Intero Biosystems — a life science company that has developed the first cell-derived human “mini gut” replicating cell types, spatial structure and fu...
Rice's Owl Edge Externship Program offers students a unique opportunity to explore various career paths through hands-on, short-term learning experien...
The concert marks Miguel Harth-Bedoya’s first time conducting the Symphony Orchestra since joining the Shepherd School faculty as distinguished reside...
Tia Gray, a doctoral candidate in materials science and nanoengineering from Columbus, Georgia, found her way to Rice through the QuestBridge program....
The Rice Owls rode a strong defensive performance to take down USF 5-2 on Sunday, securing a series win against the Bulls....
Rice and ExxonMobil have entered into a master research agreement to collaborate on research initiatives focused on sustainable energy solutions. ...
Oz Ocampo, a former international scout with the Houston Astros, is shaping the next generation of sports industry professionals....
A team of Rice researchers reported the first direct observation of a surprising quantum phenomenon predicted over half a century ago known as a supe...
With its campus nestled in Houston’s Museum District, Rice has built a model for what a university-art museum partnership can look like....
Sophianne Loh, a bioengineering major from Chicago, found her home at Rice in the strong sense of community and top-tier research opportunities. ...
An international team of physicists, including Rice’s Paul Padley, Frank Geurts, Karl Ecklund, Wei Li, and Darin Acosta, was awarded the 2025 Breakthr...
For three days in April, scholars, experiencers and independent researchers gathered not to solve the mystery but to examine its place in our evolving...
Partnership to develop free education resources for nursing students
January 19, 2023
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) and Rice University's OpenStax are building on their existing partnership to address staffing shortages in the nursing profession and reduce financial barriers for nursing students. In collaboration with postsecondary institutions in Texas and stakeholders nationwide, OpenStax will launch a comprehensive free online curriculum for nursing education in spring 2024.
January 18, 2023
For working professionals who want to pursue a Master of Business Administration degree with a flexible schedule, the new Hybrid MBA program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business opens this summer.
January 17, 2023
President Reginald DesRoches gave a wave as he and his wife, University Associate Paula DesRoches, participated in the Chevron Houston Half-Marathon Jan. 15.
DesRoches takes part in Ten Across Summit
January 17, 2023
President Reginald DesRoches spoke about how Rice works with partners and institutions across the region to solve some of the most pressing challenges of our time Jan. 11 at the Ten Across Summit , which brought leaders from cities along the Interstate 10 corridor — from Los Angeles to Jacksonville, Florida — to Houston to seek solutions to social, economic and climate challenges.
Rice’s annual United Way campaign concludes, raising over $260,000 in 18 weeks
January 17, 2023
After 18 weeks of fundraising, Rice’s annual United Way campaign ultimately brought in $260,397.
Rice’s Jamie Padgett wins Texas academy’s O’Donnell Award
January 17, 2023
Rice University structural engineer Jamie Padgett has received the 2023 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award in Engineering from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas.
Rice salutes Martin Luther King Jr.
January 17, 2023
Rice University celebrated the life of Martin Luther King Jr. with a vigil and panel discussion on social justice followed by participating in an annual parade.
Research on televised opera, slave voyages honored with National Endowment for the Humanities grants
January 17, 2023
A Rice University musicologist and history professor are among the recipients of 2023 grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) for their research projects on televised opera and tracking historical slave trading voyages.
Owls take two in dramatic finishes
January 17, 2023
It was a thrilling holiday weekend for the Rice men’s basketball team, which won Conference USA contests over a pair of in-state rivals.
Inner ear has a need for speed
January 17, 2023
Rice bioengineers and applied physicists, together with and colleagues at the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Chicago, have unlocked the mechanism of the fastest synapses in the human body. A previously hidden mechanism in the inner ear that helps mammals balance via the fastest-known signal in the brain, and researchers from Rice University, the University of Chicago and the University of Illinois Chicago have modeled a hidden mechanism in the inner ear that helps mammals balance via the fastest-known signal in the brain.