Rebecca Schreib is the recipient of the 2026 George R. Brown Excellence in Teaching Award. ...
Rice professor Caroline Ajo-Franklin’s group, working in collaboration with researchers from Tufts University and Baylor College of Medicine, recently...
For Rice University junior D. Fitzgerald, what began as a personal journey of self-discovery has quickly grown into a powerful platform for advocacy —...
Composer and conductor John Adams rehearsed his iconic “Short Ride in a Fast Machine” with the school’s symphony orchestra in Stude Concert Hall....
One team rose to the top of this year’s Veterans Business Battle: IntuBlade. Their win capped a competitive two-day event at Rice Business that brough...
A team of Rice undergraduates set out to find a better solution for keeping Flamingos at the Houston Zoo warm during the winter months. ...
“The Logos” is a yearlong immersive installation that opened Easter Sunday and transforms more than 4,000 fast radio bursts into spatial audio....
Kenneth Tam, an interdisciplinary artist whose work spans video, sculpture, installation, performance and photography, is an assistant professor of ar...
Karma Elbadawy, a graduating senior at Rice, has been named a 2026 Thomas J. Watson Fellow....
Ten years after the 2016 Tax Day flood inundated parts of the Houston region with nearly two feet of rain in a matter of hours, new research from Rice...
Prabhakar Raghavan, chief technologist at Google, was the featured speaker in the Ken Kennedy Institute Distinguished Lecture Series....
“This moment reflects the scale and direction of Rice’s global engagement,” said Caroline Levander, vice president for global strategy. ...
A Rice-led team has unveiled how tiny molecular structures on industrial catalysts behave during the manufacture of vinyl acetate monomer, a core ingredient in adhesives, paints, coatings, packaging, textiles and many other products people use every day.
Mayor’s Hispanic advisory board reception highlights success through diversity, action
The Houston mayor’s Hispanic advisory board hosted its annual holiday reception Dec. 19 at Rice’s Cohen House, bringing together community leaders, elected officials, board members and partners to celebrate a year of service, leadership and progress for the city’s Hispanic community.
RUPD’s ‘Operation Blue Santa’ benefits 14 families
The Rice Police Department partnered with the Children’s Assessment Center to sponsor 14 families for its 13th annual Operation Blue Santa. All donated items were wrapped and hand delivered Dec. 18.
‘Excellence, care and purpose’: Rice salutes employees’ dedication, service
Rice President Reginald DesRoches and Kelly Fox, executive vice president for operations, finance and support, greeted employees who have opted to participate in the Voluntary Separation Incentive Program Dec. 18 in the Grand Hall, recognizing the employees for their contributions
Thin ice may have protected lake water on frozen Mars
Rice researchers found thin ice may have protected lake water on frozen Mars.
Rice falls to Texas State in Armed Forces Bowl
Rice fell to Texas State in the Armed Forces Bowl Friday afternoon at Amon G. Stadium.
‘Opportunity to bring it all together’: Owls look to cap season with Armed Forces Bowl victory
Rice’s football team will make its 15th bowl appearance in program history and its third in the last four seasons when the Owls face Texas State University in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Jan. 2 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth.
How a Lovett College Christmas party turned into a 50-year Rice tradition
What began as a small Lovett College dorm-room gathering in 1974 has grown into a 50-year holiday tradition among Rice friends.
New study shows early motherhood carries wage penalty, while delaying pays off
A woman’s early career pregnancy decision may shape her financial future for decades, according to new research.
Rice and MD Anderson build patient-specific models to guide complex pelvic cancer surgeries
A new collaboration between Rice engineers and physicians at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is giving surgeons a powerful new way to plan pelvic reconstructions before they ever step into the operating room.
