A new program at Rice is giving students a front-row seat to the stories shaping Houston and putting them behind a microphone to tell them.
Team UroVac wins top engineering prize for bladder cancer device at Rice’s Huff OEDK Showcase
Team UroVac won top prize at the Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase.
Student innovators from across the globe gathered at Rice’s BioScience Research Collaborative to tackle some of the world’s most urgent health challenges.
Partnerships and perspectives showcased at annual Sustainability Summit
The Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted its annual Sustainability Summit, emphasizing the importance of systems thinking in addressing complex sustainability challenges.
Owls to face TCU in NCAA First Round
The No. 42 Rice women's tennis team will face No. 20 TCU in the first round of the NCAA Tournament in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
President Reginald DesRoches welcomed hundreds of Rice University staff members to a morning breakfast and recognition ceremony April 23 at Tudor Fieldhouse. Themed For All You Do, We Care For You, the gathering highlighted the university’s successes and staff’s accomplishments during the previous year and a glimpse into Rice’s trajectory in the coming years.
The Kinder Houston Area Survey, the longest-running study of any major metro area in the nation, was released at the institute’s annual luncheon.
Celebrating excellence: Announcing Center for Teaching Excellence Award winners
Rice’s 2026 University Awards Ceremony, hosted by the Center for Teaching Excellence, brought together faculty, students and academic leaders to celebrate one central idea: Great teaching transforms lives. The event highlighted not only outstanding educators but also the broader culture of mentorship, innovation and community that defines the university.
Senior Spotlight 2026: AJ Shin charts intellectual path shaped by curiosity, connection at Rice
A philosophy major with minors in art history, Asian studies and French, AJ Shin’s academic path did not follow a predefined structure.
Scientists at Rice pioneer faster, greener method to recycle lithium-ion batteries
As global demand for lithium-ion batteries continues to surge, a team of Rice researchers has developed a faster, more energy-efficient way to recover critical minerals from spent batteries, potentially easing supply chain pressures and reducing environmental harm.
Senior Spotlight 2026: Cantin uses flexibility to find pathway to management consulting firm
Alex Cantin is graduating this May with a degree in business management, including a minor in entrepreneurship, from the Virani Undergraduate School of Business at Rice and will join McKinsey as a consultant.
Kraft Hall comes alive with ideas: Student research in social sciences takes center stage at Rice
Kraft Hall was buzzing with energy and a little bit of chaos as Rice undergraduates transformed its corridors into a packed showcase of original research and creative ideas during the Social Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium.
Rice-led research turns lunar material into building blocks for future moon infrastructure
New research from Rice proposes transforming one of the moon’s most stubborn obstacles, its abrasive dust, into a valuable building resource.
Where discovery begins: Rice students showcase research with real-world impact
At Rice’s Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium, hundreds of posters lined the room with ambitious questions and early answers.
Rice students showcase bold engineering solutions at annual OEDK event
From lifesaving medical devices to sustainable energy systems and robotics, Rice students packed the Ion with ingenuity April 16 for the Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase.