The finding, reported by The New York Times April 16, builds on generations of inquiry into whether life exists beyond Earth....
Tam Dao has been appointed Rice University’s first associate vice president of campus safety and research security. His first day in this role will be...
Humanities disciplines, especially medical humanities, shouldn’t just be consulted at the end of the development pipeline when systems are being evalu...
At the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies’ 15th annual Undergraduate Design Competition, the future of global health innovation was on f...
Humanities Days offered Rice students the chance to present their research and creative work in panels, poster sessions and art presentations....
A team of Rice researchers has developed a new way to control light interactions using a specially engineered structure called a 3D photonic-crystal ...
In a classroom filled with the sounds of singing, storytelling and lively conversation, young children at Rice University’s Oral and Written Language ...
As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement May 9-10, Rice News is spotlighting a collection of standout seniors....
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) has introduced the 2025 Rice Innovation Fellows cohort, a dynamic group set to lead the f...
Rice hosted a timely and intimate conversation about the personal and political fallout that continues to ripple across the Gulf Coast....
Rice launches a first-of-its-kind collaboration: the Texas Linguistics Consortium....
More than 50 Rice University students, faculty and staff visited the Texas Capitol in Austin April 14 for a day of advocacy, connection and celebratio...
Owls soar over UAB in Conference USA football opener
October 3, 2022
The Rice football team overcame a 10-point halftime deficit to defeat the University of Alabama at Birmingham 28-24 on Saturday to open Conference USA play.
A semester in Paris, an experience of a lifetime
September 30, 2022
At 20, Rice Architecture’s international campus has plenty to celebrate.
See nature like (and with) a biologist in new online courses
September 29, 2022
Online learners can follow Rice biologist and author Scott Solomon into the wild through an engaging series of courses focused on ecology, evolution and biodiversity.
Working to decrease health insurance costs could increase companies’ profits, research shows
September 28, 2022
Negotiating lower health insurance premiums could help Fortune 500 companies increase profits while maintaining high-quality coverage for their workers, according to a new research paper from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Fluidic circuits add analog options for controlling soft robots
September 28, 2022
Soft robotics researchers from Rice and Harvard have created a nonelectronic control system that uses air to process information.
English professor Laymon converses with rapt crowd at reading, welcome reception
September 26, 2022
Kiese Laymon, the renowned Black Southern writer and the Libbie Shearn Moody Professor of Creative Writing and English in the School of Humanities, introduced himself to the Rice community at large during a lively reading and welcome reception Sept. 8.
Voting at stadiums wins fans across America
September 26, 2022
Sports teams across America scored a victory with voters in 2020 when their stadiums did double duty as polling places, according to a new study conducted by a Rice University political scientist and his fellow researchers.
Rice University lending philanthropic hand to United Way of Greater Houston
September 26, 2022
Rice has again embarked on its annual campaign to raise support for its partner in philanthropy, United Way of Greater Houston, which works to move people to financial stability.
Health care workers need better training to support immigrants’ mental health needs, study shows
September 26, 2022
A new study from Rice University and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio finds health care workers need better training on communication, mental health and culture to support immigrant mental health needs.
Baker Institute webinar to discuss vulnerability of displaced US citizens living in Mexico
September 26, 2022
The Baker Institute’s Center for the United States and Mexico is hosting Tran Dang, founder and executive director of The Rhizome Center for Migrants who will discuss her recent publication about the lack of consular services and protections that exist for American spouses and children of the more than 4 million Mexican migrants who have been deported from the U.S. since 2008.