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. ...
Coral tells own tale about El Niño’s past
March 26, 2020
Researchers from Rice and Georgia Tech studied ancient Pacific corals to improve computer model predictions of El Niño events.
Sociology students journaling campus life during coronavirus for Rice archives
March 24, 2020
These undergrads are partnering with the Woodson Research Center to document an unprecedented campus closure.
Coronavirus and the classroom: How Rice is tackling the move to remote learning
March 23, 2020
Rice students, faculty and staff are finishing the spring semester in unprecedented circumstances, responding to the threat of COVID-19 by hunkering down and delivering classes online.
Bioengineers call for scale-up of COVID-19 testing to academic labs
March 19, 2020
Rice bioengineers are calling on federal officials to draft their lab and thousands like it to rapidly scale up coronavirus testing.
'Hunker down' and hope for a controlled crash landing
March 18, 2020
Rice bioscientist Yousif Shamoo explains how diseases like the coronavirus spread quickly and discusses how big cities like Houston can respond.
One last time — for now: Rice students organize impromptu ‘graduation’ ceremony
March 16, 2020
The class of 2020 wasn't leaving campus without a final march through the Sallyport.
'Smart' wound-healing patch: DARPA awards $22 million grant
March 12, 2020
Rice University engineers are part of a team that's developing an 'intelligent' bandage to regrow muscle tissue for wounded soldiers.
March 12, 2020
OEDK has designed a lightweight replica trophy for Rice’s own Terlingua chili champ, Kathryn Cavender.
March 6, 2020
On a crisp, sunny winter day, members of the Rice University community gathered to officially dedicate the newly constructed Patricia Lipoma Kraft ’87 and Jonathan A. Kraft Hall for Social Sciences.
New Rice University music building to be named Brockman Hall for Opera
March 4, 2020
Rice University's new music building will be named Brockman Hall for Opera and the 84,000-square-foot structure, along with Alice Pratt Brown Hall and its adjoining plaza, will be christened the Brockman Music and Performing Arts Center.