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...
Crenshaw, Curl convene before health care summit at Rice
February 21, 2020
U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, met with Robert Curl, Rice's Kenneth S. Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor Emeritus of Chemistry and a Nobel laureate, before convening his second annual Healthcare Innovation Summit Feb. 20 at the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies' Anderson-Clarke Center.
Platform performance plays on words: Does a better future await us?
February 21, 2020
Rice hosts middle schoolers for Engineers Week
February 21, 2020
Houston middle-school students visit Rice to take part in Engineers Week.
Rice junior designs hoodies with a message: Relax
February 20, 2020
Enter MOO.D, a new line of sweatshirts created by Duncan College junior Elhadji “L” Diop.
Teach for America CEO talks with Rice students on being change agents
February 20, 2020
Rice students recently met with Elisa Villanueva Beard, CEO of Teach for America, through the Doerr Institute for New Leaders' excursion program.
Chemistry of Art class partners with MFAH to give Rice students firsthand experience
February 20, 2020
In this popular course, chemistry and art conservation go hand in hand.
Nagarajaiah wins ASCE’s Newmark Medal
February 20, 2020
Rice engineer Satish Nagarajaiah has been awarded the 2020 Nathan M. Newmark Medal by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Rice Electric Vehicle Team talks shop with Formula E's head of technology
February 20, 2020
The Rice Electric Vehicle Team recently met with Eric Ernst, the head of technology for auto racing series Formula E, to discuss the team's progress toward competing in the Shell Eco-marathon Americas in April.
CPRIT grant draws cell imaging specialist to Rice
February 19, 2020
The Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas awards a $2 million grant to Rice to recruit physical chemist Anna-Karin Gustavsson, who will study the dynamics and distributions of single molecules in living cells through her development of sophisticated imaging systems.
Magnet-controlled bioelectronic implant could relieve pain
February 19, 2020
A Rice electrical and computer engineer has introduced the first neural implant that can be programmed and charged remotely with a magnetic field.