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Rice community celebrates democracy on Election Day with voting and campus activities

Members of the Rice University community enjoyed the first Election Day block party held Nov. 5 in the Academic Quad.

Rice bioengineers shed light on dosing challenges for cancer immunotherapy

A team of Rice bioengineers has developed a mathematical model that clarifies why interleukin-12 ⎯ a potent immune-boosting protein that holds promise for cancer treatment ⎯ loses effectiveness over time when used as an immunotherapeutic.

Community leaders gather at Rice to connect, discuss leadership

Bernie Banks, director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice, spoke about the importance of leadership development during a community dialogue event with local leaders from the Houston area Oct. 30.

WaTER Institute leads the charge in making cleaner water through nanotech

Providing access to safe drinking water can save more lives than doctors

Alumni Weekend highlights Rice’s growth, alumni success

Rice’s Alumni Weekend welcomed alumni, students, faculty, staff and the community for a weekend of festivities, fellowship and football Nov. 1-2. Part Homecoming and part class reunion, Owls reconnected and contemplated the past, present and future of the beloved institution.

Rice takes down Navy on homecoming night

The Rice Owls handed their interim head coach Pete Alamar a 24-10 win over Navy in his debut Nov. 2.

Rice’s David Abraham honored for sustainability leadership with Global Citizen Award from the United Nations Association of Houston

David Abraham received the United Nations Association of Houston’s Global Citizen Award.

Rice-led study uncovers breakthrough in magnetism that could transform quantum computing and superconductors

A new study on iron-tin thin films reshapes scientific understanding of kagome magnets.

‘Sharing concrete examples of leadership challenges’: Rice students learn from leaders at NASA

Widely recognized for developing leaders, Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders took its students to a place full of them earlier this month, visiting the NASA Johnson Space Center.

Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative hosts kickoff event, awards first round of seed grants

Leaders and researchers from Rice and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center came together this month to celebrate the launch of the Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative, first announced earlier this summer.

Reactor developed at Rice could make direct air capture more energy efficient

Rice researchers have developed an electrochemical reactor that has the potential to drastically reduce energy consumption and cost for direct air capture.

Bill and Mary Anne Dingus commit $1M to Human Impacts on the Earth Fund at Rice

Bill Dingus ’81, a Rice University alumnus, and his wife Mary Anne have pledged $1 million to support the university’s Human Impacts on the Earth Fund.

US fiscal, technology, oil, education policy examined by experts from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy

Nonpartisan data and insights on the top issues of the upcoming election such as U.S. fiscal, science and technology, energy transition and school choice policy are available in Election 2024: Policy Playbook, a series of policy briefs presented jointly by Rice and the Baker Institute for Public Policy. The series offers critical context, analysis and recommendations to equip policy leaders governing the U.S. and Texas in 2025.

Rice University announces historic gift to establish Virani Undergraduate School of Business

Houston business and community leaders Farid and Asha Virani have made a generous philanthropic gift to Rice's business program igniting a new era of opportunity for students. In recognition of this historic contribution, the current undergraduate business program will be named the Virani Undergraduate School of Business.

New study finds invasive plants drive homogenization of soil microbial communities across U.S.

A new study co-authored by Matthew McCary reveals that these species are reshaping soil microbial communities across the U.S., making them more uniform and altering how ecosystems function.