Rice has advanced 22 spots in the 2026 edition of the QS World University Rankings, climbing to No. 119 globally and No. 29 among U.S. universities....
Rice yoga instructor and alumna Alicia Dugar Stephenson is bringing wellness to the forefront through a unique yoga initiative that connects the Rice ...
Rice undergraduates transformed Kraft Hall's corridors into a vibrant showcase of original research and creative exploration during the 2025 Social Sc...
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...
English lecturer Bryan Washington awarded two top literary prizes
June 4, 2020
Acclaimed young author of short story collection 'Lot' will release his first novel, 'Memorial,' in October.
Egg-based coating preserves fresh produce
June 4, 2020
Eggs that would otherwise be wasted can be used as the base of an inexpensive coating to protect fruits and vegetables, according to Rice University researchers.
Rice team’s cancer-treatment device scores major award
June 4, 2020
Rice engineering students won a grand prize at the Design of Medical Devices Conference for their invention to simplify treatment of late-stage cervical cancer
Meet the Rice alum in charge of NASA's prelaunch quarantine program
June 2, 2020
NASA flight surgeon Rob Mulcahy '08 was in charge of the prelaunch quarantine -- a precaution doubly important during the COVID-19 pandemic -- for the space agency's first manned mission to launch from the U.S. in almost a decade.
An accelerated COVID-19 vaccine? Not so fast
June 2, 2020
Health experts from Rice’s Baker Institute discuss development process
Exotic nanotubes move in less mysterious ways
June 2, 2020
Rice University researchers capture the first video of boron nitride nanotubes in motion to prove their potential for materials and medical applications.
Webinar to explore how COVID-19 might change cities forever
June 1, 2020
Free event features director of Rice's Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Rice scientist goes deep to improve environmental tracers
June 1, 2020
Rice Earth scientist Laurence Yeung earns a prestigious National Science Foundation CAREER Award to improve our understanding of the biosphere’s productivity.
Rice sociologist's new book examines why science and faith need each other
June 1, 2020
The scientific and faith communities are often perceived as being at odds, but a new book from a Rice University sociologist explores why they need each other, now more than ever.