We are excited to announce significant news regarding our residential college system. Lovett College, one of our foundational colleges named after the...
Rice and Baylor College of Medicine have received $2.8 million from the NIH for research on reducing inflammation and lung damage in acute respiratory...
For the next two years, 120 Division I Rice athletes will be part of a concussion study with Houston Methodist researchers to identify reliable and no...
When Robert Howell contemplates the future of artificial intelligence, he foresees a world where an app might guide your moral decisions just as Googl...
Rice experts John Diamond and Zach Bethune are available to comment on the Fed's decision to cut interest rates by a half percentage point....
Rice’s Grand Hall was boisterously filled with students, music and festivities as the university began its many celebrations as part of Hispanic Herit...
With last week’s unveiling of Rice University’s redesigned Academic Quadrangle came the introduction of a few new residents – the 42 species of plants...
Rice360 will host the first edition of Innovation for Day One Sept. 25-27....
Naomi Halas will lead a multi-university research project backed by a prestigious $7.5 million award from the Department of Defense. ...
Rice hosted the Energy, Waste, and the Environment in West Africa conference Sept. 12-13, an event that convened scholars, policymakers and artists to...
A newly identified wasp species has been discovered on the university grounds....
Culminating in an encore performance of “Cumbanchero” with fellow faculty from Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, Ana María Martínez’ “Noche Española” f...
Rice hosts United Way campaign celebration, still time left to participate
Rice University President Reginald DesRoches and his wife Paula welcomed members of the Rice United Way campaign committee to their home for a reception to thank them for their efforts in support of the university’s annual campus initiative, which continues through the end of March.
Rice celebrates Black History Month with inaugural kickoff event
Rice University held its first ever kickoff event for Black History Month Feb. 7 themed “Called to Create: African Americans and the Arts.” More than 200 guests gathered at the Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall for an evening of music, dance, guest speakers, food and jubilation.
Wilson to rejoin Rice as head coach emeritus
Willis Wilson, the winningest basketball coach at Rice, has been appointed head coach emeritus by Rice Vice President and Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland.
In a drive to sustain academic excellence and ensure accessibility for all deserving students while expanding its competitiveness as a top global institution, Rice University announced undergraduate tuition rates for the next two years while bolstering efforts to provide the robust array of financial aid options available to students and their families.
Owls secure Edmonds' 50th career win at South Florida
The Rice women’s basketball team’s 69-59 victory against the University of South Florida Feb. 7 marked 50 career wins for head coach Lindsay Edmonds.
Condoleezza Rice to speak at Rice Feb. 15, event available on livestream
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will speak with David Satterfield, U.S. special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues and director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, on Rice’s campus Feb. 15 about leadership in the U.S. and the world.
Teachers learn about nanotechnology at the Rice University NanoAcademy
The Office of STEM Engagement recently organized two workshops for more than 100 students from third through 12th grades in Houston.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are all anyone is talking about heading into Super Bowl weekend, but how is the pop superstar affecting the National Football League ’s bottom line as legions of ‘Swifties’ become football fans?
Though opioid overdose remedies are approved for over-the-counter usage, many Houston pharmacies have not made the life-saving medication available, according to a report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
President Reginald DesRoches and University Associate Paula DesRoches started their Saturday running around the beautiful Rice campus with a group of enthusiastic students. The president and his wife said it was a great way to connect and that they hope to do it again soon.