Rice University President Reginald DesRoches took a break from his usual duties to personally transport students to their classes....
In a first for Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, Grammy Award®-winning soprano Ana María Martínez will host a Spanish-language recital in celebration o...
A new study led by Rice’s Qimiao Si has unveiled a new class of quantum critical metal, shedding light on the intricate interactions of electrons with...
Researchers at Rice are working to understand how a single cell evolves into the complex network of specialized cells that form the human body. ...
Rice’s Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning will honor hip-hop pioneer Mia X by inducting her into its Hip Hop Archival Collection. ...
Cherríe Moraga, a renowned writer, feminist activist, poet, essayist and playwright, will present her lecture titled “They Are Falling All Around Me —...
Wayne Graham transformed Rice baseball into a perennial national powerhouse in his 27-year coaching tenure....
Former Rice University swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger made her country and alma mater proud last weekend, competing in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris...
Rice University experts are available to discuss the mpox global health emergency as the world grapples with the ongoing outbreak....
Wayne Graham, the architect of Rice’s rise to the top of the college baseball world, passed away in Austin, Texas on Tuesday night at 88....
Neuroscience experts from government, medicine, business and academia came together at Rice’s Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC) Aug. 27 to discu...
A Sept. 3 vigil honored the life of Andrea Rodriguez Avila, whose promising future was tragically cut short....
Miles joins Baker Institute’s Center for Energy Studies
February 24, 2020
HOUSTON – (Feb. 17, 2020) – Steven Miles, an attorney who has spent 35 years focusing on natural gas, electric power and renewable energy, has been named a nonresident fellow in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, the institute announced today.
Rice Philharmonics perform at Texas Capitol
February 24, 2020
The Rice Philharmonics, known as the "Phils," performed in the Texas State Capitol's rotunda Feb. 14 during a tour in Austin.
Rice scientists simplify access to drug building block
February 24, 2020
Rice University chemists further simplify their process to make essential precursor molecules for drug discovery and manufacture. The method to modify unactivated olefins for use as building blocks could save the pharmaceutical industry millions.
Colombia's oil and gas sector in focus at Rice's Baker Institute
February 24, 2020
HOUSTON – (Feb. 24, 2020) – Colombia’s hydrocarbons industry will be the focus of a discussion among experts gathering at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The president of the country's hydrocarbons agency will present a keynote speech on new investment opportunities in this sector.
Off the ropes and into the spotlight: A wrestling photography retrospective
February 24, 2020
HOUSTON – (Feb. 24, 2020) – Colombia’s hydrocarbons industry will be the focus of a discussion among experts gathering at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy. The president of the country's hydrocarbons agency will present a keynote speech on new investment opportunities in this sector.
Crenshaw, Curl convene before health care summit at Rice
February 21, 2020
U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, met with Robert Curl, Rice's Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and a Nobel laureate, before convening his second annual Healthcare Innovation Summit Feb. 20 at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies' Anderson-Clarke Center.
Platform performance plays on words: Does a better future await us?
February 21, 2020
Rice hosts middle schoolers for Engineers Week
February 21, 2020
Houston middle-school students visit Rice to take part in Engineers Week.
Rice junior designs hoodies with a message: Relax
February 20, 2020
Enter MOO.D, a new line of sweatshirts created by Duncan College junior Elhadji “L” Diop.
Teach for America CEO talks with Rice students on being change agents
February 20, 2020
Rice students recently met with Elisa Villanueva Beard, CEO of Teach for America, through the Doerr Institute for New Leaders' excursion program.