Department News

Doctoral Students in regalia

Our restructured Ph.D. program graduated its first cohort Monday, May. 9, 2022


Rise Logo

RISE Day 2021 Monday, Jul. 5, 2021


Azaleas at Rice

STEM Designation for the Graduate Program Monday, Jan. 11, 2021


Azaleas at Rice

GRE waived for 2020-2021 PhD program application cycle Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2020


Kirill Evdokimov

Kirill Evdokimov awarded Lodieska Stockbridge Vaughn Fellowship Friday, Jun. 5, 2020


Rise Logo

Economics students, faculty honored at RISE ceremony Friday, May. 29, 2020


Mallesh Pai

Mallesh Pai wins award for best paper from American Economic Association Thursday, May. 28, 2020


Azaleas at Rice

Online Math and Stat Camps Monday, Feb. 10, 2020


Medlock

Qatar recognizes Rice’s Medlock for educating future energy leaders Monday, May. 6, 2019


Azaleas at Rice

Yinghua He Wins Award for Best Paper in AEJ: Microeconomics Wednesday, May. 1, 2019


Kelly Neill

Graduate Student Kelly Neill Wins the National Bureau of Economic Research Award Monday, Jan. 28, 2019


Azaleas at Rice

Online Math Camp Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2018


Rice campus

Social Sciences undergraduate majors see rise in rankings Monday, Sep. 24, 2018


Vicki Mak-Romo

Q&A with Vicki Mak-Romo, a Houston-native and Energy Economist from the inaugural MEECON Class of 2017 Friday, Sep. 21, 2018


Doyle Arnold '70 with Dr. William Sharpe, who delivered a RISE Lecture in March 2018, and friends from business school. (L-R: Polly Shouse, Rhonda Brooks '74, Dr. William Sharpe, Doyle Arnold '70, Mary Ellen Zellerbach)

RISE Lecture Series Enters Fourth Year Friday, Sep. 21, 2018


Azaleas at Rice

$6.6M grant from Arnold Foundation to fund Texas Policy Lab at Rice U. Thursday, Sep. 6, 2018


Azaleas at Rice

Rice Economics PhD Andre Barbe named to Council of Economic Advisers Friday, Jul. 27, 2018


Azaleas at Rice

Rice U. to break ground on new School of Social Sciences building this summer Monday, Jul. 16, 2018


Azaleas at Rice

Foundation names James Brown a Piper Professor Wednesday, May. 2, 2018


Azaleas at Rice

Summer Math and Stat Camps Tuesday, May. 1, 2018


Azaleas at Rice

Professor James Brown Reflects on Unsurpassed Teaching and Learning Wednesday, Apr. 25, 2018


Azaleas at Rice

MEECON students won first place in National Petro Challenge Saturday, Feb. 10, 2018


Azaleas at Rice

MEECON students won first-place in Rice Petro Challenge Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018


Azaleas at Rice

Ph.D. student Natalie Hinchey wins Dennis J. O'Brien USAEE Best Student Paper Award Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017


Azaleas at Rice

Online Math Camp Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017


Azaleas at Rice

Thresher: Economics department sees benefits of recent overhaul Friday, Apr. 8, 2016