“I feel really grateful for the opportunities that I’ve had now that I am here," said senior Michael Garcia....
The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies welcomed nonprofit leaders from acros...
The Olivier Award-nominated play traces the rise and fall of the Houston-based energy trading giant, translating complex financial systems into a fast...
New consumable hemp rules from the Texas Department of State Health Services are officially in effect, and the biggest change comes down to how THC is...
For more than a decade, Rice’s Frederi Viens has been studying Lake Chad, a vast freshwater lake in west-central Africa that borders Nigeria, Niger, C...
The Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Houston Energy Transition Institute are launching a st...
A delegation of researchers from Rice’s WaTER Institute traveled to Argentina’s Neuquén province this month to help address a pressing question facing...
Rice’s open enrollment period for employee benefit plans will run from April 3-17. To give employees a way to better explore their benefits options, t...
Rice's Office of Sustainability invites the campus community to join the third annual Earth Month Kick-Off Festival from 12:30-3:30 p.m. April 1 at th...
Rice continues to strengthen its position as a leader in innovation, rising to No. 66 in the 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities List for utility patents, ...
Rice once again found itself at the center of the college basketball world, serving as the official host institution for the NCAA Men’s Basketball Sou...
For Rice senior Leo Marek, engineering is about finding the small changes that make big systems run better....
Inventing a hands-free electric longboard was a passion project for the graduating Rice seniors on Team “Breadboard,” all avid longboarders and skateboarders. But rolling out of this year’s George R. Brown Engineering Design Showcase with the top prize was a welcome reward for all the long nights and bumps in the road the team worked through along the way.
Rice U. students reverse engineer drug-smuggling drone for US Coast Guard
An award-winning team of Rice University engineering students that includes three Rice football players has reverse engineered a robotic drug-smuggling semi-submersible to help the U.S. Coast Guard fight foreign drug cartels.
Dogtrot destined to help solve housing issues
Rice Architecture Construct shows off its Auxiliary ADU, an energy-efficient accessory dwelling unit in Houston’s First Ward.
SSPEED Center’s post-Harvey conference draws more than 150
More than 150 people attended the SSPEED Center’s April 28-29 conference on on “Post-Harvey Climate and Flood Impacts on the Built Environment.”
Study of ancient predators sheds light on how humans did – or didn’t – find food
A new Rice University-led analysis of the remains of ancient predators reveals new information about how prehistoric humans did – or didn’t – find their food.
Rice to hold 109th commencement May 6-7
Historic Rice Stadium will host ceremonies for the 109th commencement of Rice University May 6 and 7, highlighted by an address from a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist.
Automatic admissions policies increased diversity at rural Texas high schools, says report
A Rice University study found “race-blind” automatic admissions policies at Texas’ state universities boosted diversity in highly segregated school districts, especially in rural areas of the Lone Star State.
Energy Venture Day back in-person at the Ion
Rice Alliance’s Energy Venture Day will host 40 new energy businesses at an energy pitch and networking event May 3 at the Ion.
Houston birdwatcher turned to listening in the pandemic
A Rice geologist’s birding hobby branched out into citizen science during the pandemic.
A new research brief from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research has found that English learners have the most success when they stick with a single program — regardless of program type — and skills from their home language are incorporated in their education.
