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....
Tam Dao has been appointed Rice University’s first associate vice president of campus safety and research security. His first day in this role will be...
Humanities disciplines, especially medical humanities, shouldn’t just be consulted at the end of the development pipeline when systems are being evalu...
November 8, 2021
A group of Lovett College students gathered in the commons Nov. 4 to make onigiri for a good cause.
CLIC commemorates Día de los Muertos
November 8, 2021
This year’s ofrenda honored the more than 5 million people who have died due to COVID-19
Texas Arbor Day walk highlights campus canopy
November 8, 2021
Rice arborist Dawn Roth-Ehlinger led a group of students and staff on a lively walk to talk trees Nov. 5.
Rice Energy Finance Summit to gather industry leaders virtually and in person Nov. 12
November 8, 2021
The 13th annual Rice Energy Finance Summit (REFS) will be held in a dual-delivery format Nov. 12. The conference will explore current issues for energy operators, investors and financial services as they plan for overcoming challenges in meeting global energy demands.
Rice announces flexible work policy for benefits-eligible staff employees
November 8, 2021
President David Leebron informed the Rice community of the new policy in a Nov. 8 email.
Starting from the bottom: Grad student charts an unconventional path from Venezuela to Rice
November 8, 2021
'Everybody needs to learn from him that nothing in the world is impossible'
People, papers and presentations for Nov. 8, 2021
November 8, 2021
Rice is ranked No. 2 for diversity and affordability and tied for No. 5 for research in the latest edition of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's Sustainable Campus Index.
Staff Council providing advocacy, awareness for campus community
November 5, 2021
The Rice University Staff Council's mission is to facilitate active and direct communication between staff and the university’s administration.
Rice to honor veterans at annual ceremony
November 4, 2021
Rice will recognize those who have served in the United States military, including the veterans among faculty, staff and students, at its 19th annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 in Ray Courtyard.
Hand of kindness makes a child’s day
November 4, 2021
Rice University students have teamed with a Texas Children’s Hospital doctor to build a prosthetic hand for a 5-year-old boy.