

Stronger together: Wellness Wednesday takes on Olympic-style weightlifting
Wellness Wednesday featured an unconventional activity this month — Olympic-style weightlifting led by Amy Dittmar, Rice’s Howard R. Hughes Provost.
Single-game tickets for the inaugural season of the Scott Abell era of Rice football are now on sale....
New research, led by Brielle Bryan, offers a clearer view of what instability really looks like and why it should be treated as a driver of inequality...
Rice Business MBA programs are ranked among the top five in The Princeton Review’s Best Business Schools rankings for 2025. The school is No. 3 in the...
Responsible AI is foundational to achieving the strategic goals and vision set forth in Momentous, Rice’s 10-year strategic plan. To further empower t...
The American Conference has officially unveiled a dynamic rebrand aimed at clarifying its identity and positioning the league for the future....
Rice is now ranked 68th on the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents in 2024, a list published by the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) ...
At Rice's Advanced Placement Summer Institute offered through the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, educators from across the globe gather each ...
A new concept shop in downtown Houston features healthy smoothies, acai bowls, parfaits and more — and it’s owned and operated by a Rice sophomore....
James F. Young, professor emeritus of electrical and computer engineering at Rice, died May 28 in Hawaii. He was 81....
This year’s Summer Jam welcomed more than 1,900 people as they explored the Moody’s exhibitions “Figurative Histories” and “Collective Memories.”...
Can generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools that create text, images and other content truly enhance employee creativity? A new paper published ...
Across the country and globe, Rice students are seizing hands-on roles with real stakes by interning in fields as diverse as offshore energy, arts edu...
Stronger together: Wellness Wednesday takes on Olympic-style weightlifting
Wellness Wednesday featured an unconventional activity this month — Olympic-style weightlifting led by Amy Dittmar, Rice’s Howard R. Hughes Provost.
‘A time to celebrate’: Students enjoy annual Lunar New Year festivities at Fondren
A crowd of students flocked to Rice University’s Fondren Library to partake in a bevy of activities for the annual Lunar New Year celebration Jan. 29.
Opera scenes master class brings acclaimed artists Tonya and Ryan McKinny to Shepherd School stage
For opera enthusiasts, music students and newcomers alike, this is a rare opportunity to witness the intersection of talent, technique and theatrical storytelling.
A novel approach developed by scientists, including Rice chemist James Tour, could transform treatment for pancreatic cancer.
Fondren Library celebrates Black History Month with ‘Archiving Black Intellectual Histories’ project
Fondren Library is celebrating Black History Month at Rice with a catalog of engaging exhibits and events, including “Archiving Black Intellectual Histories at Rice,” an effort organized by Fondren’s Woodson Research Center to document and preserve the intellectual histories of Black faculty members who came through the university.
Rice researchers have developed a tool designed to make identifying and analyzing research security risks more efficient and effective. The new tool, called PRISM (Preventive RISk Monitoring), leverages advanced artificial intelligence technologies to help with rapidly evolving federal regulations and protect against potential reputational and financial risks.
Rise of DeepSeek: Experts weigh in on the disruptive impact of new Chinese open-source AI model
Rice AI experts are available to discuss DeepSeek and weigh in on what it means for the future of AI.
Campus Safety leader Kathryn Cavender to retire
Kathryn Cavender, associate vice president for Campus Safety, will retire this June after 34 years of service to the university, leaving behind an legacy of leadership and dedication.
Rice Business Wisdom: Hidden inequality exists in auto lending
Rice’s Alex Butler and James Weston uncover troubling inequalities in America’s auto loan market. Using a dataset that spans over a decade, the experts at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business find that Black and Hispanic borrowers face higher rejection rates and steeper borrowing costs than white borrowers, even when they have comparable credit profiles.
Rice SynthX and MD Anderson team awarded Kleberg medical grant for brain metastasis research
Rice’s Han Xiao has received a $1.5 million grant from the Robert J. Kleberg Jr. & Helen C. Kleberg Foundation.