Senior Spotlight: Esther Jimenez ’25...
At the Association of Rice Alumni’s 2025 Laureates Awards ceremony May 8, the group will bestow its highest honor — the Gold Medal Award — to the late...
Rice’s Office of Access and Institutional Excellence welcomed author and free speech advocate Suzanne Nossel to campus April 28 for a conversation on ...
Rice’s chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the national political science honor society, inducted 21 new members....
Rice President Reginald DesRoches was recognized for his visionary leadership and lifelong commitment to education at the Phi Beta Kappa Alumni Associ...
With federal research funding in the headlines in recent months, Rice's Office of Public Affairs is spotlighting what’s at stake — and what’s possible...
A new study led by researchers from the Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at Rice has introduced an innovative solution that could i...
Menachem Elimelech was honored with the Sidney Loeb Award at the European Desalination Society Conference held in Porto, Portugal, April 28. ...
As India’s influence grows in fields such as climate change, biotechnology and artificial intelligence, Rice is positioning itself to be a key collabo...
For senior Dasseny Arreola, pursuing two majors, one minor, three research fellowships and even a novel was never about checking boxes....
More than 80 scientists from around the globe gathered at Rice for the School on Electron Correlations and Topology....
Rice researchers have developed a new machine learning algorithm that excels at interpreting optical spectra, potentially enabling faster and more pre...
Rice names Michelle Stevenson AVP for research integrity
April 10, 2023
Michelle “Mickey” Stevenson will join Rice as assistant vice president for research integrity, effective April 17.
‘What is Love?’ is latest Big Questions course
April 10, 2023
This fall, Rice professors Sonia Ryang and Ilana Gershon will ask Rice students a far-from-simple question — What is Love? — in their upcoming course of the same name, the latest offering in the Big Questions class series sponsored by the School of Humanities.
Rice U. engineering students aim to shed better light on surgeries
April 10, 2023
A team of Rice University engineering students designed a tunable lighting system that would allow surgeons to better illuminate their working area without having to handle equipment or wear headlamps.
Fondren exhibit features Rice faculty member’s experiences exploring Antarctica
April 10, 2023
A new exhibit in Fondren Library features photos from a Rice University science writer’s research expeditions to Antarctica and her interviews with students about the captivating experiences.
Rice Chabad hosts its biggest ‘Mega Shabbat’ dinner yet
April 10, 2023
Chabad at Rice welcomed over 100 students and other members of the Rice community to its annual “Mega Shabbat” dinner for an evening of traditional Jewish food, fun and fellowship March 24.
Rice to hold additional informational events on Academic Quad redesign
April 10, 2023
As the reimagining of the Academic Quadrangle enters more advanced stages of design, members of the Rice community are invited to visit the space, interact with the design team from Nelson Byrd Woltz and share feedback on the project.
Rice U.’s KTRU presents Outdoor Show celebrating Texas talent April 15
April 10, 2023
For the last 30 years, KTRU-LP 96.1 FM, Rice University’s student-run radio station, has hosted a springtime music festival on the tree-lined campus that’s always free and open to the public. Its 31st annual Outdoor Show on April 15 will once again take place all afternoon and into the evening on the grassy Central Quad off Alumni Drive, featuring a diverse and talented array of Texas acts.
Rice U. vice president for research named to AAU task force on expanding India partnerships
April 6, 2023
Rice University Vice President for Research Ramamoorthy Ramesh has been named a member of a new Association of American Universities (AAU) task force that will study expanding research and higher education partnerships between the United States and India.
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher visits Rice
April 6, 2023
Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Texas) visited the Rice Welcome Center April 5 for a lunchtime conversation with members of the university community.
NASA’s head of science visits Rice students
April 6, 2023
Nicola Fox, associate administrator of NASA’s Science Mission Directorate, visited with students from the departments of Physics and Astronomy and Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences April 3.