Faculty bestowed with award recognizing superior teaching
Nine faculty received the 2023 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, which honors top Rice instructors by votes from alumni who graduated within the past two, three and five years.
Faculty, staff, students honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service
Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service. Here are recipients of some of this year's awards.
Rice U.’s Chao Center for Asian Studies to host award-winning writer Kevin Chen
The Chao Center for Asian Studies — along with co-sponsors the Asia Society Texas Center, Inprint and the Taiwan Academy in Houston, an arm of the Taiwan Ministry of Culture — will host Kevin Chen, awarding-winning author of “Ghost Town,” as the latest speaker in its Liu Distinguished Visitor Series April 27 at Rice’s BioScience Research Collaborative.
Tina Villard wins Elizabeth Gillis Award
Tina Villard, senior associate athletic director of recreation, was named this year’s winner of the Elizabeth Gillis Award for Exemplary Service at President Reginald DesRoches’ event celebrating staff accomplishments April 21.
Rice graduate programs land among nation’s best in US News rankings
Numerous Rice University graduate programs ranked in the nation’s top 25 in their respective categories in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings.
In final year in league, Rice hosts C-USA Men’s Tennis Championship
The Rice men’s tennis team bid farewell to Conference USA by hosting the league tournament April 21-23 at the George R. Brown Tennis Center.
McIntosh celebrated for four-plus decades at Rice
Susan McIntosh, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Anthropology, was celebrated April 18 for her 40-plus-year career at Rice.
Department of Finance and Administration announces changes
Vice President for Finance and Administration Kelly Fox provided an update on her department in an April 17 email to the Rice community.
A new medical device developed by Rice University students will help premature babies in developing countries receive life-saving oxygen without damaging their eyesight.
Business leaders, strategists and technologists from the energy industry attended the first International Workshop on AI-Powered Renewable Energy April 17-18 at the Ion innovation hub.
Glasscock’s OpenRICE series panel to address Black female leadership in fundraising
The Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies’ newest OpenRICE series webinar, “Black Leadership Matters: Black Women in Fundraising,” will feature a powerhouse panel of Black female fundraisers sharing their experiences April 28.
Political experts to discuss 2024 campaign season at Baker Institute, Carter Center event
Former President Jimmy Carter’s legacy of promoting free and fair elections at home and abroad will be discussed at a May 1 event hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and The Carter Center.
Gastric suction device could curb preventable newborn mortality
A team of Rice University engineering students partnered with the Dominican Foundation for Mothers and Infants to design a gastric suction device tailored to the specific needs and health care environment of the Hospital Materno Infantil San Lorenzo de los Mina, one of the largest maternity hospitals in the Dominican Republic.
Reginald DesRoches, Lydia Kavraki elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rice University President Reginald DesRoches and Professor Lydia Kavraki have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the nation’s foremost society of scholars.
President DesRoches honors Rice staff’s ‘excellence in action’
President Reginald DesRoches welcomed staff members to a morning breakfast and recognition ceremony April 21 at Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall. Themed “Excellence in Action,” the gathering highlighted the university’s successes and growth during the previous year, and also marked DesRoches’ first in office.
