The finding, reported by The New York Times April 16, builds on generations of inquiry into whether life exists beyond Earth....
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...
Humanities disciplines, especially medical humanities, shouldn’t just be consulted at the end of the development pipeline when systems are being evalu...
At the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies’ 15th annual Undergraduate Design Competition, the future of global health innovation was on f...
Humanities Days offered Rice students the chance to present their research and creative work in panels, poster sessions and art presentations....
A team of Rice researchers has developed a new way to control light interactions using a specially engineered structure called a 3D photonic-crystal ...
In a classroom filled with the sounds of singing, storytelling and lively conversation, young children at Rice University’s Oral and Written Language ...
As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement May 9-10, Rice News is spotlighting a collection of standout seniors....
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) has introduced the 2025 Rice Innovation Fellows cohort, a dynamic group set to lead the f...
Rice hosted a timely and intimate conversation about the personal and political fallout that continues to ripple across the Gulf Coast....
Rice launches a first-of-its-kind collaboration: the Texas Linguistics Consortium....
More than 50 Rice University students, faculty and staff visited the Texas Capitol in Austin April 14 for a day of advocacy, connection and celebratio...
Rice U. expert: Hagia Sophia should remain interfaith
July 10, 2020
A letter to Rice's international students
July 9, 2020
President David Leebron and Provost Reginald DesRoches send message of support.
July 8, 2020
HOUSTON – (July 8, 2020) – The best way to predict whether Houston ISD students will go to college is to examine a combination of attendance rates, grades, and credits in advanced courses, according to a study by Rice University's Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), part of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Rice For Black Life empowers Black students to create change on campuses across America
July 7, 2020
The student group has big plans beyond its initial successful fundraiser.
Rice historian Melissa Kean retires
July 7, 2020
Her popular Rice History Corner blog will continue to live on.
Boron nitride destroys PFAS 'forever' chemicals PFOA, GenX
July 7, 2020
Rice chemical engineers discovered a photocatalyst that can destroy 99% of the “forever” chemical PFOA
Parents' pandemic-induced stress can do long-term harm to children, says Baker Institute expert
July 6, 2020
HOUSTON – (July 7, 2020) – The COVID-19 pandemic, which has accentuated long-standing challenges many families face, has put additional stress on parents that could harm the development of their children, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Trump vs. Biden brings foreign policy to the forefront
July 6, 2020
Foreign policy will play a major role in the 2020 presidential campaigns, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice physicists win grant to continue Higgs study
July 6, 2020
Rice physicists win $1.3 million in Department of Energy funding to pursue ongoing research at the Large Hadron Collider.
Rice launches online Visiting Owls program
July 6, 2020
HOUSTON – (July 6, 2020) – Rice University is welcoming visiting students into its classrooms this fall through a new online program. The pilot Rice Online Visiting Owls program allows high school juniors and seniors and visiting undergraduates to enroll in select online courses for credit.