From classroom to the pros: Rice sport analytics program turning data into opportunity
Rice’s sport analytics program, a relatively new and still rare undergraduate major, is quickly becoming a pipeline into professional sports.
New Rice study explains shifting school enrollment across Houston region
A new report from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) at Rice offers a clearer answer to a question many district leaders and families are asking: Where are all the students? University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Rice spinoff Helix Earth raises $12M to tackle energy efficiency in commercial buildings
A Houston-based energy technology startup with roots at Rice has secured a major funding milestone, underscoring the growing impact of Rice-driven innovation in the clean energy industry.
Rice graduate programs earn strong national rankings in latest US News listing
Rice continues to earn national recognition for the strength and breadth of its graduate programs with multiple disciplines ranked among the nation’s best in the 2026 edition of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Graduate Schools.
Senior Spotlight 2026: For this aspiring physician, computer science is ‘empowering’ asset
Rice senior Pankti Mehta is channeling her drive to improve how people access and experience health care by combining computer science with hands-on clinical insight.
Leadership in age of AI: John Doerr on purpose, innovation and the future
Venture capitalist John Doerr joined Doerr Institute for New Leaders’ director Bernie Banks at Rice March 26 for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, technology and the future of work.
‘Nothing short of fantastic’: US Rep. Babin, staff tour Rice labs during campus visit
Rep. Brian Babin (R-Woodville), chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology, visited Rice March 20 with a delegation of congressional staff to tour research facilities and learn about areas of focus across the university.
Rice’s Glasscock School convenes over 270 nonprofit leaders for Best Boards conference
The Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leadership at Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies welcomed nonprofit leaders from across Texas and the Gulf Coast March 26 for its annual Best Boards conference, a sold-out gathering focused on strengthening governance and leadership in a rapidly shifting landscape.
For more than a decade, Rice’s Frederi Viens has been studying Lake Chad, a vast freshwater lake in west-central Africa that borders Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
New Rice, UH partnership aims to address real-world solutions for plastics recycling
The Center for Energy Studies at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and the University of Houston Energy Transition Institute are launching a strategic partnership to advance scalable, real-world solutions for plastics circularity by integrating policy, economics, science and engineering.
Rice experts share sustainability strategies for Argentina’s Vaca Muerta shale boom
A delegation of researchers from Rice’s WaTER Institute traveled to Argentina’s Neuquén province this month to help address a pressing question facing one of the world’s fastest-growing energy regions: how to balance rapid oil and gas development with long-term environmental sustainability.
Rice rises in national patent rankings
Rice continues to strengthen its position as a leader in innovation, rising to No. 66 in the 2025 Top 100 U.S. Universities List for utility patents, released by the National Academy of Inventors. The university moved up two spots from last year , with 29 patents issued during the 2025 calendar year.
Rice powers March Madness behind scenes as South Regional host in Houston
Rice once again found itself at the center of the college basketball world, serving as the official host institution for the NCAA Men’s Basketball South Regional and helping transform Houston into a hub for March Madness.
Senior Spotlight 2026: Marek at the helm of engineering and sailing
For Rice senior Leo Marek, engineering is about finding the small changes that make big systems run better.
Rice has received a grant from the Houston Endowment to expand opportunities for students in the Master of Social Policy Evaluation (MSPE) program and to strengthen the impact of nonprofit work across Houston.