Rice has received a grant from the Houston Endowment to expand opportunities for students in the Master of Social Policy Evaluation (MSPE) program and to strengthen the impact of nonprofit work across Houston.
Rice faculty and staff members Yael Hochberg and Patricia Stepp were recognized at the inaugural Texas Innovation Conference & Awards, held April 22-2...
Rice nears goal of $20M faculty matching fund, $3M remains to unlock full impact....
Rice professor Qimiao Si has been awarded a Harvard Radcliffe Fellowship for the 2026-27 academic year....
‘There truly is no place like Rice’: Arjun Surya shares commencement address....
The 2026 Digital Learning Symposium, an inaugural event for Rice, brought together faculty, students and thought leaders to explore a central question...
Rice professor Lauren Hennelly uncovers stories hidden inside the DNA of Indian and Tibetan wolves....
Undergraduate researchers at the Wiess School of Natural Sciences recently presented their findings at the annual Natural Science Undergraduate Resear...
As more than 1,360 students crossed the stage at Rice during the university’s largest undergraduate commencement ceremony in history, the celebration ...
Legacy at Rice is not just something to look back on — it is something actively built, carried and expanded. That idea that started with a few members...
Four Rice students named 2026 Sumners Scholars....
Nearly 300 graduates of the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing took part in the induction ceremony for the Order of the Engineer and ...
Rice Vice President and Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland announced on Tuesday that Andrea Blackett '97 has been named the third-ever head coach ...
Rice changemakers recognized by Houston Woman Magazine
Two Rice leaders and three alumni have been named among “Houston’s 50 Most Influential Women of 2025” by Houston Woman Magazine.
Geopolitics experts see Iran conflict as long-term, systemic shock to global energy, trade networks
Energy security has become central to how global leaders are weighing policy responses and considering the risks of further escalation regarding the conflict surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, according to the experts on the latest episode of “Baker Briefing,” the foreign and domestic policy podcast from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
‘More dangerous and unpredictable’: Experts discuss ongoing Iran conflict
“The war in Iran has entered a more dangerous and unpredictable phase,” said David Satterfield, former U.S. ambassador and director of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy in the latest episode of “Baker Briefing,” the institute’s podcast that explores timely topics with domestic and foreign policy.
The art of learning across disciplines, cities
“I think Rice brings out the best in you,” sophomore Antara Varma said. “And it helps you realize that being your best self is something that can actually exist.”
Rice leaders highlighted the evolving demands on workers — and the role of higher education in preparing them — during multiple sessions at CERAWeek by S&P Global.
Solving the oxygen problem in cell-based drug delivery
Rice researchers and collaborators have now successfully integrated solutions to several persistent challenges to implantable drug factories into a single device.
Rice names Lindoerfer as associate vice president for facilities
Rice is enriching its on-campus experience by hiring Brian Lindoerfer as associate vice president for facilities. He officially begins working April 13.
Scalable platform sheds light on how cancer spreads
A new platform makes it easier to study metastasis and sheds light on how cancer clusters survive in the bloodstream when spreading from a primary tumor to other parts of the body.
5 Rice researchers elected AAAS fellows
Five Rice professors, Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, Volker Rudolf, Edward Knightly, Marcia O’Malley and Ed Billups, have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.