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Top university programs announced at Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers conference

October 8, 2025

The Global Consortium of Entrepreneurship Centers (GCEC), headquartered at the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, brought leading programs together to celebrate creativity and innovation in university-based entrepreneurship education for its annual conference Oct. 2-4 and announced the top programs in higher education.

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Flash Joule heating lights up lithium extraction from ores

October 7, 2025

Researchers led by James Tour have developed a new way to extract lithium from salty water.

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Rice announces second cohort of Chevron Energy Graduate Fellows

October 7, 2025

Rice has named 10 graduate students as recipients of the 2025-26 Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowships, a program created through a partnership between the Rice Sustainability Institute and Chevron.

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One year in, Momentous strategic plan accelerates Rice’s path toward bold future

October 7, 2025

One year after launching its ambitious 10-year strategic plan, Momentous: Personalized Scale for Global Impact, Rice is already seeing the transformative results of its bold vision.

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Rice leads breakthrough in eco-friendly removal of toxic ‘forever chemicals’ from water

October 7, 2025

Rice researchers, in collaboration with international partners, have developed the first eco-friendly technology to rapidly capture and destroy toxic “forever chemicals” in water.

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School of Humanities and Arts opens doors through lecture series

October 7, 2025

Whether it’s a journalist unpacking democracy, a historian reframing medicine or an artist probing the legacies of empire, these lectures invite the community to listen, learn and question.

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Protecting public health: Rice’s Stadler honored by The Water Research Foundation

October 7, 2025

The Water Research Foundation recently presented Lauren Stadler, associate professor of civil and environmental engineering at Rice, with the 2025 Paul L. Busch Award at the Water Environment Federation’s Technical Exhibition and Conference in Chicago.

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Hernandez’ ‘Hijos de la Virgen morena’ connects cultures, generations

October 7, 2025

The mural, on view in the Moody’s Flex Studio, depicts a textured hill made of clay layered with papel picado figures that recall deities of both Catholic and Indigenous origin.

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Reimagining health: A transatlantic conversation on digital care, ethics, equity

October 6, 2025

Bringing together scholars across disciplines and national contexts, the event explored how emerging technologies affect reproductive health, ethical practice and the meaning of care itself.

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Rice’s Wittung-Stafshede discusses role with Nobel committee for chemistry

October 6, 2025

Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede discusses role with the Nobel committee for chemistry.

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Personalized culture of care: Families Weekend celebrates connection, community and Rice pride

October 6, 2025

Rice welcomed hundreds of parents and family members to campus Oct. 3-4 for Families Weekend, a beloved annual tradition that gives loved ones a glimpse into student life and the vibrant community that defines the Rice experience.

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Nuestra Herencia adds flavor to Hispanic Heritage Month

October 6, 2025

Music, dance and culture filled Rice's Grand Hall during the annual Nuestra Herencia, an event sponsored by the Office of Public Affairs’ Multicultural Relations as part of Hispanic Heritage month held Oct. 5.

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Q&A: How Rice and Houston Methodist are building the future of digital health

October 6, 2025

Ahead of the Houston Methodist-Rice University Digital Health Institute Summit Oct.8, Rice News spoke with institute leadership about the institute’s vision, its distinctive assets and the opportunities it opens for the future of health care.

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Owls complete weekend sweep

October 6, 2025

Rice volleyball closed out the weekend with a 3-0 sweep of Memphis on Sunday at Elma Roane Fieldhouse.

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OpenStax surpasses $3B in student savings, grows beyond textbooks

October 6, 2025

OpenStax, an educational initiative of Rice, announced that it has surpassed $3 billion in cumulative student savings since 2012 — nearly tripling the amount from just four years ago. The milestone underscores the organization’s continued impact on educational access and the growing demand for adaptable, high-quality learning materials.

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