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...
Owls return home to face SMU following consecutive road wins
The Rice men’s basketball team will look to continue its winning streak Feb. 7 at Tudor Fieldhouse as the squad takes on Southern Methodist University following two straight conference road wins against the University of Memphis and the University of Texas at San Antonio.
Rice Online Master of Computer Science program cracks top 15 in US News rankings
Rice University’s Online Master of Computer Science Program leaped 13 spots in the latest edition of U.S News & World Report’s Best Online Programs rankings, announced today.
New Rice report offers options to improve ERCOT reliability
The reliability of electricity service in ERCOT, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, has come under increased scrutiny since Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. Increasing demand will create issues, but there are several available “insurance” actions that will likely need to be called upon to ensure long-term reliability, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice’s Santiago Segarra wins NSF CAREER Award
Rice’s Santiago Segarra has won an NSF CAREER Award for his research on leveraging the structural properties of real-world data in order to boost AI effectiveness and utility.
Rice’s James Tour named to National Academy of Engineering
Rice chemist James Tour was named to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional distinctions accorded “in recognition of distinguished contributions” to the field.
Rice cooks up new dining options across campus
In a culinary initiative aimed at embracing diversity and catering to evolving student demographics, Rice Housing and Dining has unveiled an additional meal period in residential dining and an innovative International Stations program featuring an array of worldly cuisines.
Rice is first Texas university to earn Best Workplace for Commuters designation
Rice University was designated as a 2024 Best Workplace for Commuters — an honor achieved by providing a robust employee commuter benefits program, helping reduce traffic congestion and improve the overall quality of life for those who live and work in the region.
Former Rice President David Leebron named incoming president, CEO of Texas 2036
Former Rice University President David Leebron will join the nonpartisan, nonprofit public policy organization Texas 2036 as its new president and CEO. He will succeed Margaret Spellings, former U.S. secretary of education.
US election system must be a national priority, urge Carter Center, Rice’s Baker Institute
As U.S. democratic principles are being tested, The Carter Center and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy have proposed guiding principles to ensure that elections are conducted in ways that give Americans greater confidence in their outcomes.
Academic achievement gaps cost the U.S. economy trillions of dollars each year, but significant progress toward closing these gaps has not been made since measurement began in 1969, despite significant developments in teaching and learning.