A collaboration between Rice and Houston Independent School District is helping strengthen its Sunrise Centers....
RBL LLC announced the appointment of Devyn Smith to its board of directors. ...
Political science professor Bob Stein recognized with the 2025 Y. Ping Sun Award for Outstanding Community Engagement....
Nine Rice faculty members received the 2025 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, which honors Rice’s top instructors based on votes from alumn...
Each year, Rice University honors members of its community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service. ...
Kasey Leigh Yearty has been named the 2025 recipient of the George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching....
In a city defined by innovation and resilience, the Rice Water Technologies Entrepreneurship and Research (WaTER) Institute hosted its distinguished l...
The Owls men's tennis team won its first American Athletic Conference Championship after defeating the Memphis Tigers at the Leftwich Tennis Center Ap...
Rice will increase access by growing the university’s student body, marking an unprecedented growth trajectory that began earlier this decade. The exp...
Following Pope Francis’ death, Craig Considine, a senior lecturer in sociology at Rice, scholar of religion and interfaith dialogue is available to di...
As Earth Day approaches April 22, Rice University experts are available to provide insight into their research on a range of environmental topics....
The finding, reported by The New York Times April 16, builds on generations of inquiry into whether life exists beyond Earth....
Redistricting project wins Rice Datathon
February 3, 2022
Four Rice undergraduates top this year’s Rice Datathon with their analysis of Houston voting districts.
Rice Architecture alums Super satisfied with their new venue
February 3, 2022
Two Rice Architecture alums were part of the team that designed SoFi Stadium, the spectacular site of this year’s Super Bowl.
Matthew Jones wins NSF CAREER Award
February 3, 2022
Rice chemist Matthew Jones wins an NSF CAREER Award to study controlled growth of metallic nanoparticles for biomedicine, energy storage and computing.
The Ion opens unique prototyping lab, names TXRX as partner
February 2, 2022
The Ion, Houston’s innovation hub developed by the Rice Management Co., unveiled its latest building feature Jan. 31 and named its operation partner for the space.
‘Soundwaves’ brings experimental art and music to the Moody
January 31, 2022
This spring’s group show features artists who are deeply engaged with sounds
Owls baseball team welcomes supporters for annual Fan Fest
January 31, 2022
The Rice baseball team welcomed supporters of all ages to Reckling Park Jan. 29 for its annual Fan Fest.
Islamic studies scholar Doostdar contemplates God and Satan in modern Shi’i thought
January 31, 2022
University of Chicago professor to deliver Feb. 17 Kazimi Lecture
Rice Architecture lecture series, ‘Building Identities,’ continues
January 31, 2022
Rice Architecture continues its “Building Identities” theme in this spring’s lecture series, set to begin Feb. 2.
Nathan Dautenhahn wins CAREER Award
January 31, 2022
Rice University computer scientist Nathan Dautenhahn wins a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to pursue simplified, automated security for sophisticated software.
Machine learning fine-tunes flash graphene
January 31, 2022
Rice University scientists are using machine learning techniques to streamline the process of synthesizing graphene from waste through flash Joule heating.