Katharine Shilcutt

Salas, King named associate vice presidents for research

Rice's Office of Research has named Eduardo Salas and Michael King as associate vice presidents for research.

WaTER Institute leads the charge in making cleaner water through nanotech

Providing access to safe drinking water can save more lives than doctors

Rice’s Medical Humanities Research Institute is aiming for a paradigm shift in medicine

Medicine is so much more than delivering treatments or writing prescriptions: It’s about helping a person. The Medical Humanities Research Institute at Rice, launched in October 2023, is aiming for a paradigm shift in medicine that refocuses on the human beings at the core of medicine, both as health care professionals and patients. Medical humanities not only elevates the contributions and perspectives that the humanities can bring to health care; it’s a multidisciplinary approach that also engages the arts, social sciences, engineering and other fields to ensure that patients are seen as people in the context of healing and to make health care more equitable and inclusive for all.

Rice Innovation awards second cycle of One Small Step Grants

Rice Innovation announced its two most recent awardees of the One Small Step Grant , marking a significant milestone in accelerating the transition from lab to market for these Rice-developed technologies. Launched in September 2023, the grant aims to support lab-stage projects across campus, providing crucial capital for projects to spin out of the university and successfully attract investment from angel investors and venture capital.

Rice ranks among Top 100 US universities for utility patents

​A new list published by the National Academy of Inventors June 4 highlights Rice’s push for patenting its innovative research. With 14 utility patents issued in 2023 by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Rice ranks among the Top 100 U.S. Universities Granted Utility Patents according to the NAI.

Binki headlines Rice’s KTRU Outdoor Show March 30

KTRU’s 32nd annual Outdoor Show March 30 will once again take place all afternoon and into the evening on the grassy Central Quad off Alumni Dr. and features a diverse array of acts from around the country.

Rain or shine

All degree candidates were invited to attend the May 7 plenary commencement ceremony

Practice throws

A group of Lovetteers gave their mortarboards a test toss ahead of their march into Rice Stadium

Owls of a feather

Rice seniors linked arms with their friends and O-Week groups as they marched through the Sallyport

Mortarboards with a message

Candidates for advanced degrees sported mortarboards with messages at their investiture

Angolan culture celebrated

Rice partnered with the Angolan Consulate in Houston for a celebration of Women Through the Lens of Angola

Shabbat shalom: Chabad hosts mega-meal for Rice students

Over 100 Rice students packed Farnsworth Pavilion on March 25 for “Mega Shabbat.”

Sayid selected as Frederick Douglass Global Fellow

Prestigious international leadership program for students of color takes place in Ireland

Brazilian science minister Pontes returns to Rice

Brasil@Rice hosted Marcos Pontes March 10 as part of his trip to Houston.

Fette awarded Fulbright grant to research migration, citizenship in French children’s literature

Grant recognizes a career dedicated to cultural ambassadorship between France and the United States