the Rice Board of Trustees, Earnest was promoted this week to executive vice president of communications and advertising with United Airlines.
Fondren Library hosts Constitution Day celebration
September 21, 2023
Fondren Library held its annual Constitution Day celebration Sept. 18, featuring special educational and fun activities to promote voting.
Baker Institute report: European energy at risk of overdependence on unreliable supply
September 21, 2023
European buyers’ reluctance to sign long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts risks repeating energy challenges from Europe’s previous overreliance on Russian natural gas as well as further burdening consumers who are already paying billions more for energy than necessary, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Owls open AAC play with sweep of Blazers
September 21, 2023
The Rice volleyball team picked up right where they left off to end non-conference play by sweeping UAB 3-0 Wednesday night at Tudor Fieldhouse in the team's debut in the American Athletic Conference.
September 21, 2023
Religious discrimination from one’s peers has a far greater impact on an individual’s mental health than exclusionary organizational policies, according to a new study from Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance.
Economics' DeNicco supplies the demand for his famous pulled pork at Rice sporting events
September 20, 2023
Economics’ James DeNicco has a knack for providing Rice students, faculty and alumni with authentic Texas barbecue at Rice sporting events when he’s not in the classroom.
OpenStax welcomes largest group of schools into Institutional Partner Program to date
September 20, 2023
Rice University’s OpenStax is welcoming 16 colleges and universities into its Institutional Partner Program for the 2023-24 school year. Participants receive support from experts in institutional change management and strategic initiatives aimed at increasing campus use of free, openly licensed OpenStax textbooks.
Regulating emotions during negative experiences may lessen troubling memories
September 20, 2023
Training strategies that teach depressed individuals how to better manage their negative emotions may not only help their mood but also their memory of difficult events, according to new research from Rice University.
Portia Hopkins named Rice historian
September 19, 2023
Portia Hopkins, a seasoned researcher, chronicler and teacher with a wealth of experience in academia, was recently named the new university historian at Rice.