Venezuelan artist and educator Gerardo Rosales unveiled his latest mural Oct. 15 at the Moody Center for the Arts.
Baker College senior Magdah Omer debuted their first solo art exhibition Oct. 15 at Sleepy Cyborg.
Rivière named Association for Women in Mathematics fellow
Rice University’s Béatrice Rivière has been named a fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics.
Johannes von Moltke takes on the ‘geist in the machine’
Third talk in the ‘Cinema and the Post-Human’ lecture series takes place Nov. 5
The Game Theory Society was created in 1999 to promote research, teaching and application of game theory.
Dancers from the Filipino Young Professionals of Houston performed folk dances on the central quad Oct. 8.
HP CEO to discuss future of science and technology sector, impact of remote work
Antonio Neri, president and CEO of Hewlett Packard Enterprise — which recently relocated its global corporate headquarters to the Houston area — will discuss the role of funding in scientific innovation and the future of science and technology companies in an upcoming webinar from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
People, papers and presentations for Oct. 18, 2021
People, papers and presentations for Oct. 18, 2021
Anticorrosion coating sets new benchmark
Rice engineers adapt a compound to serve as a universal anticorrosive coating for steel.
The GCEC, hosted by Loyola University Maryland and the University of Baltimore on Oct. 13-16, showcased higher education’s role in supporting underrepresented entrepreneurs who have been most affected by economic crises and hold the most potential for growth. The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship at the Jones Graduate School of Business is the administrative home for the GCEC.
NASA’s Shannon Walker ’87 returns with gifts from space
NASA astronaut and Rice alumnus Shannon Walker ’87 returned to campus Oct. 12 to present more than a dozen Rice-related mementos that flew with her during her latest six-month mission to the International Space Station.
Design competition announced for Little Free Libraries
Jury of Rice judges will consider feasibility, durability, creativity and public impact
New members elected to Baker Institute Board of Advisors
The Baker Institute Board of Advisors added eight new members in 2021, with expertise ranging from business and health to energy, finance and technology. The new members are Jay Brown, Benjamin Cheng, Thomas Falk, Robert Ladd, Fred Lummis, Gerald Smith, Ann Stern and Guillermo “Memo” Trevino.
Boniuk Institute, empathy advocates to present Compassion Week
Compassionate Houston, a partner of Rice’s Boniuk Institute for Religious Tolerance, is hosting Compassion Week Oct. 16-22 to provide the community with perspectives from a variety of backgrounds through virtual sessions.
Rice sociologists honored by Children At Risk
Ruth López Turley and Stephen Klineberg were honored at the 2021 Accolades Luncheon Oct. 8.