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. ...
A small step for atoms, a giant leap for microelectronics
March 4, 2020
Rice materials scientist Boris Yakobson and colleagues in Taiwan and China report in Nature on making large single-crystal sheets of hexagonal boron nitride, touted as a key insulator in future two-dimensional electronics.
Ex-CBS News president talks future of news at Social Sciences anniversary lecture
March 2, 2020
What does the future hold for journalism?
Social Sciences turns 40: A look back
March 2, 2020
More than a third of Rice undergraduates major in the social sciences, making it tough to imagine that Rice's School of Social Sciences didn't exist 40 years ago.
Deep learning rethink overcomes major obstacle in AI industry
March 2, 2020
Rice University computer scientists have overcome a major obstacle in the burgeoning artificial intelligence industry.
Rice Social Sciences to celebrate 40 years Feb. 27-28
February 24, 2020
Rice University's School of Social Sciences will celebrate 40 years inside the hedges with a series of events scheduled for Feb. 27 and 28.
Rice to celebrate dedication of Kraft Hall Feb. 27
February 20, 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.
Chemistry of Art class partners with MFAH to give Rice students firsthand experience
February 20, 2020
In this popular course, chemistry and art conservation go hand in hand.
America Through Foreign Eyes: Popular online course updated with Russian perspective
February 18, 2020
The massively popular online course, launching Feb. 17, now includes a module on Russian relations and perspectives.
Rankings roundup: Rice shines nationally and internationally
February 13, 2020
Rice sits near the top of university rankings recently released by Times Higher Education (THE), the Princeton Review and a number of other outlets that rate higher education institutions.
Media advisory: Wrestling history revived at Rice Media Center
February 13, 2020
HOUSTON – (Feb. 13, 2020) – Houston wrestling history, once lost to time, will be resurrected in all its flamboyant glory in a photo and film retrospective at Rice University.