When Mary Seifu Tirfie graduated with a degree in biomedical engineering from Addis Ababa University in 2023, she wasn’t just earning a diploma — she ...
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’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 ...
Acute myeloid leukemia remains one of the most aggressive and deadly forms of blood cancer, even as treatments have advanced in recent years. ...
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 ...
Houston Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board holiday reception at Rice celebrates culture, community
December 18, 2024
Rice hosted the Houston Mayor’s Hispanic Advisory Board holiday reception Dec. 16 at Cohen House. The soiree was attended by Houston Mayor John Whitmire and the advisory board members as well as several notable Houstonians.
Let’s rodeo, Owls! Tickets for Rice Night at the Rodeo on sale now through Jan. 14
December 18, 2024
Rice students, faculty, alumni and friends are invited to participate in Rice Night at the Rodeo Tuesday, March 11.
Rice slashes student costs by $650M over 5 years with free tuition program
December 18, 2024
Rice is proud to celebrate over five years of transforming access to higher education through The Rice Investment, the university’s signature financial aid program.
Watch: Future Owls celebrate Rice acceptance with joyful reactions
December 18, 2024
Future Owls captured the joy and excitement of opening their Rice University acceptance letters, celebrating their place in the Class of 2029.
Rice remembers community advocate and alumna Janis Scott, Houston’s ‘bus lady’
December 18, 2024
Janis Scott ’74, a Rice alumna and long-standing pillar of the Houston community, passed away Dec. 9 at the age of 73.
December 18, 2024
A new study sheds light on the critical role marital relationships play in the mental and physical health of caregivers for spouses living with dementia.
New Rice-TMC research projects drive advances in health and medicine
December 18, 2024
Seven research partnerships involving Rice, the Baker Institute for Public Policy and various institutions within the Texas Medical Center (TMC) received seed grants in 2024 through the Provost’s TMC Collaborator Fund. These grants were facilitated by Rice’s office for Educational and Research Initiatives for Collaborative Health (ENRICH).
Rice partners with Greentown Labs to accelerate innovation in Houston’s Ion District
December 18, 2024
Rice is joining a new partnership to support climate tech solutions through Greentown Labs, North America’s largest climate tech incubator.
Rice recognized as an ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting
December 17, 2024
Rice has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting. The honor recognizes colleges and universities for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation.
50 years of innovation: Shepherd School premieres first anniversary commission
December 17, 2024
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music marked the beginning of its 50th anniversary celebrations with the Oct. 16 world premiere of “Birds Are Real; Ambushed From Ten Directions.”