Rice will welcome Robert Langer, one of the world’s most influential biotechnology innovators, for a keynote address as part of its President’s Lectur...
A cohort of Rice University undergraduates boarded a bus bound for Alabama — not for vacation, but for a deeper understanding of America’s legacy of r...
Rice professors Karen Lozano and Eduardo Salas have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the oldest and most prestigious ...
Student engineering teams at Rice demonstrated how hands-on design can drive real-world impact at the 2025 Huff Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen Show...
A team of students from Rice is developing a mobile app to “make happiness a daily habit.” Named Sprout Wellness, the technology’s goal is to provide ...
A collaboration between Rice and Houston Independent School District is helping strengthen its Sunrise Centers....
Rice will increase access by growing the university’s student body, marking an unprecedented growth trajectory that began earlier this decade. The exp...
Rice launches a first-of-its-kind collaboration: the Texas Linguistics Consortium....
Pandemic exacerbates stress for struggling Houston families
January 25, 2021
Staying put during the pandemic is hard enough without additional stressors. But for some in Houston, COVID-19 exacerbated situations that already presented challenges.
Eddie Glaude Jr. talks racial justice in America in special Campbell Lecture
January 25, 2021
Popular Princeton professor will speak March 4 during online lecture.
President Leebron outlines updated plan for spring semester
January 8, 2021
Rice mourns political science professor and former Dean of Social Sciences
December 18, 2020
Lyn Ragsdale, former Dean of Social Sciences, died Dec. 13 at age 66.
AI-powered microscope could check cancer margins in minutes
December 17, 2020
Researchers from Rice University and MD Anderson Cancer Center have created a microscope that uses artificial intelligence to quickly and inexpensively image large tissue sections at high resolution with minimal preparation. If clinically validated, the DeepDOF microscope could allow surgeons to inspect tumor margins within minutes.
Dogtrot dwelling divides to conquer energy bills
December 14, 2020
Antibody study suggests COVID-19 infections underestimated
December 14, 2020
A monthslong study to determine the number of Houstonians carrying COVID-19 antibodies revealed infections may have been four times greater than viral tests showed, according to collaborators at the Houston Health Department, Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine.
State of the University: President hails 'remarkable performance'
December 14, 2020
David Leebron delivered his 2020 State of the University address with a salute to the university’s faculty, staff and students for overcoming the year’s unprecedented challenges.
It's lights, camera, gavel for Cinema and Media Studies minors
December 14, 2020
New course will explore the American courtroom drama.
Task Force hosts conversation with Rice’s first Black student, Raymond Johnson
December 7, 2020
Johnson’s discussion was the third “Black at Rice” webinar convened this semester to offer dialogue on the Black student experience.