Rice study: Chinese scientists prioritize government service more than global peers
New Rice research finds Chinese scientists feel a greater obligation to serve their government with research efforts than international counterparts.
Rice Vietnamese Student Association welcomes high school students for college leadership workshop
Rice’s Vietnamese Student Association hosted its 22nd annual college leadership workshop Oct. 19. The one-day event aims to equip high school students in the Houston area with resources to prepare them for the college application process.
Scientia lectures explore challenges to US democracy
Democracy and threats to it were front and center as the Rice Scientia Institute hosted its first event of the fall semester Oct. 24.
A new study on iron-tin thin films reshapes scientific understanding of kagome magnets.
‘Sharing concrete examples of leadership challenges’: Rice students learn from leaders at NASA
Widely recognized for developing leaders, Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders took its students to a place full of them earlier this month, visiting the NASA Johnson Space Center.
Rice football team to honor service members during Navy game
One of the themes for Rice University’s football game against the Naval Academy Nov. 2 is “Salute to Service,” and no two students better represent the values of both institutions than Kai Hartman and Thara Venkateswaran.
Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative hosts kickoff event, awards first round of seed grants
Leaders and researchers from Rice and the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center came together this month to celebrate the launch of the Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative, first announced earlier this summer.
Reactor developed at Rice could make direct air capture more energy efficient
Rice researchers have developed an electrochemical reactor that has the potential to drastically reduce energy consumption and cost for direct air capture.
Faculty of Rice’s Shepherd School react to discovery of new Chopin waltz
The recent discovery of a new Frédéric Chopin waltz has reverberated throughout the classical music world, capturing the attention of scholars, performers and audiences alike.
Renowned conceptual artist Mel Chin to headline Rice’s Campbell Lecture Series
Mel Chin, an internationally acclaimed conceptual artist and MacArthur Fellow, will bring his thought-provoking perspective to Rice’s Campbell Lecture Series Nov. 12-13.
Bill and Mary Anne Dingus commit $1M to Human Impacts on the Earth Fund at Rice
Bill Dingus ’81, a Rice University alumnus, and his wife Mary Anne have pledged $1 million to support the university’s Human Impacts on the Earth Fund.
Ratkovic captures AAC Women's Singles Individual Championship
Rice sophomore Divna Ratkovic defeated Leonie Moeller of Memphis in a nearly three-hour battle to claim the inaugural American Athletic Conference Women’s Singles Individual Championship in the AAC Men’s and Women’s Individual Championship hosted by Rice.
Nonpartisan data and insights on the top issues of the upcoming election such as U.S. fiscal, science and technology, energy transition and school choice policy are available in Election 2024: Policy Playbook, a series of policy briefs presented jointly by Rice and the Baker Institute for Public Policy. The series offers critical context, analysis and recommendations to equip policy leaders governing the U.S. and Texas in 2025.
Rice University announces historic gift to establish Virani Undergraduate School of Business
Houston business and community leaders Farid and Asha Virani have made a generous philanthropic gift to Rice's business program igniting a new era of opportunity for students. In recognition of this historic contribution, the current undergraduate business program will be named the Virani Undergraduate School of Business.
New study finds invasive plants drive homogenization of soil microbial communities across U.S.
A new study co-authored by Matthew McCary reveals that these species are reshaping soil microbial communities across the U.S., making them more uniform and altering how ecosystems function.