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...
As hurricane season approaches new insights from Rice’s Kinder Institute highlight Harris County households’ disaster preparedness....
As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement May 9-10, Rice News is spotlighting a series of standout graduates....
Arthus Morisson de la Bassetiere, a senior mechanical engineering major and men’s tennis player from Reims, France, has his sights set far beyond the ...
This statement underscores Rice’s unwavering commitment to academic freedom as a cornerstone of scholarly inquiry, open dialogue and the pursuit of kn...
Houston poet laureate creates community poem with Rice students
June 17, 2020
The installation — “perhaps, there is no sequel” — is the most recent commission in the Rice Public Art Platform series.
Rice expert available to discuss upcoming Supreme Court decision on DACA
June 17, 2020
HOUSTON – (June 17, 2020) – As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to issue a ruling on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, Rice University's Tony Payan, the Françoise and Edward Djerejian Fellow for Mexico Studies and director of the Center for the United States and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is available for comment.
Dark matter search turns up hint of mysterious particle
June 17, 2020
XENON1T scientists revealed they had detected excess — perhaps cosmic — particles that may be evidence of long-sought axions.
NSF RAPID grant supports COVID-19 'computational pipeline'
June 16, 2020
Lydia Kavraki wins a NSF Rapid Response Research grant to help identify SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins for vaccine development.
Rice announces plans to improve diversity, equity and inclusivity on campus, in community
June 16, 2020
President David Leebron and Provost Reginald DesRoches sent a letter to the Rice community June 16.
‘Relaxed’ T cells critical to immune response
June 16, 2020
Rice University researchers model the role of relaxation time as T cells bind to invaders or imposters, and how their ability to differentiate between the two triggers the body’s immune system.
42 student startups to compete for over $1 million in first virtual Rice Business Plan Competition
June 16, 2020
In its 20th year, the Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) — the world's largest and richest student startup competition — is going virtual. Register to watch at rbpc.rice.edu/agenda.
Ana María Martínez to join Rice Shepherd School as professor of voice
June 15, 2020
Grammy Award-winning soprano Ana María Martínez will join Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music beginning July 1, 2021, as a professor in the Department of Voice.
