Rice students ‘soar together’ thanks to donors’ generosity
Rice University recently welcomed donors and scholarship recipients to the Moody Center for the Arts for “Soaring Together,” a reception celebrating the generosity of the Rice community and the transformational impact of scholarship endowments.
Texas Life Science Forum to highlight Texas health innovation Nov. 7 at Rice’s McNair Hall
The 12th annual Texas Life Science Forum takes place Nov. 7 at Rice University and will bring together 600 attendees for keynote speakers, panels and pitches from life science technologies. The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and BioHouston host the premier life science and health tech event in Texas each year to bring together members from industry, emerging life science companies, academics and investors.
Luz Garcini, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice University and interim director of Community Health at the university’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is a recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists.
Robert Santos, director of the U.S. Census Bureau, will discuss leveraging data to advance equity and diversity, lessons learned from the 2020 census and his plans to reach historically undercounted communities in 2030 at a Rice Kinder Forum event Nov. 8.
Academic Quad closure begins Nov. 6
Construction activities for Rice’s reimagined Academic Quadrangle will begin Nov. 6. From this time and through April, the Academic Quad’s main spaces and some access points will be closed to pedestrian traffic.
Rice Business entrepreneurship program ranks third globally with Poets&Quants
The Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University ranks third globally for its entrepreneurship program, according to Poets&Quants’ fifth annual ranking of such programs announced today.
Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality to present Gray/Wawro lecture on gun violence
Rice’s Center for the Study of Women, Gender and Sexuality will present a lecture by Fred Guttenberg on “Myths that Fuel Gun Violence” at Herring Hall Nov. 8.
Business leaders, Rice commit to support Houston innovation
Prominent entrepreneurs and business leaders have committed to invest in Houston’s innovation landscape as part of the inaugural cohort of the Rice University Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie)’s Leadership Council.
Rice homecoming brings Owls together for weekend of celebrations
The campus will welcome alumni, students, faculty, staff and families for Rice Alumni Weekend Nov. 3-4. Part homecoming, part class reunion and part family weekend, the 48 hours promise something for everyone.
Rice Athletics inducts 2023 hall of fame class
The Rice Athletics Hall of Fame inducted its newest class of legendary standouts during a ceremony Oct. 27 at the Westin Houston Medical Center Ballroom.
Rice marks campus sustainability day with afternoon of festivities
Rice’s Office of Sustainability hosted its annual Campus Sustainability Day to highlight and celebrate student organizations, campus departments and community partners that advance sustainability on campus and within Houston.
Rice Facilities and Capital Planning recognized with industry award
The Rice facilities and capital planning department was recently recognized with an award from IBM and Reliability Web during Reliability Web’s 2023 conference for the university’s progress in automating business process solutions for space management, operations, maintenance and capital construction project management.
The Rice Student Volunteer Program (RSVP) hosted its Project Pumpkin event Oct. 28, featuring pumpkin carving and other Halloween-themed activities in the Central Quad.
The Rice University campus gathered together to create a screecher of an event: pumpkin carving. No gourd was left untouched as Owls collected to wreak havoc on the fruit du jour while also sharing their creativity.
Rice physicist Evelyn Tang is inaugural recipient of early career award
Rice theoretical physicist Evelyn Tang is an inaugural recipient of the Interdisciplinary Early Career Scientist Prize from the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics.
