Mark Jones and David R. Brockman discuss the ongoing Republican-led initiatives in the U.S. to introduce more religious content into classrooms. ...
Rice’s Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences hosted its inaugural workshop Nov. 14-16....
Researchers at Rice have found a new way to improve a key element of thermophotovoltaic systems, which convert heat into electricity via light. Rice ...
Jonathan Mak, a third-year Doctor of Musical Arts student at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, recently earned the top prize at the inaugural Sorel-Tra...
Senior officials from the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas visited Rice Nov.11 for a firsthand, comprehensive look at the university’...
Rice’s Center for Quantum Materials and Smalley-Curl Institute recently held two successive events aimed at advancing the field of quantum materials r...
Rice Emergency Medical Services recognized the 26th annual National Collegiate EMS Week Nov. 11-17 by hosting community education efforts and spirited...
The Rice community came together in a display of unity and purpose for the LUNGevity Breathe Deep Together Walk at Rice Stadium Nov. 16....
More than 100 students from local community colleges visited Rice’s campus Nov. 8 as part of a transformative pathway program meant to increase STEM d...
Longtime Houston restaurateur Benjy Levit debuted Local Foods Market at Rice, situated in the newly renovated Brochstein Pavilion, during a soft openi...
Rice drew more than 400 of the nation’s brightest undergraduate researchers to its campus Nov. 8-10 for the 16th annual Gulf Coast Undergraduate Resea...
Health, religion and public policy experts discussed the challenges of vaccine hesitancy as well as the upcoming Texas legislative session at the 2024...
Rice community mourns loss of graduate student Clancy Taylor
May 21, 2020
Clancy Taylor, a Ph.D. student in the English department, died May 16. Taylor was 25 years old.
Campus Kindness: Rice garden donating produce to local food pantry
May 21, 2020
Campus Kindness is a series of features on Rice Owls contributing to the fight against COVID-19.
Good ‘Karma:’ Rice alum turns reality TV star on Bravo's 'Family Karma'
May 21, 2020
When Shaan Patel returned to his native Miami after preparing for a career in architecture at Rice University, he didn't expect he'd also add reality television to his resume — but that's exactly what happened.
Posters, oral presentations pivot online for Undergraduate Research Symposium
May 20, 2020
Rice’s Undergraduate Research Symposium (RURS) is the big yearly event for students across disciplines to showcase their research projects and receive recognition for their work.
Kavraki earns top computer science honor
May 20, 2020
Rice computer scientist Lydia Kavraki has been honored for her foundational contributions to the discipline with this year’s ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award.
Online conference to focus on how science and church communities can cooperate amid COVID-19
May 20, 2020
HOUSTON – (May 20, 2020) – Strengthening the faith of churches through science will be the focus of a virtual conferenceJune 5 hosted by Rice University's Religion and Public Life Program (RPLP).
Rice names campus grove in honor of Rev. William Lawson
May 18, 2020
Rice University has announced it will name part of its campus central quadrangle The Reverend William A. Lawson Grove.
May 18, 2020
Quantum Hall effect 'reincarnated' in 3D topological materials
May 18, 2020
U.S. and German physicists have found surprising evidence of a link between the 2D quantum Hall effect and 3D topological materials that could be used in quantum computing.