For the first time since the 2021 season, the Rice soccer team is nationally ranked in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll, earning the 25th spot in...
With the 2025–26 academic year underway, Rice University is taking bold steps to harness the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in te...
Rice’s football team will open American Conference play under the Thursday night lights this week, traveling to face the University of North Carolina ...
Rice senior safety Plae Wyatt is one of 22 college football players and one head coach who have been named to the 2025 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team®,...
Rice researchers have developed a faster and cleaner method for recovering aluminum and removing toxic metals from bauxite residue....
Rice has partnered with Google for Education to adopt Google’s generative AI solution, Gemini for Education, to provide students, faculty and staff wi...
Rice Real Estate Co., in partnership with Lincoln Property Co., has unveiled plans to develop a landmark research, laboratory and office building desi...
This summer, Rice University senior Maya Harpavat traded the lecture halls of Houston for the winding roads of Rajasthan, India....
The Ken Kennedy Institute at Rice will host the fourth annual AI in Health Conference this month, aiming to forge interdisciplinary, cross-institution...
Rice will honor Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with a host of events dedicated to recognizing the rich contributions an...
Rice’s School of Architecture has opened “Iwan Baan: The Notational Surface,” an exhibition by the world-renowned Dutch photographer Iwan Baan, whose ...
Chase Jenkins became the first Rice quarterback to rush for more than 100 yards since 2012, as he led the Owls to a 38-17 win over Prairie View A&M at...
From lab to launch: Rice WaTER Institute is catalyzing the future of water innovation
In a city defined by innovation and resilience, the Rice Water Technologies Entrepreneurship and Research (WaTER) Institute hosted its distinguished lecture and panel discussion in Houston April 16, drawing together industry leaders, venture capitalists, researchers and aspiring entrepreneurs to tackle one of the most urgent challenges of our time: water.
Rice takes home AAC men's tennis championship
The Owls men's tennis team won its first American Athletic Conference Championship after defeating the Memphis Tigers at the Leftwich Tennis Center April 20.
Rice announces historic enrollment growth, expanding access and free tuition
Rice will increase access by growing the university’s student body, marking an unprecedented growth trajectory that began earlier this decade. The expansion is part of Rice’s commitment to access and is aligned with a strategic vision to solidify its position as a global leader in both teaching and research.
Following Pope Francis’ death, Craig Considine, a senior lecturer in sociology at Rice, scholar of religion and interfaith dialogue is available to discuss the late pontiff’s life and legacy.
Rice experts available to discuss environmental research, insights ahead of Earth Day
As Earth Day approaches April 22, Rice University experts are available to provide insight into their research on a range of environmental topics.
Rice scholars offer insight on life signature discovery from planet K2-18b
The finding, reported by The New York Times April 16, builds on generations of inquiry into whether life exists beyond Earth.
Dao selected as Rice’s first associate vice president of campus safety and research security
Tam Dao has been appointed Rice University’s first associate vice president of campus safety and research security. His first day in this role will be May 1. Dao currently serves as Rice’s assistant vice president for research security, and his new role will combine that position with the responsibilities previously held by Kathryn Cavender as associate vice president for campus safety.
Building better AI starts with asking better questions; Rice is doing just that
Humanities disciplines, especially medical humanities, shouldn’t just be consulted at the end of the development pipeline when systems are being evaluated for bias or misuse.
Global innovation takes center stage at Rice as undergraduate teams tackle health inequities
At the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies’ 15th annual Undergraduate Design Competition, the future of global health innovation was on full display.
Rice students explore identity, history, health in expanded Humanities Days showcase
Humanities Days offered Rice students the chance to present their research and creative work in panels, poster sessions and art presentations.
