Levander makes case for curiosity, creative play, more fearless higher ed
Unlike many conversations about innovation in higher education, this one didn’t stay inside the walls of the academy.
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...
The Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Houston Energy Transition Institute are launching a st...
A delegation of researchers from Rice’s WaTER Institute traveled to Argentina’s Neuquén province this month to help address a pressing question facing...
Rice’s open enrollment period for employee benefit plans will run from April 3-17. To give employees a way to better explore their benefits options, t...
Rice's Office of Sustainability invites the campus community to join the third annual Earth Month Kick-Off Festival from 12:30-3:30 p.m. April 1 at th...
Rice continues to strengthen its position as a leader in innovation, rising to No. 66 in the 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities List for utility patents, ...
Rice once again found itself at the center of the college basketball world, serving as the official host institution for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Sou...
A year of momentum: State of the University address highlights Rice’s steady accomplishments
Rice President Reginald DesRoches hosted the State of the University address Dec. 8 to reflect on the institution’s achievements and to provide a glimpse of its future direction.
Discipline, ambition and responsibility: More than 500 degrees conferred at December commencement
The newest parliament of Owl graduates celebrated a major step in their educational journey during Rice’s December 2025 commencement ceremony, held in Tudor Fieldhouse Dec. 9. The event included 116 bachelor’s degrees, 397 master’s degrees and 65 doctoral degrees conferred among the new graduates.
Connecting, learning and leading: Rice’s Mellon Mays Fellows share research on national stage
Nine of Rice’s Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows traveled to Atlanta in November to present their summer research at the 2025 Southeast Regional Conference.
Rice baseball expands seating options for 2026 season
Season tickets for David Pierce's first full season guiding Rice Baseball are now on sale and feature some enhanced seating options for fans.
Led by composer and professor Anthony Brandt, the lab highlights a growing area of study at the intersection of the arts, neuroscience and the medical humanities.
First offered in 2008, the Seminar and Practicum in Engaged Research has paired more than 100 students with more than 50 organizations across the region.
Rice partners on Project Metis to advance global leadership in brain health, emerging brain economy
Rice is a key partner on Project Metis, a groundbreaking initiative led by Center for Houston’s Future to position the Houston-Galveston region as the global leader in brain health and the emerging brain economy.
New study identifies affordable, accurate tools to detect low blood sugar in newborns globally
A new study led by researchers at Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies evaluated the accuracy and reliability of 11 commonly available point-of-care glucometers to determine which could safely be adapted for neonatal care in resource-constrained settings.
New editorial era for Journal of Southern History
Caleb McDaniel will become only the fourth full-time editor of the Journal of Southern History since 1965, an editorial continuity almost unheard of in academic publishing.