Body chemistry can predict severity of depression after death of spouse
May 19, 2021
A new study from researchers at Rice University has found that bodily inflammation after the death of a spouse can predict future depression.
There’s never been a better time to pursue an English degree at Rice
May 18, 2021
Creative writing program offers unique opportunity to learn from America’s foremost writers and scholars.
Igor Marjanović named dean of Rice Architecture
May 18, 2021
Marjanović comes to Rice from Washington University in St. Louis, where he is the JoAnne Stolaroff Cotsen Professor and chair of undergraduate architecture in the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts.
May 18, 2021
Following a morning commencement ceremony that combined advanced degree and doctoral candidates of the Classes of 2020 and 2021, freshly minted Ph.D.s headed to the Graduate Commons outside Valhalla for the traditional hoodings by their advisers.
May 18, 2021
Demolition of Rice’s historic Abercrombie Engineering Laboratory began on May 17 with the first ceremonial bites taken out of the building’s north face by Rice President David Leebron, Provost Reginald DesRoches and engineering professor Michael Wong.
Prestigious fellowship will send Rice graduate student to Morocco to study
May 17, 2021
Rice University graduate student Angel Smith will get some extra help mastering Arabic thanks to a coveted scholarship from the Department of State and the prestigious Boren Fellowship.
People, papers and presentations - May 17
May 17, 2021
The plan for creating Galveston Bay Park, a 10,000-acre public park on a chain of man-made islands that would protect Houston from a devastating hurricane, was selected for honorable mention in the urban design category of Fast Company's 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards.
May 17, 2021
Members of Sid Richardson College’s A-Team — including resident advisor (RA) Cam Yearty; college coordinator Lisa Galloy; RA Kasey Leigh Yearty, the Wiess Instructor of Chemistry; and RA William Edmond — escorted their Class of 2020 graduates through the Sallyport ahead of the May 15 commencement in Rice Stadium. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow)
May 17, 2021
With their mortarboards visible from the stadium stands above, many graduates took the opportunity to both decorate and coordinate them with face masks. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow)
Engineered organism could diagnose Crohn's disease flareups
May 17, 2021
Rice University researchers have engineered a bacterium capable of diagnosing a human disease, a milestone in the field of synthetic biology.
Baker Institute webinar examines global supply chain
May 17, 2021
A two-day, virtual event organized by Ed Emmett, fellow in energy and transportation policy at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, will examine the need for a resilient global supply chain.
Record number of psychology undergraduates earn honors
May 17, 2021
Sixteen Rice undergraduates majoring in psychology — a record for the department — earned honors recognition, which requires completing an independent, mentored research project over the course of the academic year.
Moody summer show spotlights Ruais' large-scale ceramic works
May 17, 2021
Brie Ruais is one of the foremost young sculptors working in clay today, and Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts will host her first institutional solo exhibition this summer when “Brie Ruais: Movement at the Edge of the Land” opens June 5.
May 17, 2021
Commencement ceremonies began the morning of May 13 for some members of the Rice community, including President David Leebron, who had the honor of commissioning Rice Naval ROTC members who were graduating and becoming officers of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines.
May 17, 2021
Postponed by the pandemic, commencement for the Class of 2020's advanced and doctoral students took place May 15 in a combined ceremony with those in the Class of 2021.