“The Future of Faiths,” the theme of this fall’s Religious and Civic Leader Gatherings, hosted by Boniuk Institute's Religion and Public Life Center, is a series that connects Houston-area leaders with researchers and practitioners whose work can help them understand changes affecting the communities they serve.
Houston is booming, even as fertility rates fall
Houston’s population boom masks other trends that have been unfolding for more than two decades: Women here are having fewer children and having them later.
Rice researchers to use NASA AI model to improve hurricane risk estimates
Rice researchers to use NASA AI model to improve hurricane risk estimates.
Think you’re protected? New research shows how perceptions of immunity shape vaccine decisions
New research explores how perceptions of immunity can shape vaccine decisions and how personalized feedback may help people better understand their protection.
Pioneering legal scholar reflects on identity, inequality and the ideas that shaped her work
Influential legal scholar, Kimberlé Crenshaw, speaks to a packed Rice audience for a conversation about race, gender, law, education and the experiences behind her new memoir.
Rice’s Center for Community and Public Health (CCPH) at the Kinder Institute will premiere a new series of accessible grief educational resources for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Rice to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with series of events
Rice will honor Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with a series of events dedicated to recognizing the rich contributions and achievements of Hispanic and Latinx Americans throughout the country’s history.
As the sun rose over Rice Stadium Friday morning, members of Rice University’s Naval ROTC program and the broader community climbed the stadium stairs to honor the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Rice-developed BuoyBeads bring biotechnology lessons to high school classrooms
A biotechnology kit developed at Rice allows high school students to create living materials.
Half of Harris County households with children face food insecurity
A new Rice study shines a spotlight on a widespread challenge, finding that half of Harris County households with children struggle to reliably access enough nutritious food.
Welcome ‘Chaosens’: Chao College opens its doors as Rice’s 12th residential college
When Rice’s newest residential college opened its doors this week, its first students didn’t simply move into a new building. They’re helping create a community — and an identity — that will shape the college for generations.
Cow visit brings food science lessons to life for Rice summer campers
Nearly 30 fourth and fifth grade students got a firsthand look at where milk comes from July 16 when a dairy cow named Luna visited Rice University as part of the Center for STEM Engagement’s new C.H.E.F. Lab (Creating Hands-on Experiments in Food Science).
Welcoming the world: Rice helps bring FIFA World Cup to Houston
When Houston served as host city for the FIFA World Cup 2026, Rice University helped extend the tournament beyond the stadium by creating opportunities for students, faculty, staff, alumni and the broader community to take part in one of the world’s largest sporting events.
Before Day 1, Rice’s newest students got their hands dirty in Houston
The Moody Civic Immersion program is a weeklong experience run by Rice’s Center for Civic Leadership that brings incoming students into the city before their first semester begins.
Summer Creative Writing Camp sparks imagination for more than 800 greater Houston students
More than 800 K–12 students from across the greater Houston area traded traditional summer pastimes for notebooks, pens and art supplies as participants in Rice's annual Creative Writing Camp.
