It’s not every year that commencement features school deans wearing two hats — as academic leaders and as proud parents. Rice celebrated a rare and he...
The inaugural cohort of Rice’s RISE (Responsibility, Inclusion and Student Empowerment) program received a commemorative stole to wear at commencement...
Rice welcomed renowned biomedical engineer and entrepreneur Robert Langer to campus for the President’s Lecture Series....
Rice’s Campus Services and Sustainability recently was recognized by Keep Texas Beautiful with its Beautify Texas Award in the Outstanding Program of ...
While breastfeeding offers numerous benefits for both mother and baby, one challenge has persisted: It’s nearly impossible to know how much milk a bab...
A team of Rice engineers has developed a system that could transform desalination practices, making the process more adaptable, resilient and cheaper....
Rice’s ENRICH Office hosted a two-day symposium April 24-25 at Helix Park highlighting the encompassing range of biomedical research at the university...
Rithika Iyengar, a rising senior at Rice, has been named a 2025 Key into Public Service Scholar by the Phi Beta Kappa Society....
Rice Athletics hosted its annual Night of Flight celebration and fundraiser May 1, bringing together alumni, student-athletes, supporters, family and ...
Two members of the Rice community, one current student and one alumna, are among the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners recently announced, recognized for th...
Volker Rudolf, a professor of biosciences at Rice, is investigating just how powerful seasonal rhythms, known as phenologies, can be....
Freshman Daniel Zou and junior Lukas Boandl are in the top 15 of the NCAA Bremerton Regional after one round....
Carter Center and Rice’s Baker Institute launch panel discussion series on US election reform
March 31, 2021
Next week, The Carter Center and Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy are launching “The Carter-Baker Commission: 16 Years Later,” a series of five virtual events focused on key issues affecting U.S. elections and potential reforms.
Serving size, satisfaction influence food waste on campus
March 30, 2021
Understanding what drives food choices can help high-volume food service operations like universities reduce waste, according to a new study.
Rice graduate school programs score high in US News rankings
March 30, 2021
Eight Rice graduate programs rank among the country’s top 25 in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
Rice University admits highest number of freshman students
March 30, 2021
Applications jump 26% over last year, setting new record
Rutgers' Team Patho-ML wins Rice 360° design competition
March 29, 2021
Undergraduates from Rutgers University, Uganda's Makerere University and Rice University took top honors in the Rice 360° Institute for Global Health student design competition March 26.
March 29, 2021
A recent study from Indiana University-Purdue University and the University of Oklahoma suggests Americans who “strongly embrace Christian nationalism” — which, the authors note, is nearly 25% of the U.S. population and growing — are also much more likely to refuse COVID-19 vaccination.
Akane Sano wins NSF CAREER Award
March 29, 2021
Forget the mood ring. Akane Sano has a far better idea.
March 29, 2021
Live concerts with in-person audiences have been practically nonexistent over the past year, but after months of planning and practice, Rice Shepherd School of Music composition students presented five unique works written during the COVID-19 pandemic at a March 21 concert.
Digital divide disproportionately affected education for Black and Hispanic children during pandemic
March 29, 2021
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced education online about a year ago, more than one in five families lacked internet access or digital devices for their students to learn online.
March 29, 2021
Lovetteers enjoy a superhero flick on the lawn outside Lovett College during one of the many outdoor movie nights organized for the students this semester by Lovett associate Travis Alexander, a postdoctoral fellow in the School of Humanities