Economist Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business and the Virani Undergraduate School of Business at Rice, has been appointed t...
New research by Rice physicists shows the possibility for particles that are neither bosons nor fermions....
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts announces its spring 2025 programming schedule featuring artists, activists and scholars exploring the links between ...
During the fall 2024 semester, Camille Neal-Harris started her Tuesdays much like any other Rice student, but reaching the finish line likely felt a b...
The Rice community mourns the passing of Peter Vail, the W. Maurice Ewing Professor Emeritus of Oceanography, who passed away Dec. 28, 2024, at the ag...
Rice’s Police Department partnered with the Children’s Assessment Center to sponsor 14 families for its 12th annual Blue Santa Toy Drive. All donated ...
On Jan. 16, Rice’s Richard Lavenda will debut “Upon Further Reflection,” the second of seven commissioned works celebrating the Shepherd School of Mus...
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will open its spring season with “score for transitional times,” a captivating dance performance and installation by ...
This season marks the first time Rice has sent two players to the NFL’s Pro Bowl since 1961, when J.D. Smith and Buddy Dial played in the game....
Rice faculty and Baker Institute leadership are remembering former President Jimmy Carter — his life, legacy and connection to the university....
Rice bioengineers have developed a new construction kit for building custom sense-and-respond circuits in human cells. The research is a major breakth...
Rice chemists have developed a more environmentally friendly way to integrate chlorine into chemical building blocks....
Rice lab’s catalyst could be key for hydrogen economy
November 24, 2022
A light-activated catalyst efficiently converts ammonia into clean-burning hydrogen using only inexpensive raw materials.
Strategic planning process to be launched in January
November 22, 2022
President Reginald DesRoches shared the news with the Rice community in an email Nov. 21.
Shepherd School students riff on Moody’s ‘Urban Impressions’
November 21, 2022
Art and music aficionados alike flocked to the Moody Center for the Arts Nov. 19 for an afternoon of live performances and original compositions by Shepherd School of Music students, each piece created in response to the Moody’s current fall exhibition.
Douglas Brinkley nominated for two Grammys
November 21, 2022
Rice historian Douglas Brinkley is once again a Grammy nominee. Brinkley, the Katherine Tsanoff Brown Professor of Humanities, will be up for awards in two categories at the Feb. 5 ceremony in Los Angeles.
Masha Gessen visits to talk war in Ukraine, tools to fight totalitarianism
November 21, 2022
Renowned author and journalist Masha Gessen led two consecutive nights of thought-provoking, wide-ranging discussions Nov. 7-8 at Rice as the latest speaker in the School of Humanities Campbell Lecture Series.
Scientia Institute’s lecture series reflects Houston, Rice and race
November 21, 2022
The Scientia Lecture Series: Betterment of the World’s latest edition featured faculty from the School of Humanities to discuss “Houston, Rice and Race: A History of the Fourth Ward.”
Basketball teams post perfect weekend
November 21, 2022
The Rice men’s and women’s basketball teams went a combined 3-0 over the weekend.
Rice mourns beloved Chinese literature professor Nanxiu Qian
November 21, 2022
Nanxiu Qian, professor of Chinese literature in the School of Humanities, died Nov. 16 after a lengthy battle with cancer. She was 75.
Finance and Administration undergoes organizational restructuring
November 21, 2022
Rice Vice President for Finance and Administration Kelly Fox has announced a new organizational structure for the department and the launch of searches for newly created positions.
Brain cancer research draws support
November 21, 2022
Bioengineer Kevin McHugh wins a Distinguished Scientist Award for brain cancer research from The Sontag Foundation.