Rice professors Karen Lozano and Eduardo Salas have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious ...
Student engineering teams at Rice demonstrated how hands-on design can drive real-world impact at the 2025 Huff Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen Show...
For Thiago Pinheiro dos Santos, a doctoral candidate in chemical and biomolecular engineering from Brazil, research is a way to drive positive, meanin...
A team of students from Rice is developing a mobile app to “make happiness a daily habit.” Named Sprout Wellness, the technology’s goal is to provide ...
Celebrated worldwide for her passionate advocacy of new music and her compelling interpretations of major repertoire, Leila Josefowicz brought that sa...
More than 200 students, scholars and development professionals gathered at Rice for the 2025 African Development Forum. ...
The ConocoPhillips Applied Math Program, part of Rice University’s Office of STEM Engagement, welcomed more than 120 educators, corporate partners and...
The Ross Rankin Moody Opportunity Fund distributed $9,500 among 13 students to support their travel opportunities. Most of the funds were allocated to...
For members of Rice’s international community, the recent visa cancellations by the U.S. government have created an air of uncertainty. But Rice is he...
Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders has appointed Rodi Guidero, executive director of Breakthrough Energy, to its external board....
Rice welcomed admitted students and their families to campus for Owl Days April 11 and for Owl Days Express April 13. The program is an opportunity fo...
Hosted by the School of Humanities, the annual Kazimi Lecture honors the memory of Syed Safdar and Samina Kazimi by inviting artists and scholars whos...
At Rice, art becomes a toolkit for repair
April 9, 2025
At the busy intersection of academic life and everyday student traffic, a striking white and yellow structure has appeared on Rice’s campus.
Rice students develop low-cost vibrotactile glove to help treat Parkinson’s disease
April 9, 2025
A pair of Rice students are harnessing cutting-edge neuroscience to design an affordable, wearable solution for people living with Parkinson’s disease around the world.
Owls set to host Blue-Gray Weekend
April 9, 2025
Rice Athletics will host an action-packed weekend of competitions as part of its annual Blue Gray Weekend, Friday through Sunday.
Author Sandy Tolan discusses free speech and the Middle East at Rice Reflects event
April 9, 2025
Rice Reflects, an initiative from the Office of the Provost, brought bestselling author Sandy Tolan to McMurtry Auditorium March 10 to discuss free speech and the historical context of the Israel-Palestine conflict.
Owls earn top 50 win, defeat Wichita State 4-0
April 9, 2025
The 48th-ranked Rice Owls women's tennis team took down the 49th-ranked Wichita State Shockers April 8 at the George R. Brown Tennis Center to improve to 15-5 on the year.
Visual Communication Symposium explores AI, complex data
April 9, 2025
Rice’s Program in Writing and Communication hosted the fifth iteration of the Visual Communication Symposium at the Moody Center for the Arts last month.
Researchers unlock hidden pathway to tunable magnetic devices
April 9, 2025
Led by Pengcheng Dai, researchers uncovered the cause behind a vanishing electronic phenomenon in a class of crystalline materials known as kagome lattice.
Rice Biotech Launch Pad welcomes David Allison to external advisory board
April 9, 2025
The Rice Biotech Launch Pad, a Houston-based accelerator focused on expediting the translation of Rice University’s health and medical technology discoveries into cures, today announced the addition of David Allison to its external advisory board.
Rice graduate programs excel in US News rankings
April 8, 2025
Rice continues to stand out for its academic excellence with several graduate programs earning high marks in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings.
Frank Jones retires from Rice 7 decades after first arriving as a student
April 8, 2025
Frank Jones retires from Rice seven decades after first arriving as a student.