Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts welcomed enthusiastic arts and music lovers for a Pride Month happy hour on the afternoon of June 26, which featured ...
As Houston’s pride parade made its way through the streets of downtown Houston, so did Rice’s students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters. The par...
Computational biochemist Linna An will join Rice’s Department of Biosciences with support from a $2 million award from the Cancer Prevention and Resea...
The Texas 89th Legislative Session marked a milestone for Rice's government relations efforts as the university played a vital role in advancing key l...
Rice bioengineer Mario Escobar has won a Transformational Project Award from the American Heart Association to develop a new therapy for heart failure...
OpenStax, a provider of affordable instructional technologies and the world’s largest publisher of open educational resources, has partnered with Micr...
Rice graduate student and adjunct assistant professor explores how music can help shape new memories....
The “Synergizing AI, Digital Health and the Built Environment" symposium addressed the ways AI and digital health tools can enhance the built environm...
A new study led by Rice's Christopher Tunnell and Dorian Amaral sees the first direct search for ultralight dark matter using a magnetically levitated...
Kathryn Lavender, associate vice president of the campus safety department, was recently celebrated for her 34 years of service at Rice, shortly befor...
In an elegant fusion of art and science, researchers at Rice have achieved a major milestone in nanomaterials engineering by uncovering how boron nitr...
RBL LLC, a pioneering biotech venture creation studio designed to rapidly build companies based on lifesaving medical technologies, today announced th...
Rice students serve as talent escorts at NFL Honors in New Orleans
February 19, 2025
A group of 38 Rice sport management students had the opportunity to work behind the scenes at one of the most prestigious nights in football.
Website details latest policy, executive orders, research funding and immigration impacts
February 19, 2025
The new administration has recently issued a number of federal executive orders and agency directives. As a private nonprofit institution, Rice is committed to compliance with all applicable laws and regulations while maintaining an environment where students, faculty and staff have the necessary resources to engage and excel in teaching, learning and research.
Rice senior Cat Tran to intern at SpaceX through Brooke Owens Fellowship
February 19, 2025
Rice senior Cat-Linh Tran has been selected as a 2025 Brooke Owens Fellow, a prestigious honor recognizing exceptional undergraduates pursuing careers in aerospace.
Owls defense smothers FAU in home win
February 19, 2025
The Rice women’s basketball team used stellar defense to bounce back in the win column in a commanding way with a 72-39 win over Florida Atlantic University at Tudor Fieldhouse Feb. 18.
Practical civics: Members of Rice community discuss how to get involved in government locally
February 19, 2025
Members of Rice’s Office of Public Affairs hosted a panel discussion about the “practical civics” of how people can interact with local, state and federal government Feb. 13 at Fondren Library’s Kyle Morrow Room. The panelists explained the nuts and bolts of how individuals might navigate civics in impactful ways.
US research universities’ innovation and future to be examined at Ion event Feb. 24
February 19, 2025
Rice President Reginald DesRoches and ASU President Michael Crow, two distinguished leaders in higher education and public service, will discuss the evolving role of U.S. research universities in driving innovation, equity, accessibility and affordability and more Feb. 24 at the Ion — Houston’s innovation hub powered by Rice. The event will include a livestream option with the recording available afterward.
Harnessing failure as an asset: How Rice researchers are innovating smarter wearable tech
February 18, 2025
A new study by mechanical engineers at Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing explores how programmed failure in heat-sealable, sheet-based systems can be used to protect devices, enable complex sequencing of actions and even streamline control mechanisms.
R-STEM education luncheon springs support from university partners
February 18, 2025
Fresh chamomile, marjoram and dianthus from Rice’s holistic garden welcomed nearly 90 guests to the spring R-STEM Partners Collaborative Luncheon hosted by the Office of STEM Engagement. Held at the Ralph S. O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science, the biannual event draws engagement from STEM supporters, university faculty and staff, nonprofits, industry and school districts from across the greater Houston area.
Owls to face off with Sam Houston in home opener Feb. 19
February 18, 2025
Rice baseball will play its home opener against Sam Houston State University Feb. 19.
February 18, 2025
The Rice Department of Computer Science and Ken Kennedy Institute invite Houston industry and community partners to an evening discussion on LLMs, DeepSeek and the future of generative AI.