JFK’s 1962 moon speech still appeals 50 years later
Few moments in Rice’s history are as well known or oft remarked upon as the 1962 speech in which President John F. Kennedy boldly declared, “We choose to go to the moon!”
As Rice has moved into full swing with the 2026-27 academic year, activity on campus has regained its familiar liveliness. Students swarmed to the wel...
The dean of School of Humanities and Arts will step down at end of spring 2027 semester....
Rice's new Center for Space Technologies, or CSTx, is strengthening Texas’ leadership in the space economy, supported by a $14.1 million Texas Space C...
Bipartisan solutions to strengthen electoral credibility in advance of the upcoming U.S. midterm elections will be the topic of The Carter Center and ...
Rice ’s football team will take its 2026 season to one of the most iconic settings in college athletics Sept. 12, when the Owls travel to South Bend, ...
Rice researchers have developed a device that separates particles, making cancer-associated signals more visible....
Baker Institute experts, writing in the Houston Chronicle, warn delayed state report could hinder maternal health policy and leave critical deaths fro...
Passing rates rose 16 points on STAAR End-of-Course exam, largest single-year increase among large Houston-area districts...
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship will host the 23rd Annual Energy Tech Venture Forum (ETVF) on Sept. 16–17...
Courses are taught in English by faculty from 23 member institutions and built around themes that are global in reach and grounded in Venice itself....
Tyvonn Byars topped 100 yards rushing for the first time in his career to spark Rice to its highest rushing total since 2004 as the Owls ran past HCU ...
Rice’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research offers insight into what gets eligible voters to cast a ballot....
The story behind Rice traditions
Every university has its traditions, and Rice University is no exception. O-Week, Beer Bike and Willy Week top the list of Rice’s most well-known traditions, but in the university’s nearly 100-year history, it’s only natural for a few others to have developed along the way.
Revolution with a salad spinner
A simple salad spinner will save lives this summer, if everything goes as planned by two Rice University undergraduates.
Rice study suggests people are more trusting of attractive strangers
Beware of strangers. Don’t judge a book by its cover. We repeat these timeworn adages without even thinking, but new research suggests we live by neither of them.
Nanotech pioneer, Nobel laureate Richard Smalley dead at 62
Nobel laureate Richard Smalley, co-discoverer of the buckyball, died from cancer in Houston. He was 62.