The first-of-its-kind initiative links two of the world’s leading research universities to create shared academic pathways and immersive undergraduate...
The evening, chaired by Anne and Albert Chao and Isabel and Danny David with underwriter chairs Shawn Stephens and Jim Jordan, brought together alumni...
Rice’s global affairs major will give students a chance to study global issues through different lenses — political, cultural and economic — while gai...
The Rice women's basketball team secured their first win of the season on the road against crosstown rival Houston 70-56 Tuesday night at the Fertitta...
The Rice Business School at has secured the No. 1 ranking in graduate entrepreneurship education for the seventh year in a row, as named by The Prince...
Three alumni of Rice's Shepherd School of Music have been recognized by the Recording Academy with nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards. ...
Rice defensive lineman Aquantis Clemmons has been named a 2025 Go Bowling Military Bowl STEM Scholar Athlete....
Rice President Reginald DesRoches joined hundreds of returning Owls during Alumni Weekend Nov. 6-9, visiting class reunion tents across campus to gree...
Rice bioengineers have demonstrated a nonsurgical way to quiet a seizure-relevant brain circuit using a method that merges ultrasound, gene therapy an...
Rice’s Pedro J.J. Alvarez, a world leader in environmental nanotechnology and water sustainability, has been awarded the 2026 Benjamin Franklin Medal ...
The Financial Management Association International (FMA) has selected Rice Business professor Kerry Back as the recipient of its Innovation in Teachin...
Under Miguel Harth-Bedoya’s direction, the Shepherd School of Music revived the Master of Music in Orchestral Conducting, a program that reflects his ...
Rice establishes endowed professorship in Jain studies
Supported by alumni and members of the Jain community nationwide, the establishment of the Thirthankar Shantinath Professorship builds on a decade of partnership between Rice and the Jain community.
Shepherd School Chamber Music Festival to celebrate art of learning through performance
The seven-concert festival showcases the artistry of Shepherd School students as they bring to life chamber works that span centuries, styles and emotions.
Rice and Houston Methodist researchers to study brain-implant interface with Dunn Foundation award
A team of researchers from Rice and the Houston Methodist Research Institute has received a John S. Dunn Foundation Collaborative Research Award through the Gulf Coast Consortia to study how the brain responds over time to neural implants.
Rice University Gateway Project to connect campus with Rice Village, modernize Rice Stadium
Rice has unveiled the Gateway Project, a transformative initiative on university-owned land in Rice Village that will create a seamless, pedestrian-friendly corridor linking the campus to the heart of the Village, while reimagining the west side of campus anchored by the renovation of Rice Stadium.
Rice brings together leading researchers to accelerate next-generation microelectronics
The Rice Advanced Materials Institute (RAMI) hosted a signature workshop centered on advanced microelectronics and photonics materials Nov. 3-4.
Expert on innovation, higher education: Rice’s Levander on reinventing the American university
As colleges, universities and policymakers grapple with how to remain relevant in an era of rapid technological change, reassess the value of a degree and reinvent what higher education means for today’s learners, Caroline Levander is uniquely positioned to offer authoritative insight.
Marjanović reappointed as dean of Rice School of Architecture
Igor Marjanović has been reappointed as the William Ward Watkin Dean of the Rice School of Architecture, effective July 1, Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Amy Dittmar announced today.
Rice basketball teams open 2025-26 regular seasons this week
The Rice Owls men’s and women’s basketball teams are tipping off their 2025-26 campaigns this week, looking to build early momentum and set the tone for the season ahead.
Second Foundings Conference brings national dialogue on slavery’s legacies to Rice
Hundreds of scholars, students and community members from across the country gathered at Rice in mid-October for the fall research conference of the Universities Studying Slavery Consortium.
Kono awarded American Physical Society’s Isakson Prize
Rice applied physicist Junichiro Kono has been awarded the American Physical Society’s 2026 Frank Isakson Prize for Optical Effects in Solids.
