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 celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day with powerful words and music
Rice University paid respect to the legacy of pioneering civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. with a series of events meant to remember the past and provide inspiration for the future.
Rice sport management students partake in ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ experience at national championship
Rice sport management students took advantage of an unmatched learning opportunity leading up to the College Football Playoff (CFP) championship game this school year that gave them the chance to learn the business, marketing and communications sides of a major sporting event.
Rice chemists find new way to rid boron nitride nanotubes of impurities
Rice scientists in the lab of Angel Martí have uncovered a new way to make high-purity boron nitride nanotubes, hollow cylindrical structures that can withstand temperatures of up to 900 degrees Celsius while also being stronger than steel by weight.
Rice engineers propose hybrid urban water sourcing model
Houston’s water and wastewater system could be more resilient with the development of hybrid urban water supply systems that combine conventional, centralized water sources with reclaimed wastewater, according to a study by Rice engineers published in Nature Water.
Symposium highlights role of general education in undergraduate success
At Rice, a general education committee is creating recommendations for reimagining general education.
Rice and Woodside Energy to unveil climate tech partnership Jan. 17
Leaders from Rice University and Woodside Energy will hold a news conference at the Ion Jan. 17 to announce a new partnership to advance energy transition solutions.
Rice researchers revolutionizing 5G network testing
With the potential to transform the future of global wireless networks, Rice University engineers are developing a cutting-edge testing framework to assess the stability, interoperability, energy efficiency and communication performance of software-based machine learning-enabled 5G radio access networks (RANs).
Rice names Associate Vice President for Industry and New Ventures
Rice University’s Office of Innovation has named Brad Burke as associate vice president for industry and new ventures. This new role creates alignment with initiatives in the Office of Innovation and enables the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship to further Rice’s industry relationships and accelerate the scaling of Rice startups.
Get tickets to Rice Night at the Rodeo by Jan. 16
Tickets are on sale now for Rice Night at the Rodeo on March 8. The deadline to purchase tickets in the Rice section at a special price is Jan. 16.
Luke McCaffery accepts invite to Senior Bowl
Rice wide receiver Luke McCaffrey has accepted an invitation to play in the 2024 Reese’s Senior Bowl, which will be played in Mobile, Alabama Feb. 3 and broadcast nationally on NFL Network.