Rice's SynthX Center is leading a new effort to improve how doctors detect and diagnose lymphatic diseases....
A technology designed to read gene activity in the brain from a simple blood test has now cleared a major translational hurdle....
Researchers at Rice have shown that hard-to-spot defects in a widely used two-dimensional insulator can trap electrical charges and locally weaken th...
On Feb. 17, the SSPEED Center welcomed Jed Anderson, founder and CEO of EnviroAI, for a lecture on environmental AI permitting. ...
The Rice women's basketball team was crowned the American Conference regular season champion after a 77-66 win at Temple Wednesday night at The Liacou...
Frank Klaus Tittel, a physicist whose career paralleled the rise of modern laser technology and who helped build Rice’s reputation in laser spectrosc...
Art teachers, artists and comics enthusiasts gathered at Rice University Feb. 20 for Teaching Comics, a one-day symposium exploring how comics can fun...
Nearly 700 prospective graduate students, current scholars, faculty and staff gathered at the Houston Museum of Natural Science for Rice University’s ...
Martono, a second-year master’s student in violin performance, won the title of Miss Chinatown Houston 2025, her first-ever pageant....
Undergraduates at Rice are digging into real, possible wrongful conviction cases this semester, examining evidence to bring renewed attention to indiv...
Rice President Reginald DesRoches was honored with a Community Trailblazer Award Feb. 19 by the city of Houston’s controller Chris Hollins during his ...
Rice commends Stacy Mosely for 14 years of service. As executive senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator, Mosely maintains admin...
Rice U. bioengineering Ph.D. named Schmidt Science Fellow
Rice U. doctoral alum Joshua Chen has won a prestigious Schmidt Science Fellowship that will support his goal of building new technologies to address pressing health care challenges by drawing on his interdisciplinary skill set in bioelectronics and synthetic biology.
Rice ranks among Princeton Review’s ‘Best Value Colleges’
Rice University earned the No. 12 spot among private schools on The Princeton Review’s recently released “Best Value Colleges” rankings. It is the only institution in Texas to make the list.
Fish thought to help reefs have poop that’s deadly to corals
Rice bioscientists have discovered the feces of fish that were long thought to promote healthy reefs can damage and, in some cases, kill corals.
Rice to hold 110th commencement May 5-6
Rice University’s 110th commencement ceremonies will be held May 5 and 6, concluding with the undergraduate ceremony at Rice Stadium the night of May 6 featuring an address from Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary and assistant to the president.
Rice undergraduate Joshua Fang named a 2023 Key into Public Service Scholar
Joshua Fang, a Rice junior majoring in mathematical economic analysis and social policy analysis with a minor in data science, is one of 20 students selected as a Key into Public Service Scholar by the Phi Beta Kappa Society, one of the nation’s most prestigious academic honor societies.
Faculty, students bestowed with awards recognizing superior teaching
Rice honored members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service at an awards ceremony hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence April 25.
Rice’s Brockman Hall for Opera wins Houston Business Journal 2023 Landmark Award
Rice University’s Brockman Hall for Opera won a 2023 Houston Business Journal Landmark Award in the Public Assembly category. The Landmark Awards recognize real estate projects that have shaped the city in the last year.
Grammy Award-winning pianist Emanuel Ax gave a master class for Shepherd School of Music students April 23 in Hirsch Orchestra Rehearsal Hall.
People, papers and presentations for May 1, 2023
The Rice Student Center announced its 2023 Club Award winners at the fifth annual Club Awards Reception last month.
NOMAS Rice hosts ‘Contextualizing Africa’ exhibition, panel
The Rice Architecture student chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS) hosted a panel and exhibition opening titled "Contextualizing Africa: A Conversation” April 24 at Anderson Hall.
