As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement May 9-10, Rice News is spotlighting a series of soon-to-be graduates....
Rice sociologist and religious scholar Craig Considine is available to provide analysis and commentary on the Catholic Church’s next leader and the fi...
Senior Spotlight: Jae Kim ’25...
Senior Spotlight: Thara Venkateswaran ’25...
As Rice University prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement May 9-10, Rice News is spotlighting a series of standout seniors....
Rice President Reginald DesRoches, a nationally recognized leader in resilient infrastructure and engineering education, has been elected to the 2025 ...
Persona AI, the Houston-based humanoid robotics startup that recently closed $25 million in pre-seed funding, is significantly expanding its operation...
OwlSpark, Rice’s startup and small business accelerator for Rice-affiliated ventures, brings together 11 companies in the program’s 13th year who repr...
A team of researchers from Rice, Carnegie Mellon University and other leading global institutions has outlined a bold new roadmap for harnessing heter...
Rice University experts are available to discuss Kosmos 482....
Rice's Moshe Vardi was honored with the Defender of Courage Award at the Holocaust Remembrance Association’s Upstanders Arise gala at the George Theat...
Christopher Johns-Krull , professor of physics and astronomy, will serve as interim executive vice president for research, beginning July 1....
Rice rises to No. 16 in 2021 U.S. News rankings
September 14, 2020
HOUSTON – (Sept. 14, 2020) – Rice University moved up to the No. 16 ranking among the best national universities in the 2021 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” guidebook, which was published today.
How leaders can encourage strong teams during the pandemic
September 14, 2020
HOUSTON – (Sept. 14, 2020) – Among the many stresses caused by the pandemic, workers accustomed to meeting with their teams in person are navigating the shift to a virtual workplace. New research from psychologists at Rice University offers tips on how leaders can encourage strong and productive teams during this difficult time.
Conversation with Jehmu Greene kicks off campuswide 'Right to Vote' series Sept. 22
September 14, 2020
The Center for Civic Leadership wants to make sure you’re ready to rock the vote this semester.
Which lives matter? Couti leads international forum Sept. 25 on race and policing in France
September 14, 2020
The public webinar will be preceded by special Humanities Now session for Rice undergrads.
Global collaboration needed to regulate embryo and embryoid research, says Baker Institute paper
September 12, 2020
HOUSTON – (Sept. 1, 2020) – The world’s scientific community must engage with a broad range of stakeholders to develop guidelines on embryo and embryoid research, according to a new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
How relationships form and how they impact the world to be studied in NSF project
September 11, 2020
The formation of relationships – everything from business to romantic partnerships – and how they impact the world will be the focus of a new Rice University research project funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Sleepy Cyborg, Rice’s student art gallery, goes virtually virtual
September 10, 2020
What was Matchbox Gallery has rebranded in a sign of the times.
Polling location at Rice Stadium to be staffed entirely by students
September 10, 2020
Hanszen junior Mason Reece confirmed as Rice precinct’s first student election judge in years.
OpenStax to vastly expand open education library with support from national foundations
September 10, 2020
OpenStax, Rice’s educational technology initiative, is vastly expanding its library of free textbooks, working toward a goal of ensuring that no student ever has to worry about textbook costs again. This work is possible as a result of new grants totaling $12.5 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Charles Koch Foundation and the Stand Together community.
National parks preserve more than species
September 9, 2020
National parks are safe havens for endangered and threatened species, but an analysis by Rice University data scientists finds parks and protected areas can preserve more than species.