From the opening of Sarofim Hall to academically inspired art and cross-campus collaborations, the arts are entering an exciting new era at Rice....
For the past four football seasons, there’s been one constant in Rice Stadium: Hong Lin Tsai....
New books on coastal birds, postwar fashion designers, tensions in a Mexican fishing village and the inspiring Olympic story of track star Thane Baker...
Growing their social media audience one viral video at a time, these Rice students and alumni are redefining connection....
Now Reading: A landmark new history by Alexander X. Byrd and W. Caleb McDaniel reveals how the long fight for integration reshaped Rice....
Rice alum Rusty Ludwigsen spent a year diving into the science and politics of marine habitat restoration....
In 1975, Main Street Theater founder Becky Greene Udden set the stage for a Houston playhouse that has grown and evolved over the past 50 years....
As the Houston Chronicle’s opinion editor, Evan Mintz courts political debate online with keen insights, a sharp wit and plenty of hometown pride....
A revitalized stadium and a walkable link to Rice Village are set to reshape the campus experience....
A seven-year collaboration between Scott McGill and Susannah Wright ’18 has culminated in a new blank-verse translation of the epic poem....
John Baugh on the legacy of linguistic profiling and how Rice’s linguistics initiatives are addressing communication challenges in Texas and beyond....
Folding art into engineering, Larissa Novelino uses origami to shape smarter, safer structures....
A new annual ceremony recognized Rice faculty who have received highly prestigious and prestigious awards....
Rice sociologist Elizabeth Roberto is studying how dead-end streets, fences, railroad tracks and highways shape inequality across the U.S....
Rice engineers are turning the wasted heat of data centers into renewable energy....
With his award-winning novel, “L’Anniversario,” Rice’s Andrea Bajani has become an Italian literary sensation — and ignited a national debate....
In 2001, the Russian president arrived on campus to pitch a new era of openness....
For over 20 years, Rice School of Architecture Paris has offered an immersive learning experience in a global design capital....
Is your conscience in the cloud? A first-year writing seminar examines philosophical questions through the dystopian lens of the Netflix anthology series....
How junior Ankhi Banerjee helped NASA scientists monitor microbes on the International Space Station....
When the Shepherd School of Music announces its opera productions, the costume room inside Brockman Hall leaps to life....
A transformational gift from the Chao family will shape Rice’s 12th residential college, blending modern design with a legacy of generosity....
Using bats as her guide, Alexandria Shockney is mapping the city’s nocturnal landscape....
A note from Rice Magazine’s interim editor, Sarah Rufca Nielsen ’05...
Here are a few of the talented writers and photographers who contributed to the Winter 2026 issue....
From Astros games to the Texas Capitol, Mariachi Luna Llena has become the university’s most vibrant musical ambassador....