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 University students Sara Denison and Khoi Nguyen have been named this year’s recipients of the Sallyport Award, presented annually at commencemen...
Rice will congratulate almost 3,000 students who have dutifully earned their college diplomas during commencement weekend May 9-10. For more informati...
Experts from Rice spoke about how AI is reshaping society, industry and human behavior....
Everywhere you turned at the final showcase for Design of Mechatronic Systems, something moved, danced, blinked or spun....
More than 100 people turned out for a screening of a documentary that examines the alarming rise of antisemitism and radicalization on college campuse...
Rice will break ground on the Moody Center Complex for Student Life at 3 p.m. May 8, marking a transformative moment for the university’s commitment t...
Unprecedented move-in process puts Rice to the test
August 17, 2020
Hundreds of Owls come home to roost, kicking off an O-Week like no other.
People, papers and presentations August 17, 2020
August 17, 2020
Department of Psychological Sciences faculty Mike Byrne and Philip Kortum are recipients of the 2020 Jack A. Kraft Innovator Award from the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society in recognition of their work on the usability of voting systems.
Rice Rec Center reopens with strict safety measures in place
August 17, 2020
August 14, 2020
All are alumni with extensive ties to their alma mater.
Automation increases income inequality, say Baker Institute experts
August 14, 2020
Automation does not kill jobs, but it does increase income inequality, according to new research from Dagobert Brito, Rice Faculty Scholar in international economics at the Baker Institute, and Robert Curl, the Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor Emeritus of Chemistry.
Rice Architecture duo honored for tower
August 12, 2020
An observation tower designed by Rice Architecture students wins a top prize in a Latvia competition.
Racial, social factors contribute to mental health inequity, says Baker Institute experts
August 12, 2020
HOUSTON – (Aug. 12, 2020) – Inequities throughout society influence mental health research, where they can become self-perpetuating and contribute to persistent disparities in mental health services, according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Jones School mourns loss of Bill Arnold
August 10, 2020
William "Bill" Arnold, a popular professor in the practice of energy management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, died Aug. 5 after a battle with gallbladder cancer. He was 75.
Opening soon: Rice’s Provisional Campus Facilities
August 10, 2020
More than merely tents, these temporary spaces offer everything from A/C to A/V.
NSF renews Rice biological physics center
August 10, 2020
$12.9 million in funding backs Center for Theoretical Biological Physics research into mysteries at the intersection of biology and physics.