Miguel Harth-Bedoya, the distinguished resident director of orchestras and professor of conducting designate at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, made ...
Rice’s faculty are ready to offer their expertise in solar physics, space weather, astronaut training, Mars exploration and space robotics, among othe...
It started with an idea jotted down on a napkin at a bar in the Houston Heights in 2014, but the Program in Politics, Law and Social Thought at Rice h...
Rice is ranked No. 6 in the nation in WalletHub’s 2025 College and University Rankings released this week, making it the top university in both Texas ...
Rice’s O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science now houses an immersive public art installation titled “Climate Parliament,” a thought-provoking ...
Kathryn Petree, an undergraduate student at Rice University’s McMurtry College, passed away Oct. 12 from complications due to cancer. She was a sophom...
STaRT@Rice is recognized for cultivating exceptional researchers and fostering community....
Medicine is so much more than delivering treatments or writing prescriptions: It’s about helping a person. The Medical Humanities Research Institute a...
The eQMA Workshop on Quantum Materials and Entanglement brought together more than 100 experts and attendees from across the globe to discuss advancem...
A philosophy degree offers more than just an exploration of life’s big questions — it equips students with critical thinking and communication skills ...
The president and CEO of the Texas Medical Center led a discussion with President Reginald DesRoches at the TMC3 building at Helix Park....
A new survey from a Rice researcher finds only 47% of energy industry insiders trust oil and gas companies to provide accurate information on energy e...
Rice community hits the streets for LGBTQ Pride celebrations
Dozens of members of the Rice community hit the streets of downtown Houston June 25 to walk in the city’s 44th annual LGBTQ Pride parade. This year’s parade and festival marked the first in-person iteration of the yearly event held in two years due to COVID-19.
DOE backs Rice physicists’ collaboration
Rice nuclear physicists win a Department of Energy grant to research the fundamental properties of matter in extreme conditions.
Baker Institute hosts gun safety symposium
The Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted a gun safety symposium June 21 featuring health care and policy experts as well as elected officials.
An Owl’s-eye view of the Higgs boson at 10
Anniversary finds Rice physicists pushing forward as Large Hadron Collider reboots
US needs more foreign workers to solve labor crisis, says Baker Institute expert
Allowing more legal immigration and creating a workable solution for the millions of people living in the United States illegally is the only way to effectively address the nation’s worsening labor shortage, according to a report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Embryo and embryoid research state regulations are morally inconsistent, say Baker Institute experts
State policies on human embryo and embryoid research are morally inconsistent, according to a paper by Kirstin Matthews and Daniel Moralí published in the Journal of Law and the Biosciences, which reviewed all applicable federal and state laws.
Rice experts available to discuss Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade’s federal abortion protections, Rice University experts are available to discuss what comes next.
Jing Zhou named Rice Business’ deputy dean of academic affairs
Jing Zhou, the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management and Psychology at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business, has been appointed deputy dean of academic affairs for the business school effective July 1.
Boron nitride nanotube fibers get real
Rice scientists create the first boron nitride nanotube fibers using the custom wet-spinning process they developed to make carbon nanotube fibers.
Process to customize molecules does double duty
Chemists develop a method to add two fragments to an alkene molecule in a single process, which could simplify drug and materials design.