Alumnus Rhodes makes case for listening before you argue
The former Obama speechwriter brings lessons from 15 American speeches and a warning about AI to Rice’s fall Campbell Lectures Nov. 17-18.
Rice LIVED puts university culture, values into action
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.
Nation’s top student literary magazine takes center stage
The editors of R2: The Rice Review hosted an Open Mic Night months after the journal's second national title.
Rice celebrates multiple teams for successfully completed capital projects
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.
Rice Business Wisdom marks 10 years of bringing faculty research to wider audience
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.
Improved precision microscopy method developed by Rice professor
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.
Medina earns accolades from Mexican government, Harris County
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 launches One Giant Leap Ventures to back promising startups across university ecosystem
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.
From global conversation to local action: Rice advances brain economy at UN
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.”
Rice ReUse turns move-out waste into affordable dorm essentials
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.
Rice researchers find evidence of true polar wander
Rice researchers find evidence of movement in the Earth's spin axis 56-48 million years ago.
Rice looks to snap skid in road test at East Carolina
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 celebrates longtime supporters at An Evening for Rice’s Honour
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.
Catalytic confessions and a quest for Matt Damon: PodCAT puts science on mic
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.
REMS team recognized for timely response to life-threatening incident
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.