Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies welcomed 75 students from Eastwood Academy to campus for its annual college preparedness work...
The Chao Center for Asian Studies at Rice, recently awarded “Game Changer: Community Partner” by Asia Society Texas, stands out for its unique transna...
Chelsea Walton , a professor of mathematics at Rice, has been named a 2025 fellow of the American Mathematical Society....
The Educational and Research Initiatives for Collaborative Health (ENRICH) at Rice University and The Bookout Center at Houston Methodist hosted the f...
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music invites audiences to experience the artistry and collaboration of chamber music as 130 students showcase their talent ...
The Southeast Regional conference of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF) Program unfolded at Rice Nov. 1-3, gathering undergraduate fellow...
Rice will recognize Owls who have served in the United States military, including the veterans among faculty, staff and students, at its 21st annual V...
Members of the Rice University community enjoyed the first Election Day block party held Nov. 5 in the Academic Quad....
The Rice community celebrated Diwali with two vibrant events highlighting the cultural significance of the Hindu festival of lights....
The Rice men’s basketball team opened the 2024-25 season with a 77-70 victory over FIU at Tudor Fieldhouse Nov. 5....
A team of Rice bioengineers has developed a mathematical model that clarifies why interleukin-12 ⎯ a potent immune-boosting protein that holds promise...
Bernie Banks, director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice, spoke about the importance of leadership development during a community dialogu...
Resilient Class of 2022 celebrates degrees earned, lessons learned at Leebron’s final commencement
May 7, 2022
Over two days of festivities, Rice’s 109th commencement celebrated a resilient class of undergraduate and graduate students, most of whom spent the majority of their Rice careers under the specter of COVID-19. The final May 7 ceremony marked the first universitywide commencement in three years.
Casbarian, Doty, Leebron and Sun receive ARA’s Gold Medal at 2022 Laureates Awards
May 6, 2022
At the Association of Rice Alumni’s 2022 Laureates Awards ceremony May 7, the group bestowed its highest honor — the Gold Medal Award — to Rice Architecture’s John Casbarian ’69 ’72 and Janice Doty ’60. Rice President David Leebron and wife Y. Ping Sun were also awarded the ARA’s Gold Medal for their 18 years of service to the university.
Daniel Preston wins NSF CAREER Award
May 6, 2022
Daniel Preston wins a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to develop textile-based wearable robots.
Rice U. launches new small-business accelerator
May 5, 2022
BlueLaunch, the latest initiative from the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, provides hands-on training and mentoring designed to support the success of Rice-affiliated small-business entrepreneurs in any industry.
Rice ‘metalens’ could disrupt vacuum UV market
May 5, 2022
Rice photonics researchers have created a potentially disruptive technology for the ultraviolet optics market.
Rice creates major in sport analytics to offer training in rapidly expanding field
May 5, 2022
Sport analytics, the subject of the hit movie “Moneyball” and the book of the same name , has transformed the way professional and college teams scout and evaluate potential players.
Rice Architecture faculty among New York’s finest
May 3, 2022
Rice Architecture's Wortham Fellows are among recipients of this year's Architectural League of New York Prize for Young Architects.
Subtle racial slights at work cause job dissatisfaction, burnout for Black employees
May 3, 2022
Black employees face a host of subtle verbal, behavioral and environmental slights related to their physical appearance, work ethic, integrity and more, causing job dissatisfaction and burnout, according to a new study from Rice University.
Oswald serves as panelist in The Reactor Room
May 2, 2022
Fred Oswald, a professor of psychological sciences at Rice, was recently a panelist for The Reactor Room, Spectrum Fusion’s program dedicated to assessing and developing the talent of autistic adults.
May 2, 2022
Hailed as “wonderful leaders” and “a positive force for Rice,” President David Leebron and his wife, Y. Ping Sun, were celebrated with a gala at the Ion April 29 honoring nearly two decades of service to a university that, as one attendee put it, “is better for all they have invested in our institution.”