Rice Business Executive Education offers custom-made programs for companies that want to strengthen leadership, enhance culture or address specific ma...
June serves as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and to celebrate, Rice and many campus affiliates will host events to spread awareness about the LGBTQ+ community a...
Researchers at Rice have developed a soft robotic arm capable of performing complex tasks such as navigating around an obstacle or hitting a ball, gui...
Staff from every corner of campus came together June 3 to enjoy the annual Ice Cream Social hosted by Rice University’s Staff Council....
Rice Business is pleased to announce that Bob Dittmar, the Houston Endowment Professor of Finance, has been appointed associate dean of the Virani Und...
Rice took center stage at the inaugural South by Southwest London, bringing Texas-sized ambition, pathbreaking innovation and global vision to one of ...
Five students joined peers from 30 institutions across Asia, Europe and North America to form the NextGen Symphony, a first-of-its-kind international ...
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Through color, texture, memory and vision, the exhibition invites viewers into an aesthetic dialogue that interrogates the stories we inherit and the ...
A team of six Rice students developed a device that holds and stabilizes an intracardiac echocardiography catheter during heart procedures, allowing ...
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at Rice is proud to announce that HEXAspec, a cutting-edge spinout from the lab of professor Jun ...
Rice's Yonglong Xie has been recognized for his innovation in quantum phenomena....
Rice names Cheynet associate vice president of human resources
January 23, 2025
Sandee Cheynet has been appointed Rice’s associate vice president of human resources and chief human resources officer. Cheynet will take the helm March 24 following Cynthia Pepper, who served in an interim role.
Peter Wolynes wins 2025 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences
January 23, 2025
Peter Wolynes has been named the recipient of the 2025 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences.
Cannabis regulation, not bans, will help public safety, Rice Baker Institute report says
January 23, 2025
The rapid growth of cannabis products in Texas, combined with growing consumer safety concerns, has led some lawmakers to propose a ban on the hemp industry. However, experts from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy say this approach is unlikely to effectively reduce access to products or improve public safety.
Rice’s Incident Management Team rallies during Winter Storm Enzo
January 23, 2025
Rice experienced a historic snowfall Jan. 21, transforming its iconic campus into a winter wonderland. The snowfall blanketed the university’s signature live oaks, the arches of Lovett Hall and the expansive Academic Quadrangle, creating picturesque scenes rarely witnessed in the South.
Shepherd School alumna places third in Houston Grand Opera competition
January 22, 2025
Lauren Carroll ’24, a Shepherd School of Music alumna, earned third place in Houston Grand Opera’s 37th annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers.
The Ion announces new coworking partnership
January 22, 2025
Industrious is the new operator of the Ion’s coworking community. The partnership seeks to deliver a new hospitality-focused member experience for the Ion’s innovation community.
‘Father and Mother Lovett’: Rice legacy passed down through generations
January 22, 2025
Members of the Lovett family convene to celebrate their history at Rice.
Owls flock to nation’s capital to sharpen public policy skills
January 22, 2025
The Jesse Jones Leadership Center Summer in D.C. Policy Research Internship Program from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy offers undergraduate students hands-on experience in public policy research and analysis in the nation’s capital. Since its inception, the program has provided more than $1.5 million in stipends to students making a difference in Washington, and applications are open.
MOB, Sammy and fellow Owls march with Houston in celebrating legacy of MLK
January 21, 2025
Rice participated in the 47th annual Original MLK Jr. Day Parade thanks to a dedicated roster of students, staff, faculty, alumni, family and friends, the Marching Owl Band and Sammy The Owl, all who braved the frigid temperatures.
A dream in action: Rice vigil honors Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy of leadership
January 21, 2025
Rice’s Black Men’s Association, in partnership with Multicultural Community Relations in the Office of Public Affairs, hosted more than 100 people for a vigil to commemorate the life and lessons of Martin Luther King Jr. Jan. 19 in Kraft Hall. The celebration included a keynote speaker and a fireside chat, along with a poetry reading, musical performance and candlelit moment of silence.