Rice watch parties bring global World Cup excitement to campus and beyond
The FIFA World Cup has arrived in Houston, and Rice is helping bring the excitement to fans across campus and the city.
Rice's new Center for Space Technologies, or CSTx, is strengthening Texas’ leadership in the space economy, supported by a $14.1 million Texas Space C...
Bipartisan solutions to strengthen electoral credibility in advance of the upcoming U.S. midterm elections will be the topic of The Carter Center and ...
Rice ’s football team will take its 2026 season to one of the most iconic settings in college athletics Sept. 12, when the Owls travel to South Bend, ...
Rice researchers have developed a device that separates particles, making cancer-associated signals more visible....
Baker Institute experts, writing in the Houston Chronicle, warn delayed state report could hinder maternal health policy and leave critical deaths fro...
Passing rates rose 16 points on STAAR End-of-Course exam, largest single-year increase among large Houston-area districts...
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship will host the 23rd Annual Energy Tech Venture Forum (ETVF) on Sept. 16–17...
Courses are taught in English by faculty from 23 member institutions and built around themes that are global in reach and grounded in Venice itself....
Tyvonn Byars topped 100 yards rushing for the first time in his career to spark Rice to its highest rushing total since 2004 as the Owls ran past HCU ...
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research offers insight into what gets eligible voters to cast a ballot....
Rice researchers have used a magnetically levitated particle to search for ultraheavy dark matter....
Rice junior Ava Cheponis returns from a summer abroad with more than memories, bringing new research experience and a clearer vision for her future....
‘Timely and urgent’: Conference studies pathways to religious pluralism
The Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance at Rice held the third annual Convening on Religious Violence and Religious Pluralism, a creative conference that brings together emerging and established academic experts from around the world to energize the intellectual climate around issues of religious pluralism and to spur interdisciplinary research on the conditions that foster and inhibit religious pluralism and religious conflict and violence.
Rice’s Baker Institute launches Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center with U.S. Department of Energy
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy welcomed dignitaries from the United States, Cyprus, Greece and Israel on June 11 to mark the launch of the Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center (EMEC), a new initiative focused on advancing energy security, regional stability and international collaboration.
Hot temps, cold treats at annual Ice Cream Social
Rice staff enjoyed a sweet afternoon of appreciation at the June 4 Ice Cream Social, hosted by Staff Council and served by university leadership.
AI crashed a Paris wine tasting and that was the point
The ‘Human Flourishing in the Age of AI’ conference tackles how AI is quietly reshaping what it means to live a fully human life.
Van der Westhuizen crowned national champion
Mckyla Van der Westhuizen jumped from third to first to be crowned a National Champion in the javelin, joining a list of all-time elite athletes for Rice women's track and field Thursday evening at the 2026 NCAA Outdoor Championships in Eugene, Oregon.
Over the course of seven days, Rice’s presidential delegation crossed two countries and held meetings with many prominent universities, research institutions and government leaders.
Rice Business has partnered with Service to School (S2S), a national nonprofit that helps veterans and service members access higher education, adding a new admissions and outreach partner to the school’s growing ecosystem of support for military-affiliated students.
Rice’s Kinder Institute’s 2026 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston, now in its seventh year, will be released June 16.
For researchers at Rice, preparing for the next storm means looking beyond hurricanes alone. Flooding, extreme heat, aging infrastructure, housing pressures and public health concerns are increasingly interconnected, creating a web of challenges that can make communities more vulnerable and recovery more difficult.