Glasscock School celebrates 55 years of sharing Rice with the community
The Glasscock School and Rice leaders celebrated 55 years with a Sept. 22 party at the Anderson-Clarke Center.
Rice's Kaden Hazzard and his team recently developed a theory on how trions in quantum particles form and behave....
Rice researchers have developed a high-throughput method to measure the quality of diamond and other wide-bandgap semiconductor materials, providing r...
The Brain Health for Economic Resilience Commission, convened in collaboration with Nature Medicine, was announced at the Texas Brain Economy Summit J...
The university’s second appearance at Europe’s largest tech event paired seven startups with new research ties to France and Germany. ...
A new study by researchers at Rice and Baylor reveals that the brain maintains a geometric neural “map” for meaning that allows multilingual speakers ...
Rice bioengineer Julea Vlassakis has won $1.1M in federal funding for a project researching Ewing sarcoma....
As millions of fans watch the FIFA World Cup 2026 across North America, a team of Rice alumni is helping ensure the tournament runs smoothly behind th...
Rice Business today announced the launch of a new Early Career Track within its MBA@Rice Online MBA program. The new track gives high-potential profes...
Four Rice graduates have been awarded Fulbright scholarships through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program, earning opportunities to conduct research, pu...
Caring for a spouse with dementia is one of life’s most demanding responsibilities. While the emotional toll is well documented, the physical effects ...
A comprehensive international review published in the peer-reviewed journal Small Group Research ranked Rice faculty members Eduardo Salas and Daan va...
The Houston Methodist-Rice Digital Health Institute recently welcomed Frank Marchetti, Consul General of France in Houston, and his team to discuss he...
$50M Kinder Foundation grant will expand Kinder Institute’s work to solve challenges facing Houston
A new $50 million grant from the Kinder Foundation will empower Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research as it focuses on a bold vision for “inclusive prosperity” — ensuring that everyone can contribute to Houston's success and share in its opportunities.
Rice Business and MD Anderson launch health care leadership program
Rice Business and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have launched a new health care leadership program designed to help executives navigate the complexity of running health care organizations.
RNA-editing tool a fast, sensitive test for COVID-19
Researchers at Rice University and the University of Connecticut modify a gene editing tool to serve as a highly sensitive diagnostic test for the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus.
Rice lab grows macroscale, modular materials from bacteria
Rice bioscientists have created bacteria that self-assembles into a material like putty that could soak up pollutants.
Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum selects most promising new companies
Ten new ventures were named the “Most Promising Companies" at the 19th annual Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum.
Sixth annual energy summit to examine security, transition
Balancing security needs with meeting sustainability goals will be the focus of the sixth annual energy summit from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Baker Botts LLP.
Rice's first Black student athletes feted in 50th anniversary celebration
To mark the 50th anniversary of a pair of momentous occasions in Rice history, six trailblazing Owls were honored at the First Black Student-Athletes Celebration Sept. 16 at the Ion.
Wehmeyer team receives $1.5 million NSF grant
A team of researchers headed by Geoff Wehmeyer, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Rice, has received a $1.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation’s Partnerships for International Research and Education (PIRE) program to support work on large-scale materials made from oriented carbon nanotubes.
Bird’s enzyme points toward novel therapies
Rice University chemists find a rare genetic pathway that helps mammalian cells become drug factories or sensors by synthesizing noncanonical amino acids. The clues came from an uncommon bird.