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...
New study of racism caught on video spotlights hate faced by Asians, Asian Americans amid pandemic
May 23, 2022
A new Rice University study showcases the severity of discriminatory behavior toward Asians and Asian Americans driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Rice to welcome four new trustees
May 23, 2022
Rice University will begin the next academic year with four new Board of Trustee members. Asuka Nakahara, Jeremy Thigpen, Claudia Gee Vassar and Lori Whitten will serve four-year terms beginning July 1.
May 23, 2022
An expert panel will discuss what’s driving prices at the pump in a May 26 webinar from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice names James Hurley assistant vice president of alumni relations
May 23, 2022
James Hurley will join Rice’s Office of Development and Alumni Relations (DAR) as its assistant vice president of alumni relations. He will assume his new role Aug. 1.
Rice bioengineers are shining light on bacterial stress
May 23, 2022
Rice bioengineers are ready to shine a lot of light on bacteria’s genetic response to stress.
People, papers and presentations for May 23, 2022
May 23, 2022
Alexander Dessler, an emeritus professor of physics and astronomy, has published a personal history of the early days of Rice’s Space Science Department in the journal Perspectives of Earth and Space Scientists.
CPRIT grants entice three cancer researchers to Rice
May 20, 2022
Rice University recruits three professors to bolster cancer research with grants from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
Spinning is key for line-dancing electrons in iron selenide
May 20, 2022
Quantum physicists at Rice have helped answer an important question at the forefront of research into superconductivity.
Getting ourselves back to the garden
May 19, 2022
A prairie garden at Rice University demonstrates the benefits of replacing manicured lawns with resilient plants and grasses that need little maintenance and help protect the environment.
May 19, 2022
The Baker Institute’s Center for the Middle East will henceforth be known as the Edward P. Djerejian Center for the Middle East in recognition of Ambassador Djerejian’s role as founding director of the Baker Institute and of his “extraordinary leadership and deeply impactful foreign service career.“