Terrence Brooks named associate vice provost for campus engagement at Rice
Terrence J. Brooks has been named the Office of Access and Institutional Excellence’s new associate vice provost for campus engagement.
The program launches on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence and celebrates the historic relationship bet...
Rice alumnus Conner Joyce ’26 awarded with the 2026 Franklin L. Burdette/Pi Sigma Alpha Award for the best paper presented at the American Political S...
Rice researchers’ detector concept uses engineered semiconductor materials to search for axions in a range of possible masses that has remained diffic...
A gift from Rice University President’s Distinguished Fellow Ruth J. Simmons will help expand breast cancer prevention, education and outreach efforts...
Researchers from Rice and North Carolina State University have created a nontoxic, stretchable battery that operates by extracting moisture from the a...
The findings raise pointed questions about how elite fiction reflects what study authors call the defining crisis of the present moment....
Rice's Office of Public Affairs earned four honors at the 41st Public Relations Society of America Houston Excalibur Awards, including Communications ...
The National Academy of Construction has elected Rice President Reginald DesRoches as one of 45 new members in its Class of 2026. ...
A recent study from Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance titled “Religious Representation in Science: How Scie...
Rice’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship has selected nine student-led ventures for the 2026 Summer Venture Studio, its flagship ventur...
A week after Rice women's track and field saw a national champion in the javelin from senior Mckyla Van der Westhuizen, freshman Emily Harbach won the...
Rice researchers developed a new way to model how the cochlea processes incoming sound using graph signal processing, which could shed light on what h...
Water resilience research brings more prepared future
This Earth Month, Rice is highlighting a selection of research projects that seek to better understand and build resiliency for extreme water events like flooding.
Rice engineer selected for Air Force Research Lab Visiting Faculty Research Program
Rice electrical and computer engineering professor César A. Uribe has been selected for the Air Force Research Laboratory Visiting Faculty Research Program, a competitive initiative that brings university researchers into Air Force laboratories to collaborate on high-impact research aligned with national defense priorities.
Celebrating excellence: Announcing Center for Teaching Excellence Award winners
Rice’s 2026 University Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence, brought together faculty, students and academic leaders to celebrate one central idea: Great teaching transforms lives. The event highlighted not only outstanding educators but also the broader culture of mentorship, innovation and community that defines the university.
Shared Equipment Authority to celebrate 25 years with symposium
Rice’s Shared Equipment Authority is reaching a milestone. The organization is celebrating its 25 years of existence with a Silver Anniversary Symposium from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 29 at the BioScience Research Collaborative with all users, stakeholders, vendors and the larger Rice research community invited to join.
Fleet Week festivities bring Navy, community spirit to Reckling Park
Rice welcomed the U.S. Navy and a slate of Fleet Week Houston activities to Reckling Park April 21, transforming a midweek matchup against University of Houston into a celebration of service, community and national pride.
Senior Spotlight 2026: AJ Shin charts intellectual path shaped by curiosity, connection at Rice
A philosophy major with minors in art history, Asian studies and French, AJ Shin’s academic path did not follow a predefined structure.
Scientists at Rice pioneer faster, greener method to recycle lithium-ion batteries
As global demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to surge, a team of Rice researchers has developed a faster, more energy-efficient way to recover critical minerals from spent batteries, potentially easing supply chain pressures and reducing environmental harm.
Student-founded Bionostic wins Rice Launch Challenge
The 2026 H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge saw five ventures founded by Rice students compete for the top prize of $50,000. The April 21 event showcased some of the university’s top student startups and celebrated the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) participants’ work over the academic year.
Rice scientists uncover how protein helps plants grow in early stages
Rice researchers find certain protein helps regulate plant peroxisome’s size changes during the seed to seedling stage.