The Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives at Rice welcomed four high school students June 9-13 as inaugural STJA Archival Fellows, o...
Rice hosted the 15th annual Texas Leadership Consortium Summer Youth Program June 9-13. This weeklong camp engaged 100 students from Houston area high...
Rice welcomed five distinguished alumni back to campus June 13 for the university’s fifth annual Juneteenth celebration. The event, featuring a panel ...
A powerful work of public art that captured global attention when it first appeared on the facade of the Jerusalem Tolerance Museum is now making hist...
Housed within the Woodson Research Center at Fondren Library, the archives have amassed more than a million documents, recordings and files related to...
Rice researchers and collaborators have developed a new cavity design that selectively enhances the quantum vacuum fluctuations of circularly polarize...
The university joined the Greater Houston Partnership in hosting the first city booth at the global event, which drew more than 180,000 attendees from...
The newly released 2025 State of Housing report from Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, shows rising home prices, surging insurance premiums ...
RBL LLC announced the appointment of James Watson to its board of directors....
In a milestone moment for science education and collaboration, Rice hosted its first DUNE-TECH (DUNE Training ExperienCe Hub) camp this June, drawing ...
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) at Rice has unveiled the eight high-potential ventures selected for the third annual Lili...
A research team led by Rice has introduced an innovative strategy that uses converted enzymes to streamline synthetic pathways....
Federal research funding feeds technological advancement, US official says at Baker Institute event
March 10, 2025
Dario Gil, senior vice president and director of research at IBM and recently nominated undersecretary for science and innovation at the U.S. Department of Energy, spoke at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy March 4 about the importance of research and development (R&D) funding and the future of U.S. science and technology (S&T).
Racial earning gap in gig work eliminated through new rating system
March 10, 2025
A new study published in Nature uncovers a hidden problem — racial bias in customer evaluations — which led to a 9% income gap between white and non-white gig workers in a home services platform. The study also proposes an unexpected but simple solution: changing how customers rate workers from a five-star to a thumbs-up/thumbs-down system.
Veterans Business Battle returns to Rice March 13-14
March 10, 2025
Rice Business is hosting its 11th annual Veterans Business Battle — a forum for veterans to connect with investors, advisers and resources. Each year, the event gives military veterans an opportunity to pitch business ideas for a chance to raise capital.
‘One people, one family, one body’: Chabad celebrates community at Mega Shabbat
March 9, 2025
Rice students, faculty and staff packed the Ley Student Center’s Farnsworth Pavilion on a festive night for “Mega Shabbat” Feb. 28. Hosted by Chabad at Rice, it was a night of fellowship, culture and great food.
‘Believe in yourself’: Women in Leadership Conference brings together business leaders, mentors
March 7, 2025
Rice Business hosted the 25th annual Women in Leadership Conference, a beacon of inspiration in the Houston community empowering women to accomplish their career and personal goals.
Rice announces new initiatives to expand impact of Rice Global India
March 7, 2025
These new programs are designed to foster research and educational partnerships with Indian institutions, amplifying the impact of the university’s research while creating immersive teaching and learning experiences.
Rice’s Killian calls for sustained research funding: ‘A strong nation must be a leader in science’
March 7, 2025
Rice’s Thomas Killian, dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, calls for sustained research funding.
Angel Martí honored with Robert Holland Jr. Award
March 7, 2025
Rice chemist Angel Martí has been named a recipient of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s Robert Holland Jr. Award.
‘Dream come true’: Rice social sciences student earns national recognition in NFL competition
March 6, 2025
Rice junior Lucca Ferraz is living a dream as a finalist in the 2025 Big Data Bowl , the NFL’s premier sports analytics competition.
Hidden costs of gig work: Job insecurity and customer ratings impact worker well-being
March 6, 2025
New research from Rice sheds light on a hidden downside of gig work.