

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...

As measles cases rise across Texas and the nation, a team of researchers at Rice and the Houston Health Department is leveraging wastewater surveillance to detect the virus in the community.

Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing celebrated its 50-year anniversary with a recent two-day event that included panels, lab tours and a keynote address fromGary S. May, chancellor of the University of California, Davis.

Rice Engineering and Computing marks 50 years of discovery, design and impact
Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing celebrated half a century since its official inception with two days of events that gathered together nearly 400 people, including staff, faculty, students, alumni and friends of the school. Held March 28-29, the celebration included panel discussions as well as lab tours, alumni gatherings and student showcases.

Over 260 participants attend Glasscock School’s Best Boards Conference
More than 260 nonprofit leaders, board members and community stakeholders gathered at Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies March 27 for the 24th annual Best Boards Conference, hosted by the school’s Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership.

Sustainability festival opens Earth Month on campus with record attendance
Rice’s Office of Sustainability held its second annual Earth Month Kickoff Festival April 1 at the Grand Hall in Rice Memorial Center. The event showcased various campus student organizations and departments as well as community nonprofits and businesses that work to advance sustainability within the Houston area.

Study Abroad Photo Contest winners announced
The winners of the 2025 Study Abroad Photo Contest have been announced by the Office of Study Abroad at Rice.

Blue carbon project will create a living shoreline to protect coastal ecosystems in Galveston Bay
Rice, BCarbon and Scenic Galveston have launched an innovative project to protect the Kohfeldt Marsh near Texas City from sea level rise through the design and creation of a living shoreline.

OpenStax announces completed computer science collection
OpenStax, a leading provider of high-quality open educational resources and interactive learning technologies housed at Rice, announces the completion of its computer science digital textbook collection. These resources provide free, up-to-date, relevant and engaging learning content to support students and educators in one of today’s most popular and rapidly evolving fields.

Comics conference at Rice puts graphic narratives at center stage
Held March 20-23, the conference featured speakers from 10 countries and drew more than 570 attendees.

A pair of fifth inning home runs slammed the door on hopes of a rally by Sam Houston to lead Rice to a 9-1 win on Tuesday night and a sweep of the annual two-game series between the schools.