‘So much love and gratitude in my heart’: Rice celebrates advanced degree graduates
Nearly 900 advanced degree recipients were celebrated May 9 as Owls walked across the stage at Tudor Fieldhouse to roars of applause and cheers, marking the culmination of their academic journeys at Rice University.
Community Bridges gives Rice students hands-on experience tackling Houston’s biggest challenges
Students presented projects during the Community Bridges’s end-of-year poster showcase.
Rice and Baylor College of Medicine have renewed their joint Superfund Research Program with a nearly $15 million, five-year grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences to advance detection, health research and cleanup technologies for a class of hazardous pollutants known as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
Rice expert warns of growing risks to Middle East water supply
A new piece published in Science by Menachem Elimelech raises urgent concerns about the vulnerability of desalination infrastructure across the Middle East, warning that geopolitical instability and environmental threats could quickly disrupt water supplies for millions.
Rice students turn classroom project into publishable breakthrough in aerospace composites
A group of Rice students has turned a single semester course project into a peer-reviewed research paper, demonstrating a new way to make high-performance composite materials both stronger and more resistant to catastrophic failure.
Rice sophomore honored by prestigious academic honor society for efforts in public health and policy
Rice sophomore selected as a Phi Beta Kappa Key into Public Service Scholar for the second year in a row.
Rice is rapidly advancing one of the most ambitious faculty expansion efforts in its history, reinforcing a commitment to world-class research, transformative teaching and global impact.
Rice to celebrate largest graduating class ever during weekend commencement ceremonies
Rice will confer degrees upon 3,066 graduates — the most in the university’s history — during its 113th commencement ceremonies May 8-9.
Houston-area residents are increasingly worried about the economy, facing growing financial strain and declining confidence in job opportunities, according to new findings from Rice ’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.
Rice and UT Arlington partner to build Hill Country flood warning system
After catastrophic flooding claimed more than 130 lives in Central Texas in July 2025, Rice and the University of Texas at Arlington are partnering to develop a real-time flood warning system aimed at preventing future loss of life.
The GLP-1 paradox: Rice study finds weight loss drugs may carry unexpected stigma
GLP-1 medications have taken over the national conversation around weight loss, but new research from Rice suggests the social reality may be more complicated.
Rice engineering students turn $300 car into dystopian endurance racer
A team of Rice engineering students macgyvered a 1980 Datsun 200 SX into a race-ready vehicle, complete with Orwell-inspired theming.
Rice students bring health care to rural regions through new app
Three Rice students spent their spring break piloting a mobile health platform designed to support community health workers in underserved regions, including Guatemala, Kenya and Colombia.
The Claudio X. González Center for the U.S. and Mexico at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy convened its second annual U.S. Policy Outlook conference in Mexico City at a moment of heightened political and economic significance for the U.S.-Mexico relationship.
Breaking the silence: At Rice, Black men gather for real conversations on mental health
Hundreds of men gather at Rice for an open conversation about mental health.
