2 Rice teams named finalists in Collegiate Inventors Competition
Two student teams from Rice have been named finalists in the 2025 Collegiate Inventors Competition, a program by the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
“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, ...
Brain inflammation treatment could be ally in fight against dementia
Scientists from Rice and Houston Methodist have developed a new way to reduce inflammation in the brain, a discovery that could help fight diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Connecting campus to city, Tent Series and Off the Wall showcase artists with local ties
Through temporary installations and an expanding permanent collection, the Moody Center for the Arts brings thought-provoking art into spaces where students, faculty and guests work, live and commune with each other.
Rice named host institution for NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional at Toyota Center
Rice will serve as the official host institution for the 2026 NCAA Men’s Basketball Regional at the Toyota Center, the NCAA announced this week.
New Digital Health Institute Summit spotlights health tech innovation Oct. 8
The Rice-Houston Methodist Digital Health Institute will host an inaugural summit Oct. 8 at Rice, launching what will become an annual gathering at the forefront of digital health and innovation.
Rice’s Dee earns AGU Nanne Weber Early Career Award
Rice climatologist Sylvia Dee has been awarded the 2025 Nanne Weber Early Career Award from the American Geophysical Union’s Paleoceanography and Paleoclimatology Section.
Rice geophysicist Gordon awarded AGU’s Walter H. Bucher Medal
Richard Gordon, the W.M. Keck Foundation Professor of Geophysics in Rice’s Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, has been awarded the 2025 Walter H. Bucher Medal by the American Geophysical Union.
Rice’s Masiello elected fellow of American Geophysical Union
Carrie Masiello, the W. Maurice Ewing Professor of Biogeochemistry at Rice, has been elected a fellow of the American Geophysical Union, the world’s largest Earth and space science association.
Houston’s energy ecosystem elevates 11 ventures tackling innovative technology
The 22nd annual Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum saw 50 ventures pitch their companies to a full crowd of investors and corporate leaders Sept. 18 with nearly 100 startups participating in the investor-startup office hours.
Rice football embraces historic start, keeps ‘improving every day’
The Rice football team is off to a historically great start following a 28-17 win last week against the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.