Rice hosted five high school students for a forward-thinking summer pilot program named the ETC Lab, designed to equip high school juniors and seniors...
Rice Emergency Medical Services partnered with Gulf Coast Regional Blood Center to host a campus blood drive July 12....
Whether you’re itching to write your first short story, finally tackle personal finance or get hands-on with photography or painting, Rice's Glasscock...
Some of the world’s top minds in machine learning, optimization and distributed systems gathered this summer in the heart of Paris. ...
Rice student-athletes and staff load donations as part of a two-day flood relief drive supporting Central Texas communities. ...
Artificial intelligence is infamous for its resource-heavy training, but a new study may have found a solution in a novel communications system that m...
Rice experts are available to comment on digital health topics, including AI, wearable and ingestible devices, imaging and robotics....
Visitors are encouraged to browse, read and linger, connecting the work they see on the gallery walls to broader histories and artistic traditions thr...
For John B. Anderson, the W. Maurice Ewing Professor Emeritus of Oceanography at Rice, the Gulf Coast is personal. ...
A new coating for glass developed by Rice researchers and collaborators could help reduce energy bills, especially during the cold season, by preventi...
Rice Athletics will host a donation drive July 10-11 to assist with the ongoing recovery efforts in Central Texas in the aftermath of the flash floodi...
The study by Rice scientists shows why genetic sequences are not equally prone to errors....
Texas leads Afghan refugee resettlement but challenges remain, say Baker Institute experts
Texas has led American efforts for resettling Afghan evacuees, but arriving in the United States is merely the beginning of the resettlement process, and integration challenges are especially pronounced for Afghan women refugees, according to a new brief by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Town hall: Leebron looks back on 18 years
After a year in which the university community largely returned to campus in the midst of an unprecedented global pandemic, President David Leebron dedicated his annual town hall meeting to reviewing both recent developments and the accomplishments of the university he has led for the last 18 years.
Moody Center hosts thrilling night of experimental music, dance
Local arts aficionados from the Rice community and the Houston area gathered at the Moody Center for the Arts on April 14 for the latest iteration of the “Dimensions Variable” programming series. This one-of-a-kind evening of experimental music and dance performances marked yet another unexpected interdisciplinary event during the Moody’s fifth anniversary year.
Faculty recognized with award for superior teaching
Nine faculty received the 2022 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, which honors top Rice instructors by votes from alumni who graduated within the past two, three and five years.
Rice composer’s ‘LiveWire’ combines music, dance and brain research in first-of-its-kind performance
What were they thinking?
Faculty, staff, students honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service
Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service.
Assistant dean of finance and administration Birenbaum wins Elizabeth Gillis Award
Lisa Birenbaum, assistant dean for finance and administration in the School of Social Sciences, was named winner of the Elizabeth Gillis Award for Exemplary Service at President David Leebron’s spring town hall meeting April 21.
‘Awesome in every possible way’
To understand why Statistics’ Philip Ernst won this year’s George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching, Rice’s top teaching award, one need only read a few of the student comments in anonymous evaluations of his STAT 310 course.
Study: Chinese public’s opinion of US plummeted during Trump presidency
A survey of public opinion in China conducted by researchers at Rice University, the National University of Singapore and the University of British Columbia shows the country’s perceptions of the U.S. plummeted during the presidency of Donald Trump.
NSF-backed project to examine ‘electrifying everything’ in Houston, LA
A new National Science Foundation-funded study from a Rice University anthropologist will explore how two of the nation’s largest cities are embracing an electric future.
