Staff member and beloved employee Kelly Quin passed away Nov. 30. She worked at Rice University for more than 30 years, most recently serving as assis...
The Rice Center for Civic Leadership and Interfaith Ministries for Greater Houston partnered with students enrolled in Multicultural Psychology to hos...
Richard G. Baraniuk, the C. Sidney Burrus Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rice University, has been awarded the 2025 IEEE Jack S. ...
Grammy-winning pianist Yefim Bronfman brought his artistry and expertise to Rice’s Shepherd School of Music Dec. 2, leading a master class with gradua...
Over 500 seniors will conclude their academic journeys as Rice Owls when they walk during the December commencement ceremony Dec. 10....
Researchers are developing a novel antibody therapy to treat bone metastases in estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer....
OpenStax, an educational initiative of Rice, is celebrating 25 years of expanding access to research-informed educational tools and resources for lear...
Meticulously draped inside the Shepherd School of Music’s Alice Pratt Brown Hall, a dazzling interplay of color, texture and movement now graces the w...
More than 50 Rice University students gathered Nov. 20 for the Mega Challah Bake hosted by Chabad at Rice....
The Rice women’s basketball team had its best shooting night of the season en route to a 79-57 win over Vermont in the team’s final game of the Cancun...
The Rice men’s basketball team took home a 70-66 victory over Iona to finish with a 2-1 record at the Nassau Championship....
Rice alumna Camila Vinson ’22 ’23 has been accepted into the Knowles Teacher Initiative Teaching Fellowship, a five-year program that supports early c...
November 4, 2024
Rice is gearing up for Election Day on campus Nov. 5.
Rice Theatre wraps ‘The Comedy of Errors,’ full recording available online
November 3, 2024
Rice Theatre recently wrapped its production of William Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors,” a masterful blend of wit, whimsy and wordplay that enchanted audiences with its delightful pandemonium. The play ran Oct. 18-26 at Hamman Hall.
Wellness Wednesdays get into H-OWL-o-ween spirit
November 3, 2024
Wellness Wednesdays made a nod to Halloween Oct. 30 as Tommy McClelland, vice president and director of athletics, and the Employee Health and Well-Being team led a group of costumed Rice employees on a walk around the inner loop.
Valentin Radutiu appointed professor of cello at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music
November 1, 2024
Acclaimed cellist Valentin Radutiu began his musical journey at the age of 6 when he started learning the cello from his father, a cellist with the Munich Radio Orchestra who had fled communist Romania.
Rice, Texas Medical Center institutions jointly award seed grants
October 31, 2024
Rice, together with Baylor College of Medicine and the Houston Methodist Academic Institute, has awarded seed grants in support of research on health equity and digital health.
October 31, 2024
David Abraham received the United Nations Association of Houston’s Global Citizen Award.
At Rice, novelist Andrea Bajani finds himself in translation
October 31, 2024
At the bustling crossroads of the Frankfurt Book Fair where novelist and poet Andrea Bajani visited for the prelaunch of his new novel “The Anniversary” (“L’anniversario”), he found himself face-to-face with four people — no, four versions of himself.
Shepherd School alumni, recent students take center stage at elite opera companies
October 31, 2024
Recent graduates and students of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music are making waves in the opera world with several securing coveted positions in some of the nation’s most renowned opera companies.
Rice study: Chinese scientists prioritize government service more than global peers
October 31, 2024
New Rice research finds Chinese scientists feel a greater obligation to serve their government with research efforts than international counterparts.
Rice Vietnamese Student Association welcomes high school students for college leadership workshop
October 30, 2024
Rice’s Vietnamese Student Association hosted its 22nd annual college leadership workshop Oct. 19. The one-day event aims to equip high school students in the Houston area with resources to prepare them for the college application process.