Frank Klaus Tittel, a physicist whose career paralleled the rise of modern laser technology and who helped build Rice’s reputation in laser spectrosc...
Art teachers, artists and comics enthusiasts gathered at Rice University Feb. 20 for Teaching Comics, a one-day symposium exploring how comics can fun...
Nearly 700 prospective graduate students, current scholars, faculty and staff gathered at the Houston Museum of Natural Science for Rice University’s ...
Martono, a second-year master’s student in violin performance, won the title of Miss Chinatown Houston 2025, her first-ever pageant....
Undergraduates at Rice are digging into real, possible wrongful conviction cases this semester, examining evidence to bring renewed attention to indiv...
Rice President Reginald DesRoches was honored with a Community Trailblazer Award Feb. 19 by the city of Houston’s controller Chris Hollins during his ...
Rice commends Stacy Mosely for 14 years of service. As executive senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator, Mosely maintains admin...
Students convened at Rice University Feb. 20 for what organizers called a rare chance to hear and learn directly from one of the most influential musi...
The role brings Cristian Măcelaru ’06 ’08 back to campus several times each year to coach, conduct and mentor students across departments....
Isabella Bourtin balances GRE prep, lab work and upper-level courses as she pivots from pre-med ambitions toward a future in clinical psychology....
John Green, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, influential educator and global YouTube phenomenon, will serve as the speaker for Rice's 113t...
A Rice research lab’s signature keepsake helped perfect a method for growing patterned diamond surfaces that could help decrease operating temperature...
Rice junior brings creativity and campus spirit to President DesRoches’ 2025 holiday card
Rice University junior Jolina Zhao has added her creative touch to a cherished campus tradition: designing President Reginald DesRoches’ official 2025 holiday card.
Study finds employer health insurance costs have tripled relative to employee pay since 1999
A new Rice University study examines how the cost of employer-provided health insurance and the consumer price index have changed over the past 25 years to help explain why insurance premiums continue to rise and are becoming increasingly difficult for families to afford.
Scenic Galveston and the SSPEED Center at Rice are launching two major initiatives designed to bolster wetland health and improve storm resilience across the Houston-Galveston region.
Paul, lead of Rice Nexus, elected to National Academy of Inventors
Sanjoy Paul, executive director of Rice Nexus and AI Houston and associate vice president for technology development at Rice University, has been selected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
US elections in review: Carter Center and Baker Institute examine 25th anniversary of Bush v. Gore
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Carter Center hosted their fifth annual elections conference Dec. 8 that focused on the 25th anniversary of the presidential race of George W. Bush v. Al Gore.
Atomic America: Rice students explore human legacy of nuclear age
Rice history students traveled to New Mexico to visit uranium mines, nuclear test sites and more as part of the "Atomic America" course, taught by Luis Campos.
Shepherd School students light up sold-out Spirit of the Season event
Student performers from across the school brought color and energy to the stage with a program that moved seamlessly from Rossini and Bizet to Broadway classics and festive ensemble numbers.
Levander makes case for curiosity, creative play, more fearless higher ed
Unlike many conversations about innovation in higher education, this one didn’t stay inside the walls of the academy.
A year of momentum: State of the University address highlights Rice’s steady accomplishments
Rice President Reginald DesRoches hosted the State of the University address Dec. 8 to reflect on the institution’s achievements and to provide a glimpse of its future direction.
Discipline, ambition and responsibility: More than 500 degrees conferred at December commencement
The newest parliament of Owl graduates celebrated a major step in their educational journey during Rice’s December 2025 commencement ceremony, held in Tudor Fieldhouse Dec. 9. The event included 116 bachelor’s degrees, 397 master’s degrees and 65 doctoral degrees conferred among the new graduates.
