On Saturday, No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, YouTube creator and self-proclaimed “nerdfighter” John Green gave a 10-minute crash course to the 2026 graduates on how to live the post-grad life ...

Author John Green delivered the commencement address at Rice’s 113th undergraduate commencement ceremony, speaking on how to ...

Abby Manuel and Jack Vu noticed in April 2025 that some of the kids in the weekly classes they volunteered with had stopped showing up. They realized an uptick in U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Years before Lovett Hall was built, buffalo herds roamed the coastal prairie ecosystems of the Houston area on land that Indigenous nations called their home. Now, Rice researchers and Indigenous ...

Rice accepted 13.2% of Early Decision applicants in its first round of admissions for the class of 2029, said Yvonne Romero, vice president for enrollment. With 2,970 total applicants, this year saw ...

Rice University is tied for registering the oldest .edu domain in history, with rice.edu going online on April 24, 1985. Exactly 10 years later, on April 24, 1995, The Rice Thresher published its ...

Rice University Police Department Corporal Barry Oliver said he prefers to let students off with a warning. Violating the Rice Bicycle, Scooter, Micro-Transportation Policy usually means a $75 fine ...

Inside the athletics offices at Rice, decisions that once took hours of film review and guesswork have become instantaneous. Part of this process involves Anwesha Parida, a Wiess College junior ...

Footpaths act as both aesthetic contributions to an environment and as invitations for individuals to shape their own journey. For some, that journey is one of free choice and creativity in how to get ...

Between Wiess College and the towering buildings of the Texas Medical Center, an excavator sits above an open plain surrounded by tangles of trees, long grasses and dense shrubs. The Harris Gully ...

A historic season for women’s basketball came to a close on Sunday evening, but not before Rice set a new all-time program record for most wins in a single season. The Owls played their final two ...

Jealousy, violence, worship, love — The Last Dinner Party tosses poetic elements into “From The Pyre,” then stokes the mixture until it’s unrecognizable. Their new songs are stories listeners can ...