Senior Spotlight 2026: Choi designs with curiosity, global perspective and human-centered vision
For Sean Choi, architecture has never been about finding the right answer — it’s about asking better questions.
John C. Polking, professor emeritus of mathematics, passed away June 28 at the age of 93. ...
Frank Martin Fisher Jr., a Rice professor emeritus of ecology and evolutionary biology, passed away at the age of 95 on June 23. ...
For Mauricio Benitez, every FIFA World Cup is about more than the soccer on the field. It’s about the people....
New research examines how dual-earner couples balanced work and family responsibilities during the early weeks of the pandemic....
Rice Business earned five top 10 rankings in The Princeton Review's 2027 business school rankings, highlighted by its first-ever recognition for Best ...
Rice recently held a two-day Urban Sustainability Innovation Sprint and the opening reception for the Urban Sustainability Projects Portfolio at the I...
For professor Laura Kabiri, who teaches the same physiology course in Houston, Paris changed what the material meant to her students. ...
More than 800 K–12 students from across the Greater Houston area traded traditional summer pastimes for notebooks, pens and art supplies as participan...
As artificial intelligence accelerates demand for computing power across the U.S., a new study co-authored by Hon Chung Lau, adjunct professor in the ...
The Claudio X. González Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy convened leading trade experts to examine ...
Rice’s Na Wang and Sylvia Dee find extreme weather across Asia is connected and increasing in frequency. ...
Oren Samet, who is joining Rice’s Department of Political Science as an assistant professor, researches the international dimensions of authoritarian ...
Rice student ventures sweep top honors at Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition
Multiple Rice-led student ventures earned top honors across categories at the Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition. The founders built these winning businesses through Rice’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie), underscoring the university’s growing leadership in health care innovation.
Rice sophomore honored by prestigious academic honor society for efforts in public health and policy
Rice sophomore selected as a Phi Beta Kappa Key into Public Service Scholar for the second year in a row.
Swords drawn, students take stage for unconventional Rice final
Taught by lecturer Kyle Clark, Combat and Movement for the Stage is open to any Rice student regardless of major.
Rice is rapidly advancing one of the most ambitious faculty expansion efforts in its history, reinforcing a commitment to world-class research, transformative teaching and global impact.
Shepherd School alumna wins Pulitzer Prize for music
Gabriela Lena Frank won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for her orchestral work “Picaflor: A Future Myth."
Rice to celebrate largest graduating class ever during weekend commencement ceremonies
Rice will confer degrees upon 3,066 graduates — the most in the university’s history — during its 113th commencement ceremonies May 8-9.
Rice bioengineering outreach event brings Houston students into the lab
Nearly 70 high school students from across the Houston area spent a weekend morning moving through different research labs at Rice University in order to get a firsthand view of what pursuing a professional path in science and engineering could entail.
Science communication as feedback loop explored at annual ethics symposium
The annual Ethics and Compliance Symposium brought renowned vaccinologist Peter Hotez, senior fellow in disease and humanity at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, to share his research and discuss the ethics of academic public engagement.
Houston-area residents are increasingly worried about the economy, facing growing financial strain and declining confidence in job opportunities, according to new findings from Rice ’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.