Losing sleep over money: Rice study reveals how financial stress follows workers to bed
New research from Rice shows “stress-before-bed behaviors” as a key mechanism linking financial worry and job insecurity to declining sleep quality.
Frank Klaus Tittel, a physicist whose career paralleled the rise of modern laser technology and who helped build Rice’s reputation in laser spectrosc...
Art teachers, artists and comics enthusiasts gathered at Rice University Feb. 20 for Teaching Comics, a one-day symposium exploring how comics can fun...
Nearly 700 prospective graduate students, current scholars, faculty and staff gathered at the Houston Museum of Natural Science for Rice University’s ...
Martono, a second-year master’s student in violin performance, won the title of Miss Chinatown Houston 2025, her first-ever pageant....
Undergraduates at Rice are digging into real, possible wrongful conviction cases this semester, examining evidence to bring renewed attention to indiv...
Rice President Reginald DesRoches was honored with a Community Trailblazer Award Feb. 19 by the city of Houston’s controller Chris Hollins during his ...
Rice commends Stacy Mosely for 14 years of service. As executive senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator, Mosely maintains admin...
Students convened at Rice University Feb. 20 for what organizers called a rare chance to hear and learn directly from one of the most influential musi...
The role brings Cristian Măcelaru ’06 ’08 back to campus several times each year to coach, conduct and mentor students across departments....
Isabella Bourtin balances GRE prep, lab work and upper-level courses as she pivots from pre-med ambitions toward a future in clinical psychology....
John Green, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, influential educator and global YouTube phenomenon, will serve as the speaker for Rice's 113t...
A Rice research lab’s signature keepsake helped perfect a method for growing patterned diamond surfaces that could help decrease operating temperature...
Rice celebrates Morgan’s career
Rice is recognizing Michael Morgan for more than 29 years of service. As the director of parking operations, he oversees the administrative operations, facilities, registration, events and technical support within the parking department. His last day with the university will be Dec. 31.
Owls receive NCAA tournament at-large bid
The Rice volleyball team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth time in program history and will compete at the SMU Regional.
Rice’s Johns-Krull plays key role in new satellite mission to uncover hidden stellar activity
Rice's Christopher Johns-Krull plays key role in new satellite mission to uncover hidden stellar activity.
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has received a landmark $7.5 million gift from entrepreneur Claudio X. González, the largest individual contribution in the institute’s 32-year history. The gift endows and renames the institute’s leading research hub on U.S. and Mexico relations as the Claudio X. González Center for the United States and Mexico. The naming honors González’s long-standing leadership and generosity in promoting collaboration, understanding and shared prosperity across North America.
New research from Rice show major storms are spreading industrial contaminants across entire neighborhoods, raising concerns about future well-being.
A legacy in loaves: Chabad hosts annual Mega Challah Bake
Chabad at Rice’s co-directors Rabbi Shmuli and Nechama Slonim recently welcomed students for the third annual Mega Challah Bake. It was a night of flour-dusted hands, spirited games and a deeper look at the meaning behind one of Judaism’s most beloved foods.
Illuminating heritage: SEAPI Night at Rice grows bigger in second year
Rice’s Vietnamese Student Association and Thai Student Association hosted the second annual Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander Night themed “A Thousand Lanterns” Nov. 21. This student-led celebration offered more than just a showcase; it created a luminous affirmation of community, identity and belonging through a diverse night market reminiscent of the bustling night markets seen in southeast Asia that complemented a colorful performance showcase.
Oceanographers unveil new framework linking surface microbes to deep ocean carbon storage
Oceanographers including Sven Kranz have discovered a significant connection between small-scale microbial processes and ecosystemwide dynamics.
‘Art, Architecture and the Middle Landscape’ opens fall exhibition season at Rice
The Rice School of Architecture welcomed students, faculty and visitors Nov. 7 for the opening of “Art, Architecture and the Middle Landscape,” a new exhibition exploring how art and architecture respond to and help shape social, political and ecological change.