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...
Griffin named interim engineering dean
March 26, 2020
Rob Griffin, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and senior associate dean for the Brown School of Engineering, will begin serving as the school’s interim dean July 1.
Fondren Library showcases work from home with social media
March 26, 2020
The Fondren Library team has been busy rounding up answers to that question via Twitter, where it's highlighting the work done from home by librarians, archivists and other Fondren staff during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Coral tells own tale about El Niño’s past
March 26, 2020
Researchers from Rice and Georgia Tech studied ancient Pacific corals to improve computer model predictions of El Niño events.
Rice professors named AIMBE fellows
March 26, 2020
Two Rice University faculty members have been named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Leaders who show their humanity are viewed more favorably, says Rice U. expert
March 26, 2020
During a crisis, outsiders view a leader who voices both anger and sadness, or even sadness alone, as more effective than a leader who shows only anger, according to newly released research conducted at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Rice announces tuition for 2020-21 school year
March 25, 2020
Rice University’s undergraduate tuition for the 2020-21 school year will be $50,310, an increase of $1,980 over the current year. The total cost, including $14,500 for room and board and $797 in mandatory fees, will increase 3.7% to $65,607.
Rice Rec Center now offering live workout classes, meditation and more online
March 25, 2020
Even though its doors are closed, the Rice gym is still open for business — online.
Campus garden adopts out summer plants to good homes
March 25, 2020
The Way I See It: Religion and science need each other, now more than ever
March 24, 2020
Nearly 120 million Americans attend religious services at least once a week, according to the Pew Research Center, and as many as 50% of Americans belong to some religious organization.