Thin ice may have protected lake water on frozen Mars
Rice researchers found thin ice may have protected lake water on frozen Mars.
‘Opportunity to bring it all together’: Owls look to cap season with Armed Forces Bowl victory
Rice’s football team will make its 15th bowl appearance in program history and its third in the last four seasons when the Owls face Texas State University in the Lockheed Martin Armed Forces Bowl Jan. 2 at Amon G. Carter Stadium in Fort Worth.
How a Lovett College Christmas party turned into a 50-year Rice tradition
What began as a small Lovett College dorm-room gathering in 1974 has grown into a 50-year holiday tradition among Rice friends.
New study shows early motherhood carries wage penalty, while delaying pays off
A woman’s early career pregnancy decision may shape her financial future for decades, according to new research.
Rice and MD Anderson build patient-specific models to guide complex pelvic cancer surgeries
A new collaboration between Rice engineers and physicians at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center is giving surgeons a powerful new way to plan pelvic reconstructions before they ever step into the operating room.
The Data-to-Knowledge (D2K) lab at Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing is a hub for data science solutions that conducts a semester-long program for undergraduates and master’s students to partner with governmental agencies, industry and community sponsors to solve real-world interdisciplinary challenges of scientific, local and global importance.
Joy, surprise and tears: Rice welcomes record early-decision Class of 2030
Rice has admitted a record number of students to the Class of 2030 through its Early Decision I and QuestBridge match programs.
WHO newborn health leader calls for resilient, equity-driven global health systems at Rice360 event
Queen Dube, Newborn Health Program lead at the World Health Organization, delivered the third and final lecture in the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies Seminar Series Dec. 3, offering a global perspective on the future of newborn health and the urgent need to rethink how care systems are designed and delivered worldwide.
Innovation across Africa takes center stage at Rice360’s first networkwide design competition
The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies and its invention education partners across Africa marked a major milestone at the first Invention Education Networkwide Design Competition, a two-day event held Nov. 20-21 that brought together the most promising student-led innovations from seven university design studios across the continent.
Legal sports betting linked to sharp increases in violent crime, study finds
As legalized sports betting sweeps across the country, new research shows it comes with a measurable rise in violent and impulsive crime on game days.
Rice researchers uncover the hidden physics of knot formation in fluids
A team of researchers at Rice, Georgetown University and the University of Trento in Italy has uncovered a surprising physical mechanism that explains how a single filament can form a knot while sinking through a fluid under strong gravitational forces.
Scenic Galveston and the SSPEED Center at Rice are launching two major initiatives designed to bolster wetland health and improve storm resilience across the Houston-Galveston region.
Paul, lead of Rice Nexus, elected to National Academy of Inventors
Sanjoy Paul, executive director of Rice Nexus and AI Houston and associate vice president for technology development at Rice University, has been selected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
Discipline, ambition and responsibility: More than 500 degrees conferred at December commencement
The newest parliament of Owl graduates celebrated a major step in their educational journey during Rice’s December 2025 commencement ceremony, held in Tudor Fieldhouse Dec. 9. The event included 116 bachelor’s degrees, 397 master’s degrees and 65 doctoral degrees conferred among the new graduates.
Rice partners on Project Metis to advance global leadership in brain health, emerging brain economy
Rice is a key partner on Project Metis, a groundbreaking initiative led by Center for Houston’s Future to position the Houston-Galveston region as the global leader in brain health and the emerging brain economy.