As the fall semester progresses toward the holiday season, Rice’s Fondren Library is making efforts to increase the visibility of Rice research and re...
A newly discovered waltz by Frédéric Chopin, recently unearthed from a vault at the Morgan Library and Museum in New York, made its Houston debut Nov....
The Ion District, Houston’s hub for innovation, now has its very own pickleball experience with the newly-opened Pickle Lab....
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music is set to bring holiday magic to Houston with its annual “Spirit of the Season” concert Dec. 7 in Morrison Theater at ...
Rice celebrated the topping out of Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall, a new visual arts building, Nov. 12....
Rice’s WaTER Institute and Yokogawa Corporation of America announced a new partnership in support of modular autonomous water treatment and reuse proc...
Students of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music composed and performed original pieces in response to the themes of the Moody Center for the Arts’ fall 20...
Rice welcomed an assembly of leaders ranging from higher education and Texas Medical Center institutions to state and local elected officials to share...
Guests gathered at Rice on Nov. 8 to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum....
Eight representatives from Rice were selected to be part of the 2024-25 Scholars Transforming Through Research program hosted by the Council on Underg...
EcoStudio in Rice’s Sustainability Institute and the Rice Office of STEM Engagement have received a nearly $500,000 grant from the National Academies ...
Researchers including Jacob Robinson have developed a technique for diagnosing, managing treating neurological disorders with minimal surgical risks. ...
Houston flooding polluted reefs more than 100 miles offshore
April 6, 2021
Flower Garden Banks fouled by runoff from 2017's Harvey and 2016's Tax Day floods, Rice research finds.
Rice’s OpenStax opens applications for 2021-2022 Institutional Partner Program
April 6, 2021
OpenStax, Rice’s educational technology initiative, announced today that applications for its 2021-2022 Institutional Partner Program are now open. U.S. colleges and universities looking to expand open education advocacy and adoption of open educational resources (OER) to support their students can apply for the free program.
Rice Business Plan Competition events to be livestreamed
April 5, 2021
Three events during this week's Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) — the world's largest and richest student startup competition — will be livestreamed.
Graciela Sanchez, founder of San Antonio’s Esperanza Center, will deliver keynote address
April 5, 2021
Graciela Sanchez, founder of San Antonio’s Esperanza Center, will deliver keynote address.
Former engineering dean Sidney Burrus dies at 86
April 5, 2021
Charles Sidney Burrus — "Sid" to almost everyone — whose boyhood fascination with electricity set him on a path to become a pioneer in digital signal processing during a long and influential career at Rice University, died April 3.
Rice volleyball team headed to NCAA Tournament again
April 5, 2021
The Rice volleyball team has been rewarded for a 16-5 season with an at-large spot in the NCAA Tournament, the entirety of which is being played in Omaha, Nebraska.
'Occam’s Wedge' by Beverly Pepper makes striking debut as newest Rice Public Art sculpture
April 5, 2021
The 5,600-pound Cor-ten steel sculpture is one of the artist's final pieces.
Unconventional Students at Rice: Nyakwol's unconventional path to college football
April 5, 2021
When George Nyakwol ’21 steps onto the field at Rice Stadium, it’s a far cry from the soccer field his family used to play on in Sudan.
New Student Association and Graduate Student Association members elected
April 2, 2021
Presidents look forward to a fresh fall semester.
New Art/New Music creates conversations across space, time and genre
April 2, 2021
Shepherd School students respond to contemporary works at the Moody with five pieces of music