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 sh...
Rice researchers find that that PEX11 helps regulate plant peroxisome’s size changes during the seed to seedling stage. ...
Rice's first annual bird-in, which supports the Houston Audubon, was hosted at the Owl Pavilion this Earth Day....
Alex Cantin is graduating this May with a degree in business management, including a minor in entrepreneurship, from the Virani Undergraduate School o...
Kraft Hall was buzzing with energy and a little bit of chaos as Rice undergraduates transformed its corridors into a packed showcase of original resea...
“I designed the syllabus very purposefully so as to feature a great diversity of viewpoints,” said Thimo Heisenberg, assistant professor of philosophy...
Nearly 100 students presented research and creative work across two days at the annual Humanities and Arts Festival held April 13-14....
Rice professor Pengcheng Dai has been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious learned societies i...
Attacks on health care in conflict zones are occurring at unprecedented levels, according to Safeguarding Health Care in Conflict Coalition and Médeci...
The production set the opera’s Shakespearean farce inside a modern country club, a staging choice that sharpened the comedy’s skewering of ego, class ...
New research from Rice proposes transforming one of the moon’s most stubborn obstacles, its abrasive dust, into a valuable building resource....
Rice researchers develop new model of follicle selection that suggests its chance, not size, that selects a follicle during the menstrual cycle....
Rice University and Université Paris Sciences & Lettres, two of the world’s leading urban research and higher education institutions, announced Monday in Paris the signing of a strategic partnership for research and innovation on major global challenges and opportunities.
Rice study reveals insights into protein evolution
Rice University’s Peter Wolynes and his research team have unveiled a breakthrough in understanding how specific genetic sequences, known as pseudogenes, evolve. Their paper was published May 13 by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal.
Eye On Art at the Ion to host art installation celebration May 15
The Eye On Art Program at the Ion — Houston’s innovation hub powered by Rice University — will celebrate two new installations and a monumental piece of artwork in the plaza at a free May 15 preview party.
Rice to add women’s golf as its 17th intercollegiate sport starting in 2026-27
A landmark $5 million gift from a former Rice women’s basketball player will enable Rice to add women’s golf to the Owls’ list of intercollegiate sports beginning with the 2026-27 academic year.
Rice breaks ground on new business school building, unveils design
Rice University broke ground today on a new $54.5 million building for the Jones Graduate School of Business, unveiling the innovative design of a facility that will support the school’s growing student and faculty population.
Ken Kennedy Institute launches AI, data and computing seed funding initiative
The Ken Kennedy Institute, in collaboration with the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute, Smalley-Curl Institute and the Rice Advanced Materials Institute, awarded $175,000 in support of seven innovative research projects looking to establish new paradigms in AI, data and computing.
Rice President DesRoches joins men’s health discussion on TEDx Talk
Rice President Reginald DesRoches participated in a TEDx Talk where he joined community leaders in a discussion on men’s health and the challenges of leading during a health crisis.
Rice University economist Flávio Cunha will participate in the establishment of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 2027, the latest effort from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) to understand how youth are participating in the labor market and how that impacts their lives and livelihood.
Grants for undergraduate teaching at Rice boost creativity in the classroom
Students will have hands-on opportunities to learn data collection, molecular visualization, language skills, CPR, digital engineering design, interdisciplinary thinking and more thanks to the George R. Brown Teaching Grants.
Watch video: Rice closes another celebration-filled academic year
It’s a wrap for Rice University’s 2023-24 academic year, which was filled with traditions — established and new — as well as other exciting events, activities and announcements on campus.
