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. ...
The Data-to-Knowledge (D2K) lab at Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing is a hub for data science solutions that conducts a semester-long program for undergraduates and master’s students to partner with governmental agencies, industry and community sponsors to solve real-world interdisciplinary challenges of scientific, local and global importance.
Joy, surprise and tears: Rice welcomes record early-decision Class of 2030
Rice has admitted a record number of students to the Class of 2030 through its Early Decision I and QuestBridge match programs.
WHO newborn health leader calls for resilient, equity-driven global health systems at Rice360 event
Queen Dube, Newborn Health Program lead at the World Health Organization, delivered the third and final lecture in the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies Seminar Series Dec. 3, offering a global perspective on the future of newborn health and the urgent need to rethink how care systems are designed and delivered worldwide.
Chabad at Rice celebrates Hanukkah, Festival of Lights
Chabad at Rice welcomed members of the Rice community to a precelebration of Hanukkah Dec. 7. Students, faculty and staff packed into the Ray Courtyard to enjoy latkes, donuts and music and hear from President Reginald DesRoches.
Rice computer scientists reach finals in global XPRIZE Quantum Applications competition
Rice quantum computing researchers have introduced a novel algorithm that earned the team a place in the global XPRIZE Quantum Applications competition.
Picture perfect: Rice honors Fitlow’s 30 years of documenting campus life, events
Rice is recognizing Jeff Fitlow for more than 30 years of service. As a senior university photographer, he provides creative and high-quality photography ranging from the university’s small, daily moments to significant events and milestones. His last day with the university will be Dec. 31.
Innovation across Africa takes center stage at Rice360’s first networkwide design competition
The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies and its invention education partners across Africa marked a major milestone at the first Invention Education Networkwide Design Competition, a two-day event held Nov. 20-21 that brought together the most promising student-led innovations from seven university design studios across the continent.
Legal sports betting linked to sharp increases in violent crime, study finds
As legalized sports betting sweeps across the country, new research shows it comes with a measurable rise in violent and impulsive crime on game days.
Rice gets into holiday spirit at annual celebration
The holidays are fully underway at Rice University as President Reginald DesRoches hosted the annual staff holiday celebration on campus Dec. 11.
