Political science professor Bob Stein recognized with the 2025 Y. Ping Sun Award for Outstanding Community Engagement....
Nine Rice faculty members received the 2025 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, which honors Rice’s top instructors based on votes from alumn...
Each year, Rice University honors members of its community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service. ...
Kasey Leigh Yearty has been named the 2025 recipient of the George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching....
In a city defined by innovation and resilience, the Rice Water Technologies Entrepreneurship and Research (WaTER) Institute hosted its distinguished l...
The Owls men's tennis team won its first American Athletic Conference Championship after defeating the Memphis Tigers at the Leftwich Tennis Center Ap...
Rice will increase access by growing the university’s student body, marking an unprecedented growth trajectory that began earlier this decade. The exp...
Following Pope Francis’ death, Craig Considine, a senior lecturer in sociology at Rice, scholar of religion and interfaith dialogue is available to di...
As Earth Day approaches April 22, Rice University experts are available to provide insight into their research on a range of environmental topics....
The finding, reported by The New York Times April 16, builds on generations of inquiry into whether life exists beyond Earth....
Tam Dao has been appointed Rice University’s first associate vice president of campus safety and research security. His first day in this role will be...
Humanities disciplines, especially medical humanities, shouldn’t just be consulted at the end of the development pipeline when systems are being evalu...
Researchers innovate sustainable metal-recycling method
September 25, 2024
A research team led by James Tour has developed a method to recycle valuable metals from electronic waste more efficiently.
Friends of Fondren Library kicks off 75th anniversary celebration with annual membership dinner
September 25, 2024
Friends of Fondren Library at Rice kicked off its 75th anniversary year with its annual Membership Celebration and Dinner at Cohen House Sept. 17.
Rice’s school of engineering changes its name to reflect excellence in computing
September 25, 2024
Rice’s school of engineering has officially changed its name to the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing.
Renowned Rice chemist K.C. Nicolaou aims to ‘help society’ through discovery
September 24, 2024
World-renowned organic chemist K.C. Nicolaou will present his research at the Art and Science of Total Synthesis of Natural and Designed Molecules for Biology and Medicine symposium Oct. 2-4 in Paris.
Owls ready to face Charlotte 49ers on Families Weekend
September 24, 2024
The Rice football team will return to Rice Stadium for the first time in two weeks to take on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers in the team’s first home conference game of the season Sept. 28.
Rice welcomes new faculty in largest hiring in history
September 24, 2024
More than 160 people attended a celebratory reception for new and newly promoted Rice faculty in the Faculty Club.
Rice in top 20 of US News ‘Best Colleges’ rankings
September 24, 2024
Rice is No. 18 in the 2025 U.S. News “Best Colleges” rankings and stands out in the top 10 for both best value and undergraduate teaching programs.
Rice selected to participate in AAC&U Institute on AI, Pedagogy and the Curriculum
September 23, 2024
The initiative focuses on equipping institutions with the tools and strategies needed to thoughtfully integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into their curricula, ensuring that AI enhances, rather than disrupts, the educational experience.
Rice researchers uncover key insights into cholesterol’s structure in cell membranes
September 23, 2024
A new study by Rice researchers could open new pathways for understanding how cholesterol influences cell membranes and their receptors.
Obama’s 2012 reelection tied to better mental health in educated Black men, study suggests
September 23, 2024
Following Barack Obama’s reelection as U.S. president in 2012, the mental health of college-educated Black men improved significantly.