There is only one Rice, and as the university enters a new era of growth and ambition, Rice is taking a deliberate look at something that has long helped make the institution distinctive: its culture.
Rice’s Facilities, Planning and Capital Construction department hosted a breakfast to thank the many teams across the Office of Operations, Finance and Support that worked together to ensure the university was ready to welcome students, faculty and staff back to campus.
The anniversary issue examines a technology reshaping how people work, learn and make decisions. Featured stories explore how AI and machine learning influence household financial decisions, what drives data center location decisions across the United States and whether generative AI can help organizations sustain creativity over time.
Rice’s Anna-Karin Gustavsson published a method in Nano Letters expanding the use of light sheet microscopy to include a single objective in commercially available sample chambers.
David Medina, retired director of Multicultural Community Relations at Rice, was recently honored by both the Mexican government and Harris County in recognition of his longtime service and contributions to the community
Rice has launched One Giant Leap Ventures Fund I, an early-stage fund built to invest in the university’s most promising spinouts and alumni-founded startups. Structured as an institutional venture fund, it enables participation from equity limited partners as well as philanthropic investors seeking to support Rice startups.
The transition of the brain economy from theory to actuality is increasingly becoming a focus for Rice and its partners in Houston. Provost Amy Dittmar brought the conversation to the United Nations General Assembly and moderated a panel titled “The New Wealth of Nations: Brain Economy Leadership in Action.”
When students move out of Rice residence halls each spring, usable furniture, appliances and other dorm essentials can be left behind. For Anne Kozlevchar, seeing those items headed for the trash sparked an idea: create a system to give them a second life.
The Rice football team will look to get back in the win column Saturday when the Owls travel to East Carolina for an American Conference matchup at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in Greenville, North Carolina.
Rice Athletics celebrated longtime supporters and champions of its student-athletes Sept. 30 at the 21st An Evening for Rice’s Honour gala at River Oaks Country Club.
PodCAT, hosted by researchers from Rice, the University of Rochester and Penn State University, is a podcast devoted to the science of catalysis, academic careers and the surprisingly personal stories of the researchers themselves.
A call for a possible seizure became a life-threatening cardiac emergency when Rice Emergency Medical Services responders identified signs of a heart attack in a campus visitor and quickly coordinated transport for specialized care.
Rice parents, siblings, grandparents and other family members joined their Owls for meals, performances, conversations, campus activities and athletics as part of the annual Families Weekend festivities. For families, it offered a glimpse into the communities, relationships and experiences their loved ones have built since arriving on campus.