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...
Rice names AVPs for research security, technology transfer
June 21, 2023
Rice University’s Office of Research has named Tam Dao as assistant vice president for research security and Patricia Stepp as assistant vice president for technology transfer. Both will begin their new roles on July 17.
People, papers and presentations for June 20, 2023
June 20, 2023
Rice’s Department of Political Science, part of the School of Social Sciences, is ranked No. 8 in new rankings of journal research productivity.
June 20, 2023
While childhood trauma is often linked to mental and physical health problems later in life, a new study from Rice University finds that individuals who have faced mistreatment in their youth but have high heart rate variability — variation in the time between heartbeats — are more resilient emotionally and physically when grieving the loss of a spouse.
Athletics Director Karlgaard to leave Rice this summer
June 20, 2023
Joe Karlgaard, director of athletics, recreation and lifetime fitness, will be leaving Rice Aug. 1 to become CEO of GSV Summit LLC.
Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator announces Class 3 ventures
June 20, 2023
Fifteen new energy ventures that are building technologies to accelerate the energy transition will work with the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator as part of the third cohort of the program.
Nakhleh elected a fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology
June 16, 2023
Rice Dean of Engineering Luay Nakhleh has been elected a fellow of the International Society for Computational Biology.
Rice mourns loss of Douglas Oliver, former School of Architecture professor
June 16, 2023
Rice University professor in practice Douglas Eugene Oliver Jr., an accomplished architect and teacher who was cherished for his personability and expertise in and outside of the classroom, passed away on Monday, June 12, at 63 years old.
Study: ‘Multiplicity of impact’ from natural disasters affects Black people most
June 16, 2023
The many personal, physical and social impacts of natural disasters disproportionately affect Black people, and such events can have political consequences for local governments regardless of constituents’ political ideology, according to new research from Rice University.
Rice U. chemist leverages heterogeneity for insight into catalysis, cancer initiation
June 15, 2023
Rice U. chemist Anatoly Kolomeisky has won a National Science Foundation award to study the role of heterogeneity in chemical and biological processes.
Rice and Texas partners’ energy transition proposal named semifinalist for major NSF Engines grant
June 15, 2023
A coalition between Rice University, the Greater Houston Partnership’s Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI) and four other leading Texas research universities has been named a semifinalist for the National Science Foundation Engines program.