Just over 550 new master’s students officially began their graduate journeys at Rice this fall, joining programs across architecture, creative writing...
Rice's Division of Operations, Finance and Support recently brought employees together at West Servery for a summer celebration marking the close of t...
Nearly 270 incoming doctoral students officially began their graduate journeys at Rice by signing the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies doct...
Rice’s new undergraduate minor examines the biological, psychological and social factors that shape health....
Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute recently hosted its 40th annual summer colloquium. ...
On the second morning of O-Week, Rice’s incoming Class of 2030 gathered at Tudor Fieldhouse to hear three faculty members share lessons from their res...
Rice's new faculty were welcomed during the annual two-day faculty orientation, emphasizing that the university’s growth over the past several years h...
Professor Dame Angela McLean, the U.K. government’s chief science adviser, discussed the role of science advice in government during an armchair discu...
Sean Terada Yang was selected as a 2026 Young Artist in Residence for American Public Media program....
Rice’s newest Owls got an early introduction to one of the university’s loudest O-Week traditions Aug. 18 as Rice Rally brought together students, coa...
Rice's Office of Student Success Initiatives hosted a prematriculation program for incoming freshman and their families Aug. 13-14 as a leadup to O-We...
Rice's Lovett College has a new home. It has moved into a new 11-story building on campus, trading the familiar quirks of the Toaster for abundant nat...
Ventilator costing less than $300 developed by Rice University and Metric Technologies
Rice staff, students and partners have developed an automated bag valve mask ventilator unit that can be built for less than $300 worth of parts and helps critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Rice senior combines love of music with social distancing
Rice senior Cesar Zapata loves making music. It’s his favorite pastime. And when the coronavirus pandemic forced Rice to close the campus and finish the spring semester online, he suddenly had plenty of free time to devote to his art.
Heart nanofibers in STAT Madness semifinals
Texas Heart Institute and Rice University’s heart-saving nanotube fibers have advanced to the semifinal round of STAT Madness.
Griffin named interim engineering dean
Rob Griffin, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and senior associate dean for the Brown School of Engineering, will begin serving as the school’s interim dean July 1.
Fondren Library showcases work from home with social media
The Fondren Library team has been busy rounding up answers to that question via Twitter, where it's highlighting the work done from home by librarians, archivists and other Fondren staff during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Coral tells own tale about El Niño’s past
Researchers from Rice and Georgia Tech studied ancient Pacific corals to improve computer model predictions of El Niño events.
Rice professors named AIMBE fellows
Two Rice University faculty members have been named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Leaders who show their humanity are viewed more favorably, says Rice U. expert
During a crisis, outsiders view a leader who voices both anger and sadness, or even sadness alone, as more effective than a leader who shows only anger, according to newly released research conducted at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Rice announces tuition for 2020-21 school year
Rice University’s undergraduate tuition for the 2020-21 school year will be $50,310, an increase of $1,980 over the current year. The total cost, including $14,500 for room and board and $797 in mandatory fees, will increase 3.7% to $65,607.
