The Texas-France Space Hub aims to unite academic institutions and private enterprises, expanding commercial space presence in both countries....
Two university presidents hosted a conversation at the Ion Feb. 24 to discuss how American research universities serve the public. Rice University Pre...
Rice has established a new initiative aimed at refining world-class leadership development practices across campus, bringing together key representati...
Rice will welcome bôa as the headline music act at the third annual Moody X-Fest April 25 at Founder’s Court. The signature, rain-or-shine event celeb...
Rice has named seasoned special events executive Susan Christian as the first senior director of campus and community engagement and conference servic...
The 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) announced today the 42 startups invited to compete for more than $1 million in prizes April 10-12 at Ri...
A new study by mechanical engineers at Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing explores how programmed failure in heat-sealable, sh...
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected Rice Wind Energy as one of 12 teams advancing to the final phase of the 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition. ...
Rice tuition benefits help empower employees, boost careers and support families
February 17, 2025
Rice’s commitment to lifelong learning isn’t just for students. Recent updates to the university’s tuition benefits policies are making a significant difference in the lives of employees and their families, offering greater support for professional development and educational opportunities.
Rice opens the Rice Nexus, an innovation factory in the Ion focused on AI
February 14, 2025
Rice is celebrating the grand opening of the Rice Nexus, its flagship innovation hub in the Ion District designed to help faculty, students and alumni founders turn breakthrough research into high-impact startups.
February 13, 2025
The Rice lab of bioengineer Gang Bao and collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine have developed a new gene-editing strategy that dramatically boosts the effectiveness of gene therapies in the liver, a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for about 700 genetic disorders in this vital organ as well as in other organs and tissues.
Glasscock School of Continuing Studies launches teaching minor
February 13, 2025
Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies is now offering a minor in teaching, marking the school’s first undergraduate credential.
Rice’s Lydia Kavraki elected to National Academy of Engineering
February 12, 2025
Rice computer scientist Lydia Kavraki has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering, one of the highest professional honors accorded to an engineer, for her work on “developing randomized motion-planning algorithms for robotics and robotics-inspired methods in biomedicine.”
February 11, 2025
Rice Reflects, an initiative of Rice’s Office of the Provost to highlight and create opportunities for conversations across perceived differences, is announcing its next four events available for students, faculty and staff.
February 10, 2025
Rice scientists and collaborators at Baylor College of Medicine have demonstrated a new method for detecting the presence of dangerous chemicals from tobacco smoke in human placentas with unprecedented speed and precision.
Discovery of unexpected collagen structure could ‘reshape biomedical research’
February 7, 2025
A new study reveals an unexpected confirmation in collagen structure that could reshape biomedical research.
Halas awarded Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry
February 6, 2025
Rice’s Naomi Halas is the recipient of the 2025 Benjamin Franklin Medal in chemistry, awarded “for the creation and development of nanoshells — metal-coated nanoscale particles that can capture light energy — for use in many biomedical and chemical applications.”
Can plastics be defeated? New installation at the Moody puts science to the test
February 5, 2025
A new installation at Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts merges biosciences and art in an experiment with an uncertain outcome.