James A. Baker, III, former secretary of state and honorary chair of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, remembers the 39th president...
Jerlyn Leigh Mardis ’71 ’82, an alumna and longtime Rice University lecturer, passed away recently at the age of 74....
Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell and President Joe Biden’s Principal Deputy National Security Adviser John Finer spoke at Rice University’s Bak...
Rice’s Tudor Fieldhouse turned into a bustling educational classroom as thousands of energetic students from schools around the greater Houston area l...
Researchers at Rice University have made a meaningful advance in the simulation of molecular electron transfer — a fundamental process underpinning co...
Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer Paul Padley will transition into an advisory role on July 1, 2025....
Mexico is likely to face challenges politically, economically and diplomatically in 2025, according to the newest edition of the Mexico Country Outloo...
Rice concluded the year on a high note, celebrating a year of transformative growth, achievements and community spirit. ...
A team of chemists from Scripps Research and Rice has unveiled a novel method to simplify the synthesis of piperidines, a key structural component in ...
Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies has unveiled its new strategic plan, looking to broaden access while advancing the social, ed...
A new study explores how variations in Mars’ crustal thickness during its ancient history may have influenced the planet’s magmatic evolution and hydr...
Rice hosted the Houston Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board holiday reception Dec. 16 at Cohen House. The soiree was attended by Houston Mayor John Whitmi...
Climate change will create more refugees and necessitate new legal protections, say experts
October 19, 2022
The international community must prepare for “climate change refugees” — displaced either within their home countries or across borders — experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy argue in a new report.
US-Saudi relations could impact gas prices — and the popularity of the president, say experts
October 19, 2022
Experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy are available to speak on the United States’ relations with Saudi Arabia and how they can affect prices at the gas pump as well as perceptions of the American government.
Engineers explore the source of dreams and thoughts
October 19, 2022
Rice neuroengineers created a 3D electrode array that can identify up to 1 million potential synapses in the brain.
Everything’s bigger in Texas. That includes the health care system — and its shortcomings
October 18, 2022
Texas’ health care industry is the most robust in the nation, but that hasn’t translated to better outcomes for its citizens, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice sets schedule of events for President Reginald DesRoches’ inauguration celebration
October 17, 2022
Rice University will formally inaugurate its eighth president, Reginald DesRoches, during a three-day celebration on campus Oct. 20-22. Students, faculty, staff and alumni will participate in several events coinciding with this landmark event in the university’s 110-year history.
Nobel laureate Tom Sargent to discuss soaring inflation and how to combat it at Rice lecture
October 17, 2022
For decades, the United States’ inflation rate hovered comfortably around the Federal Reserve’s target of 2%. That changed in 2021, when inflation begin to rise at an alarming pace. For Americans under 40, it’s now the highest they’ve seen in their lives .
New motorcycle lighting design could save lives
October 17, 2022
Motorcycle drivers are 27 times more likely to die in an accident than those in regular passenger vehicles. Night driving is especially dangerous, accounting for nearly half of all fatal crashes.
People, papers and presentations for Oct. 17, 2022
October 17, 2022
The work of the late John Bryant, a former professor emeritus in Rice’s Department of Economics, was cited in the summary of the 2022 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences. Bryant’s pathbreaking work was recognized as sharing key features with two of the winners, Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig.
STaRT@Rice expands to include other Houston universities in second year
October 17, 2022
For the second year in a row, Rice University’s School of Social Sciences held STaRT@Rice, an innovative program that provides a snapshot of the research process coupled with professionalization training.
Rice salutes John Cornwell upon retirement from university
October 17, 2022
John Cornwell, associate vice president of institutional effectiveness and institutional research, is retiring from Rice at the end of the year, ending a long and productive career with the university.