

Rice Business launches new organizational behavior Ph.D. program
Rice Business will offer a Ph.D. with a concentration in organizational behavior starting next fall. The deadline to apply is Jan. 13, 2023.
Lydia Kavraki has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences....
A study led by Xu Zhang, Marimikel Charrier and Caroline Ajo-Franklin demonstrates an innovative method for the real-time, on-site detection of arseni...
Deep in the heart of Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains, a trio of Rice researchers embarked on an ambitious summer field study to understand how human imp...
Single-game tickets for the inaugural season of the Scott Abell era of Rice football are now on sale....
New research, led by Brielle Bryan, offers a clearer view of what instability really looks like and why it should be treated as a driver of inequality...
Rice Business MBA programs are ranked among the top five in The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools rankings for 2025. The school is No. 3 in the...
Responsible AI is foundational to achieving the strategic goals and vision set forth in Momentous, Rice’s 10-year strategic plan. To further empower t...
The American Conference has officially unveiled a dynamic rebrand aimed at clarifying its identity and positioning the league for the future....
Rice is now ranked 68th on the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2024, a list published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) ...
At Rice's Advanced Placement Summer Institute offered through the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, educators from across the globe gather each ...
A new concept shop in downtown Houston features healthy smoothies, acai bowls, parfaits and more — and it’s owned and operated by a Rice sophomore....
James F. Young, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at Rice, died May 28 in Hawaii. He was 81....
Rice Business launches new organizational behavior Ph.D. program
Rice Business will offer a Ph.D. with a concentration in organizational behavior starting next fall. The deadline to apply is Jan. 13, 2023.
Get into the holiday mood with Rice Shepherd School’s ‘Spirit of the Season’ Dec. 3
Put on your holiday cheer and head over to Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music on Saturday, Dec. 3 for a spirited celebration.
Rice turns asphaltene into graphene for composites
The flash Joule heating process developed at Rice turns asphaltenes, a byproduct of crude oil production, into graphene for use in composite materials.
Rice U. technology startup Syzygy Plasmonics raises $76 million in latest funding round
Syzygy Plasmonics, a Houston-based startup fueled by technology developed at Rice University, has announced $76 million in Series C financing led by Carbon Direct Capital — one of the largest rounds of funding for a venture spun out of a Rice lab.
Rice refines analysis of MRI contrast agents
Simulations reveal details about the magnetic interactions between gadolinium contrast agents used in MRI scans and their environment.
Drought in China could devastate global supply chains, energy transition efforts, experts warn
Following a record-breaking drought over the summer, China is on the brink of a water catastrophe that could have devastating consequences for global food security, energy markets and supply chains, according to a report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
ACS taps Rice, Shell for Partners in Progress & Prosperity Award
Collaborators at Rice and Shell receive the American Chemical Society Southwest Regional Partners in Progress & Prosperity Award.
Rice alumna, astronaut Shannon Walker honored as namesake of new library
Houston city leaders broke ground Oct. 14 on the Dr. Shannon Walker Neighborhood Library, named after the three-time Rice graduate and NASA astronaut who has flown two missions aboard the International Space Station.
Businesses backing #BlackLivesMatter are more attractive to workers, have better bottom lines
Businesses that offer public declarations of support for the Black community after violent events like the murder of George Floyd and other serious incidents are more attractive to prospective employees and have bigger bottom lines, according to new research from Rice University.
Mental and physical health support tops the list of Houston Independent School District student and parent needs, according to a new survey from Rice University Kinder Institute’s Houston Education Research Consortium.