A new study from Rice takes a look at one of the most polarizing sports controversies in recent memory.
August is designated as National Emergency Management Awareness Month. To recognize the impact Rice’s four-member emergency management team makes on c...
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, ranked the world’s No. 1 university-based think tank, today announced its fall 2025 lineup of public events....
Rice has been recognized among the nation’s best colleges this week — coinciding with the beginning of its fall semester — ranking No. 10 on Niche’s 2...
Seven Rice graduates were named recipients of the Fulbright scholarship through the Fulbright U.S. Student Program this year, receiving funds to study...
Rice experts say much of the region’s flood risk still sits outside federally mapped zones. ...
A new study by Rice researchers explores large language models as a tool for streamlining responsible citation practices....
The Rice Owls women’s volleyball team is scheduled to open its home slate this weekend with the Rice Invitational at Tudor Fieldhouse, highlighted by ...
Owl fans of all ages flocked to Rice Stadium last weekend for Owl Fest ’25, turning the annual celebration into a lively kickoff to the new athletics ...
It is with great excitement that I welcome you back to Rice for the start of another academic year. Our campus has come alive once again with energy, ...
Rice Vice President and Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland announced on Monday that the Owls will partner with Nike as the official outfitter of R...
Rice’s Martí, Sarlah, Wang honored with national American Chemical Society awards....
Rice marked a historic milestone this month as it welcomed the largest incoming class in its history — 1,336 new Owls, including 63 transfer students....
Rice’s Kaiyuan Yang and his team recently unveiled a first-of-its-kind authentication protocol for wireless, battery-free, ultraminiaturized implants that ensures these devices remain protected while still allowing emergency access.
Shepherd School alum Luke Sutliff wins Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition
Sutliff was named one of five winners by a distinguished panel of judges, earning a $20,000 cash prize as well as career-defining exposure and networking opportunities.
Sustainable practices can be based in nature, expert says
Rice biogeochemist Carrie Masiello was a headliner in CERAWeek’s “lyceum” where experts from industry and academia present research and technical expertise at the annual energy conference in Houston.
Winning your bracket: Rice expert’s tool gives college basketball fans a competitive edge
The excitement of March Madness is in full swing as basketball fans across the country prepare their brackets, Rice’s Scott Powers , a former Major League Baseball analyst with a deep background in sports analytics, has a tool that can help.
Rice statistician earns CPRIT award to advance AI-powered precision medicine for prostate cancer
Rice statistician Erzsébet Merényi is part of a team of researchers awarded $1 million by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas to develop AI tools that can identify lethal forms of prostate cancer earlier and improve treatment selection.
March Madness is where legends are made, and in 2000, Jennifer Cafferty-Patton and the Rice University women’s basketball team seized its moment, carving out a piece of tournament history that will live on at Rice forever.
Rice alumnus breaks all-time rodeo wine competition record
Houston’s Nice Winery, co-owned by Rice University alumnus Ryan Levy ’97, has claimed the prestigious Top All-Around Winery Award at the 2025 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition, one of the largest and most competitive wine competitions in the country. The award makes the winery a back-to-back winner in 2024 and 2025, solidifying Nice Winery’s place as a premier winemaker on a national stage.
One giant step: Rice alumna Nichole Ayers is defying gravity with SpaceX Crew-10
While many people gaze at the stars and dream, Rice alumna Maj. Nichole Ayers of the Air Force has made those dreams a reality.
Building a safer future: Rice researcher works to strengthen Haiti’s earthquake resilience
Marc-Ansy Laguerre, a postdoctoral associate in civil and environmental engineering at Rice, is determined to build a safer future for his country.