“I feel really grateful for the opportunities that I’ve had now that I am here," said senior Michael Garcia....
The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies welcomed nonprofit leaders from acros...
The Olivier Award-nominated play traces the rise and fall of the Houston-based energy trading giant, translating complex financial systems into a fast...
New consumable hemp rules from the Texas Department of State Health Services are officially in effect, and the biggest change comes down to how THC is...
For more than a decade, Rice’s Frederi Viens has been studying Lake Chad, a vast freshwater lake in west-central Africa that borders Nigeria, Niger, C...
The Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Houston Energy Transition Institute are launching a st...
A delegation of researchers from Rice’s WaTER Institute traveled to Argentina’s Neuquén province this month to help address a pressing question facing...
Rice’s open enrollment period for employee benefit plans will run from April 3-17. To give employees a way to better explore their benefits options, t...
Rice's Office of Sustainability invites the campus community to join the third annual Earth Month Kick-Off Festival from 12:30-3:30 p.m. April 1 at th...
Rice continues to strengthen its position as a leader in innovation, rising to No. 66 in the 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities List for utility patents, ...
Rice once again found itself at the center of the college basketball world, serving as the official host institution for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Sou...
For Rice senior Leo Marek, engineering is about finding the small changes that make big systems run better....
Public invited to comment on RUPD as part of national accreditation process
A public portal for community comments about the Rice Police Department will be open between Jan. 13 and March 21 as part of the annual assessment conducted by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies in an effort for RUPD to maintain national accreditation.
An all-veteran ownership team, Summit Point Leadership LLC, which launched through the Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice and its Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Lab, has acquired the business of LDR Leadership LLC, a nationwide leadership, management and supervisory training firm.
Rice Brain Institute awards first seed grants to jump-start collaborative brain health research
The Rice Brain Institute has announced the awardees of its first funding initiative, a seed grant program that is a collaborative effort between the university and four institutional partners in the Texas Medical Center.
Rice fans, players share meaningful bowl week experience in Fort Worth
Members of the Rice community, from alumni to staff and loyal football fans and donors, gathered in Fort Worth Jan. 2 to cheer on the Owls in their Armed Forces Bowl matchup against Texas State University.
Rice-led biotech symposium highlights collaboration at Texas Medical Center research hub
Researchers from Rice, Baylor College of Medicine and Houston Methodist gathered in the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park for the inaugural Biotech Innovation Symposium, an event designed to strengthen research collaborations among researchers and clinicians who can draw on the shared research infrastructure of the Dynamic One building.
Why staying focused is harder than ever and what science can tell us about it
From phone notifications and flashing alerts to crowded screens and busy workspaces, modern life is full of visual distractions competing for our attention. A Rice psychologist is investigating how irrelevant visual information interferes with our ability to stay on task and why certain distractions slow us down more than others.
Data center location decisions focus on cost and proximity, not job centers, study shows
Recent electricity outages and the surge in artificial intelligence-driven computing have made data center siting decisions more consequential than ever, especially as energy and water constraints tighten. Communities invest public dollars on the promise of jobs and growth, while firms weigh long-term commitments to land, power and connectivity.
A Rice-led team has unveiled how tiny molecular structures on industrial catalysts behave during the manufacture of vinyl acetate monomer, a core ingredient in adhesives, paints, coatings, packaging, textiles and many other products people use every day.
Mayor’s Hispanic advisory board reception highlights success through diversity, action
The Houston mayor’s Hispanic advisory board hosted its annual holiday reception Dec. 19 at Rice’s Cohen House, bringing together community leaders, elected officials, board members and partners to celebrate a year of service, leadership and progress for the city’s Hispanic community.
RUPD’s ‘Operation Blue Santa’ benefits 14 families
The Rice Police Department partnered with the Children’s Assessment Center to sponsor 14 families for its 13th annual Operation Blue Santa. All donated items were wrapped and hand delivered Dec. 18.
