Rice President Reginald DesRoches and Kelly Fox, executive vice president for operations, finance and support, greeted employees who have opted to par...
A new Rice study offers one of the first national measures of a viewpoint called “racial realism” and considers how it fits into the broader spectrum ...
Venture capitalist John Doerr joined Doerr Institute for New Leaders’ director Bernie Banks at Rice March 26 for a wide-ranging conversation on leader...
Rep. Brian Babin (R-Woodville), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, visited Rice March 20 with a delegation of congressi...
Paul Smith's bases-loaded, two-out walk in the bottom of the 10th gave Rice a 3-2 win over UTSA in the series opener between the schools at Reckling P...
“Gender and sexuality studies is social theory made accessible,” said Lora Wildenthal, the John Antony Weir Professor of History and director of Rice’...
The global journeys of Rice University students were on display March 27 as the Office of Study Abroad hosted the 2026 Study Abroad Photo Contest Exhi...
“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...
Rice U.’s Moshe Vardi named Royal Society fellow
Moshe Vardi, Rice University’s Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering and computer science professor, was elected a Foreign Member of the United Kingdom’s Royal Society.
Physicists discover ‘stacked pancakes of liquid magnetism’
Physicists from Rice and Ames National Laboratory have discovered “stacked pancakes of liquid magnetism” in layered helical magnetic materials.
New grants to fund study of ancient livestock herding in Africa
Livestock herders, or pastoralists, have been a part of African societies for many millennia. They are a major driver of local economies and a key part of cultural traditions throughout the continent. But how has their work developed and changed over time, and what lessons can be learned for our world today?
Rice Global Paris Center launching summer series of research conferences, workshops
The Rice Global Paris Center is expanding the reach and influence of Rice University’s world-class faculty and research through a rich and diverse array of events in Paris this summer.
Rice, TSU announce expanded partnership
Rice University and Texas Southern University (TSU) have announced a partnership to share resources, expertise and best practices to build stronger bridges between their institutions and communities.
People, papers and presentations for May 8, 2023
Alexandra Kieffer, an associate professor of musicology in Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music, has been awarded a $40,000 fellowship by the George A. and Eliza Gardner Howard Foundation to support a semester of dedicated research and writing.
Class project leads to staff-sponsored initiative for a greener May move-out
Thanks to an initiative two semesters in the making that saw environmentally conscious students partner with campus sustainability leaders and community partners, undergraduates at all of Rice’s 11 residential colleges were able to place unwanted clothing, shoes, linens and other textile-based items in large bins provided to each college by Green City Recycler, a Houston-based recycling company that works to reduce the staggering amount of textile waste that finds its way into landfills each year.
Rice launches search for new associate provost of digital learning
Rice has launched a nationwide search for an associate provost of digital learning who will develop and lead an institutionwide strategy for enhancing online education and digital innovation in the classroom. The announcement of a new leader is expected later this summer.
Rice U.’s Housing and Dining receives top marks from Princeton Review
Two Rice University core services earned high praise from The Princeton Review in its recent Best Colleges rankings. In the quality-of-life category, Rice ranked No. 12 for best college dorms and No. 18 for best campus food, marking yet another year in which the two services have ranked within the top 20 in their respective categories.
Texas Policy Lab welcomes partners to campus
Rice University’s Texas Policy Lab (TPL) welcomed its partners to a stakeholders event April 25.
