Inauguration kicks off with food and fun
Oct. 20, the first day of inauguration ceremonies for Rice President Reginald DesRoches, university faculty and staff were invited to come together in celebration of the occasion.
In an impressive display of creativity, collaboration and global impact, undergraduate students from around the world gathered at Rice July 24 to pres...
Founded by Richard Tapia, the summer camps encourage students from all communities to pursue careers in STEM....
Rice saw 332 student-athletes be named to the American Conference All-Academic Team, conference commissioner Tim Pernetti announced Wednesday morning....
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) ...
Rice Business’ annual diversity, equity and inclusion conference set for Oct. 28
Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business will host its annual Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) conference on campus Oct. 28.
Rice lab advances water-splitting catalysts
Rice University engineers have developed a stable water-splitting catalyst for clean hydrogen generation that could potentially replace expensive iridium catalysts.
Remembering Charles Duncan Jr. ’47, former board chair, namesake of Duncan College
Charles Duncan Jr. ’47, whose graduation from Rice University foreshadowed a long career as an executive and director at major American corporations and a cabinet secretary serving the nation’s president, died Tuesday at age 96.
WalletHub ranks Rice among nation’s top 10 universities
Rice is named as one of the nation’s top 10 universities in newly released rankings from WalletHub.
Climate change will create more refugees and necessitate new legal protections, say experts
The international community must prepare for “climate change refugees” — displaced either within their home countries or across borders — experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy argue in a new report.
US-Saudi relations could impact gas prices — and the popularity of the president, say experts
Experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy are available to speak on the United States’ relations with Saudi Arabia and how they can affect prices at the gas pump as well as perceptions of the American government.
Engineers explore the source of dreams and thoughts
Rice neuroengineers created a 3D electrode array that can identify up to 1 million potential synapses in the brain.
Everything’s bigger in Texas. That includes the health care system — and its shortcomings
Texas’ health care industry is the most robust in the nation, but that hasn’t translated to better outcomes for its citizens, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice sets schedule of events for President Reginald DesRoches’ inauguration celebration
Rice University will formally inaugurate its eighth president, Reginald DesRoches, during a three-day celebration on campus Oct. 20-22. Students, faculty, staff and alumni will participate in several events coinciding with this landmark event in the university’s 110-year history.