Scott Solomon, a biologist, science communicator and teaching professor in the Department of Biosciences, has been named a 2025 Piper Professor by the...
Following a year full of increased activity for Moody Experience programs, Andy Osborn, program manager of educational initiatives, welcomed campus pa...
Matthew Tyler, an assistant professor of political science at Rice, receives NSF CAREER award....
A team led by Rice's Caroline Ajo-Franklin has discovered how certain bacteria breathe by generating electricity....
At Rice, senior Riya Misra found that studying the humanities wasn’t only about literature; it was about sharpening the essential tools for any storyt...
The 2025 Customer Value Report, authored by marketing researchers at Rice and the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School, evaluat...
For fall 2025, professor Kiese Laymon is breaking new ground with a course that centers on the beef between Lamar and Drake, a cultural moment that’s ...
The transformative impact of the Fulbright Scholar Program is on full display at Rice, where approximately 100 Fulbright students from around 30 count...
Catherine Clack, Rice’s associate vice provost in the Office of Access and Institutional Excellence and director of the Multicultural Center, is retir...
Lydia Kavraki, a leading researcher in robotics, computational biomedicine and artificial intelligence at Rice, has been elected to the National Acade...
The Rice Owls women's tennis earned an at-large bid in the NCAA field of 64, earning the third seed in the College Station Regional....
The Rice Owls men's tennis earned a spot in the NCAA field of 64 for the second-straight year, earning the fourth seed in the College Station Regional...
Rice experts share insights with leading media during Paris Olympics
August 13, 2024
As the world’s attention turned to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, experts from Rice lent their expertise to major national news outlets.
August 13, 2024
A Rice-led multi-institutional research collaboration has won an award of up to $18 million over five years from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop and validate a new system for improving tumor removal accuracy for two types of cancer: breast, and head and neck cancer.
Rice-built reactor yields green ammonia and purified water
August 12, 2024
Rice engineers have developed a revolutionary reactor design that could decarbonize ammonia production while also mitigating water pollution.
A ‘momentous’ time at Rice: Class of 2028 begins O-Week Aug. 18
August 12, 2024
Rice will kick off its annual O-Week tradition Aug. 18, the orientation program that familiarizes incoming students with their new schools, residential colleges and classmates as it welcomes the Class of 2028.
Gunnarsdottir says it’s a ‘dream’ to represent Rice, Iceland in 2024 Paris Olympics
August 12, 2024
Rice track and field’s Erna Gunnarsdottir competed on the world stage Aug. 8, representing her home country of Iceland and Rice University in the shot put at the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Locked out of banking: Incarceration is associated with decreased bank account ownership
August 12, 2024
People who have served time in jail or prison are less likely to have bank accounts after they are released than they were before serving time, which may hinder their long-term financial security, according to new research.
Rice alums reflect on Olympic experiences: Andrea Blackett
August 9, 2024
Two-time Olympian Andrea Blackett speaks on representing Barbados and Rice in Olympics.
Rice scores an A from Forbes for financial health
August 9, 2024
Rice has earned an A in Forbes’ most recent College Financial Grades list, achieving a 3.97 GPA. In evaluating 876 private colleges and universities, the influential business magazine identified the nation’s “strongest and weakest schools” in terms of financial health and performance.
Rice alums reflect on Olympic experiences: Rosey Edeh
August 8, 2024
Rosey Edeh, three-time Olympian and former Rice University standout, speaks about her Olympic experiences.
Rice’s Baker Institute unveils Argentina Energy Sector Initiative
August 8, 2024
Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy announces a new initiative focused on the Argentine energy sector that will result in conferences, reports and workshops. Argentina possesses a wide range of energy resources, including the Vaca Muerta shale formation which contains the world’s second largest unconventional natural gas and fourth largest unconventional petroleum reserves.