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Olivari sets Rice record for career 3-pointers

Quincy Olivari made Rice history Feb. 11, knocking down six 3-pointers against Florida International University to break the school record with 230 for his career.

Black girls benefit most when STEM teachers train up

When middle and high school teachers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics pursue continuing professional development, their students benefit, and a new study from Rice University shows the payoff can be dramatic.

Grammy Award-winning ensemble Roomful of Teeth to perform at Rice Feb. 24

​​​​​​​Roomful of Teeth, the Grammy Award-winning vocal band dedicated to reimagining the expressive potential of the human voice, will perform a free concert at Rice University’s Morrison Theater inside Brockman Hall for Opera Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is recommended .

​​​​​​​Scientific AI’s ‘black box’ is no match for 200-year-old method

Rice engineers discovered a 200-year-old technique called Fourier analysis can reveal crucial information about how a form of artificial intelligence called a deep neural network learns to perform tasks involving complex physics.

Shepherd School sophomore composer receives inaugural award from US Navy Band

Shepherd School of Music sophomore Jaylin Vinson's "Afrophilia" earned him earned him the inaugural Alton Augustus Adams Sr. Award for Emerging Composers, named in honor of the Navy Band’s first Black bandmaster.

Mosquito’s DNA could provide clues on gene expression, regulation

Rice University researchers discover that the Aedes aegypti mosquito’s DNA has the physical properties of a liquid crystal, a unique feature not found in any other species that could provide new clues on the factors that govern gene expression and regulation.

​​​​​​​Bite this! Mosquito feeding chamber uses fake skin, real blood

Rice bioengineers teamed up with tropical medicine experts from Tulane to invent a high-tech way to study the feeding behavior of mosquitoes. To eliminate the need for live volunteers, the system uses patches of "synthetic skin" made with a 3D bioprinter.

Danish space delegation tours Rice campus

A delegation of Danish representatives from government, academia and the space industry visited the Rice University campus last week for a half-day series of meetings, lab tours and conversations on avenues for growth and collaboration in space education and research.

Peptide 3D-printing inks could advance regenerative medicine

How do you build complex structures for housing cells using a material as soft as Jell-O? Rice University researchers have the answer with a new 3D-printing ink.

With eye on future, Rice’s strategic planning process moves forward

Rice University is undergoing a revision of its strategic plan in order to maximize its impact as an academic institution.

Renowned firm selected for Rice Academic Quadrangle redesign

Following a thoughtful search for a design partner that included an invitational competition in the summer of 2022, design work is underway to significantly reimagine Rice University’s Academic Quadrangle.

Actors From The London Stage dazzle throughout campus visit

The Actors From The London Stage, the international touring troupe based in London and at the University of Notre Dame, shared their talents with Rice students and the Houston community at large during the group’s recent on-campus residency Jan. 31-Feb. 4.

Partners in learning

Rice President Reginald DesRoches met with Houston ISD Superintendent Millard House II Jan. 31 on campus to discuss current and future partnerships between Rice and the largest public school district in Texas.

Rice Owls win big at Grammy Awards

Rice historian Doug Brinkley and alumna Germaine Franco took home the gold at the 65th annual Grammy Awards Feb. 5 in Los Angeles.

Firm selected for Academic Quadrangle redesign

The design process to enrich student experience by reimagining one of our university’s most iconic spaces, the Academic Quadrangle, is underway.