This spring, 75 students from Lone Star College, San Jacinto Community College and Houston Community College met with Rice faculty, staff and graduate...
A team of Rice engineering students has designed and built a safer, low-cost propulsion module for small satellites....
From exhibitions that trace personal and cultural histories to community events and wellness programming, the Moody’s summer schedule offers more than...
As the world races to address the climate crisis, a coalition headquartered at Rice is taking a radically collaborative approach to one of the toughes...
A new study highlights the need to refine biodiversity forecasts to account for the sex-specific responses to Earth’s changing climate....
A festive crowd of alumni and friends gathered at the Post Oak Hotel in Houston to celebrate Rice’s most dedicated supporters at the Association of Ri...
Impaired neuromusculoskeletal function due to conditions such as stroke, osteoarthritis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, limb amputation, spinal ...
To prepare the next generation of innovators and thought leaders in AI, Rice will offer a Bachelor of Science in AI beginning in the fall of 2025....
In a landmark moment for Rice, renowned computer scientist Lydia E. Kavraki has been named a University Professor, the institution’s highest academic ...
Public transit operators keep cities moving, helping people get to work, attend medical appointments and access essential services. But while passenge...
Rice bioengineer Antonios Mikos has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences, an international body that recognizes excellence in scientific r...
The 2025 Kinder Houston Area Survey, one of the nation’s longest-running studies of an urban area, was released today at the institute’s annual lunche...
Humanities courses for summer 2020 help make sense of changing world
May 1, 2020
Nearly 50 online courses are available at significant discount for Rice students and the general public.
Rice graduate student wins Department of Energy fellowship
April 30, 2020
Justin Porter, a Rice mechanical engineering graduate student, has won a Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship.
COVID-19 has unveiled shortcomings of US health policy, Baker Institute expert says
April 30, 2020
HOUSTON – (April 30, 2020) – When it comes to keeping the nation healthy, "medical care is actually a pretty small piece,” according to an expert in health policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Hidden symmetry found in chemical kinetic equations
April 30, 2020
Rice University researchers have discovered a hidden symmetry in the chemical kinetic equations scientists have long used to model and study many of the chemical processes essential for life.
Janet Braam named interim dean of natural sciences
April 29, 2020
Rice University bioscientist Janet Braam has been appointed interim dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences.
Parenting in a pandemic: How caregivers can ease young minds
April 28, 2020
Parenting has become more challenging during the COVID-19 pandemic, but developmental and clinical psychology provides insight on how to adapt to the circumstances, according to experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Almost gone but never forgotten
April 28, 2020
Julianne Yost wins this year’s top teaching award, the George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching.
9 recognized with award for superior teaching 2020
April 28, 2020
Nine faculty received the 2020 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, which honors top Rice instructors as determined by the votes of alumni who graduated within the past two, three and five years.
As some Americans head back to work, psychologists offer tips on proper social distancing
April 28, 2020
HOUSTON – (April 28, 2020) – As some states reopen for business amid the COVID-19 pandemic, a Rice University psychologist and his colleagues have developed a chart of evidence-based tips on how to properly social distance.
Faculty, staff honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service - April 28, 2020
April 28, 2020
Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service.