Ten years after a group of Rice students came together to work for change, four alumni returned to campus to reflect on what it took to transform thei...
Rice’s 2026 Religious Literacy Series, hosted by the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, welcomed 82 educators, non...
The Rice Center for Quantum Materials hosted a workshop on quantum materials synthesis at the Rice Global Paris Center, bringing together global resea...
Rice has elected five new members to its board of trustees. Dr. Barbara Jenkins Gibbs ‘73, John V. Jaggers ‘73, Robert “Rob” Kaplan, Akilah Mance ‘05 ...
As Houston prepares to welcome the world for the FIFA World Cup 2026, Rice students are helping make it happen....
Rice’s Qimiao Si collaborated with researchers from TU Wien in an experiment that showed quantum entanglement of a quantum critical metal....
Kinder Institute's 2026 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report finds many residents are spending more of their income on housing. ...
An interdisciplinary team of Rice researchers has uncovered previously unknown relationships between bacteriophages and their bacterial hosts, offerin...
Christina Tringides is the recipient of the highly prestigious Pew Biomedical Scholar award....
STEM-Letics, a summer camp hosted by Rice’s Center for STEM Engagement and Rice Athletics, introduces students in grades three through five to science...
Amid the energy, music and sea of soccer fans at FIFA Fan Festival, Rice University is giving visitors from around the world a chance to experience a ...
The FIFA World Cup has arrived in Houston, and Rice is helping bring the excitement to fans across campus and the city....
The gap between health insurance costs and workers’ wages has significantly expanded, and this trend has not only led to significant concerns about health care affordability but raised questions regarding whether hospitals or health insurance companies bear the blame for escalating costs, according to new research from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Paris Center thrives as academic hub
In its first year of full programming, the Rice Global Paris Center has provided a hub for teaching, learning and research that has brought together participants from all over the globe.
From cards to classrooms: How Rice is helping students imagine More&More futures
The premise of the game is simple. Players draw six cards from different categories then select a role card, such as an artist, child, pet, religious leader or architect.
Moody Center’s ‘Resonant Earth’ explores humanity’s entangled relationship with the land through art
“Resonant Earth: Contemporary Perspectives on Land and Body” is a new exhibition at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts that challenges viewers to reevaluate their relationship with the land.
Woodside Energy CEO, former Houston mayor highlight LGBTQ+ advances, leadership at Ion event
Woodside Energy CEO Meg O’Neill spoke with former Houston mayor and Rice alumna Annise Parker ’78 about LGBTQ+ representation in their respective fields at a June 20 event hosted by the Ion, Houston’s innovation hub powered by Rice. The fireside chat was a special edition of the Ion’s Visionary Voices speaker series in honor of Pride Month.
Researchers pioneer noninvasive gene therapy for brain disorders
A new method developed by a research team led by Jerzy Szablowski offers hope for treating brain disorders through gene therapy.
Panel discussion probes impact of Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action
Researchers and higher education leaders participated in a June 18 panel discussion at Rice titled “In the Wake of Affirmative Action.”
Exploring climate change through wine
Among the courses recently offered at the Rice Global Paris Center was “Climate Change, Economics and the Wine Industry,” which brought students to Paris for three weeks in May.
Despite Houston’s longtime reputation as one of the most affordable large cities in the country, homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many of its residents, according to the 2024 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.
RUPD youth academy builds positive relationship between law enforcement, young people
The Rice University Police Department welcomed local high school students to campus this month to experience what it’s like to work in law enforcement during the third annual Law Enforcement Youth Academy program June 10-14.
