Build Thriving Urban Communities

Potential to ‘save more lives than doctors’: Rice launches WaTER Institute to develop accessible clean water technology

Rice University’s new WaTER Institute, launched today, aims to address complex water related challenges.

Business leaders, Rice commit to support Houston innovation

Prominent entrepreneurs and business leaders have committed to invest in Houston’s innovation landscape as part of the inaugural cohort of the Rice University Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie)’s Leadership Council. 

NSF-funded Rice study to examine how collaborative community design can mitigate severe storm impacts

A new National Science Foundation-funded study by Rice University will examine whether design strategies aimed at improving civic engagement in stormwater infrastructure could help reduce catastrophic flooding.