Rice bioengineer Julea Vlassakis has won $1.1M in federal funding for a project researching Ewing sarcoma....
As millions of fans watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 across North America, a team of Rice alumni is helping ensure the tournament runs smoothly behind th...
Rice Business today announced the launch of a new Early Career Track within its MBA@Rice Online MBA program. The new track gives high-potential profes...
Four Rice graduates have been awarded Fulbright scholarships through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, earning opportunities to conduct research, pu...
Caring for a spouse with dementia is one of life’s most demanding responsibilities. While the emotional toll is well documented, the physical effects ...
A comprehensive international review published in the peer-reviewed journal Small Group Research ranked Rice faculty members Eduardo Salas and Daan va...
The Houston Methodist-Rice Digital Health Institute recently welcomed Frank Marchetti, Consul General of France in Houston, and his team to discuss he...
Rice became a sea of orange as an estimated 10,000 Dutch supporters and Houstonians gathered just west of Rice Stadium for one of international soccer...
Ten years after a group of Rice students came together to work for change, four alumni returned to campus to reflect on what it took to transform thei...
Rice’s 2026 Religious Literacy Series, hosted by the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, welcomed 82 educators, non...
The Rice Center for Quantum Materials hosted a workshop on quantum materials synthesis at the Rice Global Paris Center, bringing together global resea...
Rice has elected five new members to its board of trustees. Dr. Barbara Jenkins Gibbs ‘73, John V. Jaggers ‘73, Robert “Rob” Kaplan, Akilah Mance ‘05 ...
Rice mourns loss of Rodrigo Barnes
Rodrigo Barnes, one of the first four Black student-athletes to attend and compete for Rice University and a member of the Rice Athletics Hall of Fame, passed away on Tuesday, May 16 in Garland, Texas at the age of 73.
Rice U. chemist named to Chemical and Engineering News' Talented 12
Rice U.’s Raúl Hernández Sánchez is one of 12 early-career scientists named to Chemical and Engineering News’ 2023 Talented 12 cohort for his research in inorganic and supramolecular chemistry.
Rice, Baylor developing ‘glyco-immune’ checkpoint inhibitor
Researchers from Rice and Baylor College of Medicine are developing a first-of-its-kind “glyco-immune” checkpoint inhibitor for breast cancer survivors who develop metastatic bone cancer.
Woodson Research Center moves to new digital archive platform
Fondren Library’s Woodson Research Center recently announced it will move to a new archiving platform that will provide enhanced functionality and accessibility for its extensive digital cultural heritage materials.
‘Archives of the Impossible’ conference explores the cultivation of impossibility
An international conference challenging assumptions about reality itself and exploring paranormal phenomena across different cultures and generations was held May 11-13 at Rice.
World Bank Group president to discuss geoeconomic challenges at Baker Institute
David Malpass, World Bank Group president, will speak at a May 22 event hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice’s Social Policy Analysis students address pressing issues in final projects
With projects focused on rural food insecurity to juvenile mental health courts to teen health clinics, Rice’s graduating seniors and some juniors in the university’s Social Policy Analysis program gathered earlier this month to present and discuss these and other yearlong research efforts.
Rice mourns longtime Statistics professor and alumnus John Dobelman ’79
The Rice community is mourning the loss of Statistics professor and alumnus John Dobelman ’79, who died May 9 at age 65.
Rice U.’s Anastasios Kyrillidis wins Amazon Research Award
Anastasios Kyrillidis, Rice University’s Noah Harding Assistant Professor of Computer Science, won one of 79 Amazon Research Awards (ARA) with a project titled “Efficient and affordable transformers for distributed platforms.”
Kinder Institute Luncheon recap
Houstonians’ views on social issues and the biggest challenges facing the region were revealed in the 2023 Kinder Houston Area Survey, which was released at a sold-out luncheon May 15 at the Marriott Marquis Houston.
