Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research offers critical statistics on Hurricane Beryl's lasting impact one year later....
A Rice graduate student has launched a company aiming to make graphene production faster, cheaper and more scalable. Alex Lathem founded Pattern Mater...
Chihtong “Lily” Lee recently earned second place in the undergraduate category at the ASME SB3C Summer Bioengineering Conference, a competition hosted...
The VIU Assembly unanimously ratified Rice’s membership in mid-May, making Rice only the third university in the Americas to be welcomed into the asso...
Rice’s Lei Li wins NSF CAREER Award to develop a new generation of wearable medical imaging technology capable of visualizing deep tissue function in ...
Rice has advanced 22 spots in the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings, climbing to No. 119 globally and No. 29 among U.S. universities....
Rice yoga instructor and alumna Alicia Dugar Stephenson is bringing wellness to the forefront through a unique yoga initiative that connects the Rice ...
Rice undergraduates transformed Kraft Hall's corridors into a vibrant showcase of original research and creative exploration during the 2025 Social Sc...
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts welcomed enthusiastic arts and music lovers for a Pride Month happy hour on the afternoon of June 26, which featured ...
As Houston’s pride parade made its way through the streets of downtown Houston, so did Rice’s students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters. The par...
Computational biochemist Linna An will join Rice’s Department of Biosciences with support from a $2 million award from the Cancer Prevention and Resea...
The Texas 89th Legislative Session marked a milestone for Rice's government relations efforts as the university played a vital role in advancing key l...
Minor revolution: Class of 2021 graduates in historic in-person ceremony at Rice stadium
May 16, 2021
“You chose Rice, I believe, not because it was easy, but because it was hard,” said Rice President David Leebron.
May 16, 2021
Many Rice parents took the opportunity to fly for the first time since the pandemic to visit Houston for graduation May 14 and 15.
May 16, 2021
Some seniors strolled through the Sallyport with their cellphones in hand, families on video calls from afar.
May 16, 2021
Rice Stadium, which has hosted everything from the 1974 Super Bowl to Rice Football's legendary 1994 victory over the University of Texas, made history once again this weekend when it hosted back-to-back commencement ceremonies for the Classes of 2020 and 2021.
Rice general counsel announces retirement
May 16, 2021
Rice’s top lawyer has announced his retirement as general counsel.
Rice seniors cherished final semester spent with friends
May 15, 2021
Rice students at this year’s Class of 2021 senior gala took time to reflect on an undergraduate experience that was interrupted in a way no one could have imagined, yet filled with moments of both growth and joy.
Bio-inspired scaffolds help promote muscle growth
May 15, 2021
Rice University bioengineers are fabricating and testing tunable electrospun scaffolds completely derived from decellularized skeletal muscle to promote the regeneration of injured skeletal muscle.
Kristof implores grads to ‘bridge the empathy gap’
May 15, 2021
Empathy is needed more than ever, said Nicholas Kristof, who encouraged two years of Rice University graduates to use their skill and kindness to make a difference, even if their actions only seem to be a “drop in the bucket.”
Architecture’s Gálvez to show winning ideas about air
May 13, 2021
Gálvez, a visiting critic at Rice Architecture, will mount an exhibition based on ideas that won her an Architectural League of New York award.
Unconventional Students at Rice 2021: Nithya Gillipelli bridges the gap between languages
May 13, 2021
In junior high, Nithya Gillipelli fell in love with the Spanish language and Hispanic culture.