Kenneth Tam, an interdisciplinary artist whose work spans video, sculpture, installation, performance and photography, is an assistant professor of ar...
Karma Elbadawy, a graduating senior at Rice, has been named a 2026 Thomas J. Watson Fellow....
Ten years after the 2016 Tax Day flood inundated parts of the Houston region with nearly two feet of rain in a matter of hours, new research from Rice...
Prabhakar Raghavan, chief technologist at Google, was the featured speaker in the Ken Kennedy Institute Distinguished Lecture Series....
“This moment reflects the scale and direction of Rice’s global engagement,” said Caroline Levander, vice president for global strategy. ...
The production pairs one of the most demanding works in the operatic canon with a creative team intent on making it feel startlingly current. ...
RBL LLC, a pioneering biotech venture creation studio dedicated to rapidly building companies based on breakthrough medical technologies, today announ...
When NASA’s Orion capsule splashed down in the Pacific Ocean April 10, a critical piece of the spacecraft’s safe return traced back to research at Ric...
Rice Emergency Medical Services recently welcomed moulage artist Katie McKinney to campus for a hands-on workshop designed to enhance the realism of e...
JC Davis' RBI single in the fifth inning was the difference, and the Owls' pitching held Charlotte to just four hits, as they defeated the 49ers, 3-2,...
The Rice women's tennis team closed the regular season with a 4-0 win over UAB on Monday morning....
The Rice bioengineering department helped host the annual meeting of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, where two Rice fac...
Dashboard developed at Rice will help Texas schools open safely amid pandemic
HOUSTON – (May 5, 2021) – A new dashboard developed by public health researchers at Rice University's Texas Policy Lab (TPL) will help school districts in Texas and parents of school-age students make better and more informed decisions about COVID-19 mitigation amid the pandemic.
Duncan College senior L Diop, Wiess College senior Daniel Davis and Martell College senior Julia Huang snapped photos of their fellow graduates-to-be last week outside Lovett Hall. Find more of the trio’s senior portrait work on their Instagram at @2.8portraits.
Houston can be leader in global plastic sustainability, says Baker Institute expert
Houston, as the intellectual capital for the energy industry, can become a global leader in advanced plastic recycling, according to an expert from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
COVID-19 requirements on campus were relaxed last week, allowing members of the Rice community to enjoy some mask-free time outdoors. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)
Rice soccer knocks off West Virginia to reach Sweet 16 for first time
Three days after notching the program's first-ever victory in the NCAA Tournament, the Rice soccer team danced into the Sweet 16 with a 1-0 upset victory over West Virginia University May 1 in Cary, North Carolina.
Bruce Hainley joins Rice as new VADA chair
Noted writer Bruce Hainley is joining the faculty at Rice as the new chair of the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts (VADA).
Flatfish got weird fast due to evolutionary cascade
Flatfishes rapidly evolved into the most asymmetric vertebrates by changing multiple traits at once, according to a Rice University study.
Courtney Hall, Owl football star recently named as trustee, dies at 52
Courtney Hall, a renowned Rice athlete whose career in football took him to the Super Bowl and career in finance took him to Wall Street, has died unexpectedly at the age of 52.
Social Sciences in the summer: Timely issues on tap for upcoming courses
Summer will be here soon, but Rice's School of Social Sciences isn't taking a vacation from learning. A variety of classes focusing on timely social, political and economic issues are being offered during the summer term.
Rice approves new Master of Engineering Management and Leadership degree
The graduate program will launch on campus this fall and online in spring 2022.
