Empowering new beginnings: RISE program prepares incoming students for success
Even for the nation’s highest achieving students, the transition from high school to college can be an intimidating experience. That’s where RISE (Responsibility, Inclusion and Student Empowerment program) comes in.
Rice Architecture’s fall lecture series takes singular look at pluralism
“Engaging Pluralism” is the theme for this fall’s Rice Architecture lecture series, set to begin Sept. 7.
Rice partnered with the Angolan Consulate in Houston for a celebration of Women Through the Lens of Angola
Humanities hosts daylong visit for high schoolers hoping to study the environment
These students picked Rice for a reason
Brain drain could give patients peace of mind
Pressure from excess cerebrospinal fluid on the brain is often relieved by surgically installing a shunt that carries the fluid to a reservoir. But when pressure in the reservoir itself is too high, the shunt needs a little help.
Rice’s Walker beams down from space station
Rice alumna Shannon Walker and crewmate Kate Rubins, aboard the International Space Station, joined a conversation with students in Houston, Scotland and Ecuador.
Houston refines hunt for COVID in wastewater
There are many ways to test municipal wastewater for signs of the virus that causes COVID-19, but scientists in Houston have determined theirs is the best yet.
Physics camp has proven benefits for high school girls
HOUSTON – (March 5, 2021) – Even a small effort up front can boost the abilities and confidence of girls as they anticipate taking challenging science courses.
Pandemic exacerbates stress for struggling Houston families
Staying put during the pandemic is hard enough without additional stressors. But for some in Houston, COVID-19 exacerbated situations that already presented challenges.
Rice Space Institute, Canada agree to collaborate
Rice Space Institute and the Consulate General of Canada in Dallas agree to collaborate on science and technology related to the space industry.
Rice rolls out next-gen nanocars
Rice researchers continue to advance the science of single-molecule machines with a new lineup of nanocars, in anticipation of the next international Nanocar Race in 2022.
OpenStax to vastly expand open education library with support from national foundations
OpenStax, Rice’s educational technology initiative, is vastly expanding its library of free textbooks, working toward a goal of ensuring that no student ever has to worry about textbook costs again. This work is possible as a result of new grants totaling $12.5 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, the Charles Koch Foundation and the Stand Together community.
