More than 120 utility leaders, researchers, government officials, entrepreneurs, corporate water teams, engineers and investors gathered at Rice for t...
Anne Chao, co-founder and program manager of the Houston Asian American Archive and an adjunct lecturer in Rice's School of Humanities and Arts, share...
Rice researchers have shown that an organic semiconductor can transform from a liquid crystal into a solid crystal through a rapid, highly coordinated...
Following a hard-fought home loss to Western Michigan, the Rice football team hits the road for a Sept. 26 matchup with Fresno State that renews a riv...
The Friends of Fondren Library at Rice hosted New York Times bestselling author and Houston native Katherine Center at its annual membership celebrati...
The International Society for Engineering Health held its inaugural summit at Rice....
Three experts from Rice will attend Brain Week at the United Nations General Assembly Sept. 21-25 to join an international conversation that reaches w...
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, Rice’s Shepherd School of Music honored the anniversary the way it has every year since 2002: by pausing to ...
The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice presents ”Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas” this fall, bringing together co...
Following a national search, Andrew Billing will become secretary to the Rice Corporation and Board of Trustees on Oct. 1. ...
‘Beyond the Hedges: Historias de Latinidad at Rice University’ runs through Dec. 31 at the Julia Ideson Building....
Rice's Natasha Kirienko developed a new screening method that identified drugs that target leukemia cells without unduly harming healthy cells....
Celebrating excellence: Announcing Center for Teaching Excellence Award winners
Rice’s 2026 University Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence, brought together faculty, students and academic leaders to celebrate one central idea: Great teaching transforms lives. The event highlighted not only outstanding educators but also the broader culture of mentorship, innovation and community that defines the university.
Shared Equipment Authority to celebrate 25 years with symposium
Rice’s Shared Equipment Authority is reaching a milestone. The organization is celebrating its 25 years of existence with a Silver Anniversary Symposium from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. April 29 at the BioScience Research Collaborative with all users, stakeholders, vendors and the larger Rice research community invited to join.
Fleet Week festivities bring Navy, community spirit to Reckling Park
Rice welcomed the U.S. Navy and a slate of Fleet Week Houston activities to Reckling Park April 21, transforming a midweek matchup against University of Houston into a celebration of service, community and national pride.
Senior Spotlight 2026: AJ Shin charts intellectual path shaped by curiosity, connection at Rice
A philosophy major with minors in art history, Asian studies and French, AJ Shin’s academic path did not follow a predefined structure.
Scientists at Rice pioneer faster, greener method to recycle lithium-ion batteries
As global demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to surge, a team of Rice researchers has developed a faster, more energy-efficient way to recover critical minerals from spent batteries, potentially easing supply chain pressures and reducing environmental harm.
Student-founded Bionostic wins Rice Launch Challenge
The 2026 H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge saw five ventures founded by Rice students compete for the top prize of $50,000. The April 21 event showcased some of the university’s top student startups and celebrated the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) participants’ work over the academic year.
Rice scientists uncover how protein helps plants grow in early stages
Rice researchers find certain protein helps regulate plant peroxisome’s size changes during the seed to seedling stage.
Bird-in at Owl Deck raises over $3,000 for Houston Audubon
Rice's first annual bird-in, which supports the Houston Audubon, was hosted at the Owl Pavilion this Earth Day.
Senior Spotlight 2026: Cantin uses flexibility to find pathway to management consulting firm
Alex Cantin is graduating this May with a degree in business management, including a minor in entrepreneurship, from the Virani Undergraduate School of Business at Rice and will join McKinsey as a consultant.
Kraft Hall comes alive with ideas: Student research in social sciences takes center stage at Rice
Kraft Hall was buzzing with energy and a little bit of chaos as Rice undergraduates transformed its corridors into a packed showcase of original research and creative ideas during the Social Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium.
