“Gender and sexuality studies is social theory made accessible,” said Lora Wildenthal, the John Antony Weir Professor of History and director of Rice’...
The global journeys of Rice University students were on display March 27 as the Office of Study Abroad hosted the 2026 Study Abroad Photo Contest Exhi...
“I feel really grateful for the opportunities that I’ve had now that I am here," said senior Michael Garcia....
The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies welcomed nonprofit leaders from acros...
The Olivier Award-nominated play traces the rise and fall of the Houston-based energy trading giant, translating complex financial systems into a fast...
New consumable hemp rules from the Texas Department of State Health Services are officially in effect, and the biggest change comes down to how THC is...
For more than a decade, Rice’s Frederi Viens has been studying Lake Chad, a vast freshwater lake in west-central Africa that borders Nigeria, Niger, C...
The Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Houston Energy Transition Institute are launching a st...
A delegation of researchers from Rice’s WaTER Institute traveled to Argentina’s Neuquén province this month to help address a pressing question facing...
Rice’s open enrollment period for employee benefit plans will run from April 3-17. To give employees a way to better explore their benefits options, t...
Rice's Office of Sustainability invites the campus community to join the third annual Earth Month Kick-Off Festival from 12:30-3:30 p.m. April 1 at th...
Rice continues to strengthen its position as a leader in innovation, rising to No. 66 in the 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities List for utility patents, ...
Racial, social factors contribute to mental health inequity, says Baker Institute experts
HOUSTON – (Aug. 12, 2020) – Inequities throughout society influence mental health research, where they can become self-perpetuating and contribute to persistent disparities in mental health services, according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Jones School mourns loss of Bill Arnold
William "Bill" Arnold, a popular professor in the practice of energy management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business, died Aug. 5 after a battle with gallbladder cancer. He was 75.
Opening soon: Rice’s Provisional Campus Facilities
More than merely tents, these temporary spaces offer everything from A/C to A/V.
NSF renews Rice biological physics center
$12.9 million in funding backs Center for Theoretical Biological Physics research into mysteries at the intersection of biology and physics.
Engineers enlist fungi to advance against disease
Rice University engineers find the mechanism in fungus that produces a potential drug scaffold. The National Institutes of Health awards a multiyear grant to the lab to continue its work.
People, papers and presentations Aug 10, 2021
Eden King, the Lynnette S. Autry Professor of Psychological Sciences at Rice, has been named a member of the Society for Human Resource Management's Blue Ribbon Commission on Racial Equity, which aims to improve racial equity in the workplace.
Regional advantages will define future energy transitions, says Baker Institute expert
Different countries will respond in different ways to the challenges of economic growth and environmental sustainability based upon their regional advantages, according to a new paper by an expert in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice alumna Villalobos earns White House mentoring award
Maria “Cristina” Villalobos, a Rice graduate in computational and applied mathematics (CAAM), has received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
