A collaboration between Rice and Houston Independent School District is helping strengthen its Sunrise Centers....
Political science professor Bob Stein recognized with the 2025 Y. Ping Sun Award for Outstanding Community Engagement....
Rice launches a first-of-its-kind collaboration: the Texas Linguistics Consortium....
Dominic Boyer, professor of anthropology at Rice awarded a 2025 Guggenheim Fellowship by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation....
Intero Biosystems — a life science company that has developed the first cell-derived human “minigut” replicating cell types, spatial structure and fun...
Rice and ExxonMobil have entered into a master research agreement to collaborate on research initiatives focused on sustainable energy solutions. ...
Oz Ocampo, a former international scout with the Houston Astros, is shaping the next generation of sports industry professionals....
An international team of physicists, including Rice’s Paul Padley, Frank Geurts, Karl Ecklund, Wei Li and Darin Acosta, was awarded the 2025 Breakthro...
Ruth Simmons honored with National Humanities Medal by President Biden
October 24, 2024
Ruth Simmons, the President’s Distinguished Fellow at Rice and a pioneering leader in higher education, was presented with the National Humanities Medal by President Joe Biden during a ceremony at the White House Oct. 21.
October 23, 2024
Newborn and maternal health experts, innovators and community leaders from around the world gathered at the inaugural “Innovation for Day One” conference hosted by the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies. Conference attendees convened to take collective action on solving one of the most pressing global health challenges: improving maternal and newborn health in resource-limited settings.
October 22, 2024
A vast collection of over 900 political campaign buttons was recently donated to the Baker Institute at Rice.
October 22, 2024
Rice has launched RBL LLC, a pioneering biotech venture creation studio designed to rapidly build companies based on lifesaving medical technologies developed out of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad.
Event to showcase AI-powered robots and technologies for space exploration Nov. 4-5
October 21, 2024
Rice’s Office of Innovation, in partnership with NASA, Purdue University and the Ion District, will host the In-Space Physical AI Workshop Nov. 4-5.
Rice ranked No. 6 in WalletHub’s national college rankings
October 16, 2024
Rice is ranked No. 6 in the nation in WalletHub’s 2025 College and University Rankings released this week, making it the top university in both Texas and the entire Southern region.
Rice-led research will leverage responsible AI to enhance coastal communities’ severe storm response
October 15, 2024
A team of Rice engineers and partners won a $1.5 million NSF award for a project that leverages responsible AI to enhance emergency response to coastal compound hazard events.
Research institute representative highlights Texas’ collaborative efforts with Rice in cancer battle
October 14, 2024
Abria Magee, senior program manager for the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, gave an overview of the agency’s efforts to fuel innovation in cancer research and drive advancements in prevention and cures at the recent AI in Health Conference hosted by Rice’s Ken Kennedy Institute.
October 14, 2024
The inaugural Art and Science of Total Synthesis of Natural and Designed Molecules for Biology and Medicine symposium brought together some of the world’s most renowned organic chemists.
Neal Lane establishes endowment to honor wife and women in STEM at Rice’s Baker Institute
October 10, 2024
Rice’s Neal Lane and the Lane family have donated $200,000 to Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.