Literal rise of the internet enables new climate science
Collaborative National Science Foundation grants will use data from internet balloons to study atmospheric gravity waves and their influence on the weather and climate.
New research, led by Brielle Bryan, offers a clearer view of what instability really looks like and why it should be treated as a driver of inequality...
Rice Business MBA programs are ranked among the top five in The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools rankings for 2025. The school is No. 3 in the...
Responsible AI is foundational to achieving the strategic goals and vision set forth in Momentous, Rice’s 10-year strategic plan. To further empower t...
The American Conference has officially unveiled a dynamic rebrand aimed at clarifying its identity and positioning the league for the future....
Rice is now ranked 68th on the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2024, a list published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) ...
At Rice's Advanced Placement Summer Institute offered through the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, educators from across the globe gather each ...
A new concept shop in downtown Houston features healthy smoothies, acai bowls, parfaits and more — and it’s owned and operated by a Rice sophomore....
James F. Young, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at Rice, died May 28 in Hawaii. He was 81....
This year’s Summer Jam welcomed more than 1,900 people as they explored the Moody’s exhibitions “Figurative Histories” and “Collective Memories.”...
Can generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that create text, images and other content truly enhance employee creativity? A new paper published ...
Across the country and globe, Rice students are seizing hands-on roles with real stakes by interning in fields as diverse as offshore energy, arts edu...
Recent data shows that substance use of alcohol, cigarettes and marijuana, is declining among students in the Houston Independent School Distric...
Black alumni share stories, memories of ‘ever-changing’ Rice
The Oct. 7 panel was organized by Rice's Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice.
Voter registration drive at Fondren Library finishes strong ahead of 2020 elections
Cross-campus collaborations made volunteer-driven event a success.
Making hay while the sun shines
With physical distancing a requirement for classes and other campus activities, Rice students have been taking full advantage of the fall weather and moving their study sessions outdoors whenever possible. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)
How iconic are senior executive chef Roger Elkhouri’s cinnamon rolls? So iconic that there’s a hue named for his sweet treats in the new Rice Color Walk public art installation outside Hanszen College.
The Ion awarded $1.4M to launch Aerospace Innovation Hub
HOUSTON – (Oct. 8, 2020) – The Ion has been awarded $1.4 million in federal funding for a partnership with NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC) and DivInc to create its Aerospace Innovation Hub (ASCI-Hub) – which will support and develop regional minority business enterprises (MBEs) that address aerospace-related challenges.
Seesaws offer playful social distancing on campus
Rice Architecture students built 'Twelve Feet Apart' to encourage safe outdoor activities.
New book from Rice psychologist offers guide to creating successful teams
What makes a team effective? A new book from a Rice University psychologist examines that question and identifies ways leaders can foster successful organizations.
New Nobel laureate has Rice on resume
Mathematician Sir Roger Penrose is now a Nobel laureate, but once upon a time, he was Rice's Edgar Odell Lovett Professor of Mathematics.
There’s a reason bacteria stay in shape
A primal mechanism in bacteria that keeps them in their personal Goldilocks zones -- that is, just right -- appears to depend on two random means of regulation, growth and division, that cancel each other out. The same mechanism may give researchers a new perspective on disease, including cancer.