Rice undergraduates transformed Kraft Hall's corridors into a vibrant showcase of original research and creative exploration during the 2025 Social Sc...
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts welcomed enthusiastic arts and music lovers for a Pride Month happy hour on the afternoon of June 26, which featured ...
As Houston’s pride parade made its way through the streets of downtown Houston, so did Rice’s students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters. The par...
Computational biochemist Linna An will join Rice’s Department of Biosciences with support from a $2 million award from the Cancer Prevention and Resea...
The Texas 89th Legislative Session marked a milestone for Rice's government relations efforts as the university played a vital role in advancing key l...
Rice bioengineer Mario Escobar has won a Transformational Project Award from the American Heart Association to develop a new therapy for heart failure...
OpenStax, a provider of affordable instructional technologies and the world’s largest publisher of open educational resources, has partnered with Micr...
Rice graduate student and adjunct assistant professor explores how music can help shape new memories....
The “Synergizing AI, Digital Health and the Built Environment" symposium addressed the ways AI and digital health tools can enhance the built environm...
A new study led by Rice's Christopher Tunnell and Dorian Amaral sees the first direct search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated...
Kathryn Lavender, associate vice president of the campus safety department, was recently celebrated for her 34 years of service at Rice, shortly befor...
In an elegant fusion of art and science, researchers at Rice have achieved a major milestone in nanomaterials engineering by uncovering how boron nitr...
Fondren Library shares the love on Valentine’s Day
February 14, 2023
Fondren Library hosted a Valentine’s Day crafting table, allowing students and faculty to make cards for their friends and loved ones.
Ruth Simmons to join Rice as President’s Distinguished Fellow
February 14, 2023
Ruth Simmons, a pioneer in higher education, will join Rice University as a President’s Distinguished Fellow, the university announced today.
Rice-U. of Edinburgh partnership funds research for global impact
February 14, 2023
Rice University and the University of Edinburgh in Scotland have unveiled the winners of the inaugural Rice-Edinburgh Strategic Collaboration Awards as part of their historic joint research initiative launched last year.
Rice scientists reengineer cancer drugs to be more versatile
February 14, 2023
Rice University scientists enlist widely used cancer therapy systems to control gene expression in mammalian cells, a feat of synthetic biology that could change how diseases are treated.
Rice community rallies to aid Turkey, Syria after catastrophic earthquake
February 13, 2023
Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake Feb. 6 that has caused over 30,000 deaths and widespread destruction in Turkey and neighboring Syria, Rice University’s Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) is embracing its mission to foster international connections by coordinating an effort with student groups including the Turkish Student Association to raise funds and gather crucial supplies for those affected by the natural disaster.
Rice grad students bring Latin America to special needs community
February 13, 2023
In the most recent class in the Global Rice Empowers Academics and Training (GREAT) Project Feb. 11, local young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities were treated to a fun-filled afternoon where international graduate students and Rice staff with the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) hosted a “Walk Through Latin America.”
February 13, 2023
Rice University Sport Management students worked at Super Bowl LVII festivities in Glendale, Arizona, last weekend.
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra kicks off spring semester
February 13, 2023
Andrew Grams, former music director of Elgin Symphony Orchestra, led the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra as it kicked off its spring semester performances Feb. 4.
'Books That Shaped My Life' brings people and literature together
February 13, 2023
A lecture series created by Rice University’s Multicultural Community Relations department held its first in-person discussion Feb. 9 at Sewall Hall. “Books That Shaped My Life,” which began during the pandemic and originally took place via Zoom, explores literature that challenges and expands our understanding of the human journey.
People, papers and presentations for Feb. 13, 2023
February 13, 2023
Michael McDermott, a Rice Shepherd School graduate student in vocal performance, won third place at the Houston Grand Opera Concert of Arias Feb. 3.