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‘Learning simply for the love of it’: Registration opens for Rice’s continuing studies courses

Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies has released its course guide for fall 2024.

Foam fluidics showcase Rice lab’s creative approach to circuit design

Rice engineers have shown that something as simple as the flow of air through open-cell foam can be used to perform digital computation, analog sensing and combined digital-analog control in soft textile-based wearable systems.

‘Enriching the conversation with different perspectives’: Rice Architecture launches Global Workshops program

A group of students from Rice’s School of Architecture and George R. Brown School of Engineering visited Barcelona, Spain, in June as part of a global “Building Ecologies” workshop.

Rice researchers behind world’s first glacier memorial to unveil first Global Glacier Casualty List and Glacier Graveyard Aug. 17

The Global Glacier Casualty List will be the first platform for tracking disappeared and critically endangered glaciers around the world and documenting their stories.

Alumna of Rice’s Shepherd School selected for Met Opera’s Lindemann Young Artist Program

Tessa McQueen, a 2024 master’s graduate of Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, has been selected as one of 14 participants for the Metropolitan Opera’s esteemed Lindemann Young Artist Development Program.

NSF-funded conference organized by Rice linguistics professor to promote equity in STEM research

“Access and Equity in STEM: Disability and Innovation in Fundamental Research” was the first in a series of hybrid events attended by researchers from around the country and NSF staff members.

Rice students explore ‘new perspective on problem-solving’ in Paris summer program

A group of Rice students experienced firsthand how travel can enhance education during a two-week trip to Paris as part of the international Summer Experience in Engineering Design program, or iSEED.

‘Vibrant part of cultural life in Houston’: Summer Jam transforms Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts

The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice hosted its annual Summer Jam July 20, celebrating community and the arts.

Researchers led by Rice’s James Tour develop more environmentally friendly and cost-effective method for soil remediation

Rice chemist James Tour has led a research team to develop a rapid electrothermal mineralization process, which in seconds can remediate the accumulation of synthetic chemicals that can contaminate soil and the environment.

Rice Football to kick off 75th year at Rice Stadium in 2024 season

Rice Football announced its lineup of game themes for the 2024 season in the American Athletic Conference.

A living chronicle: Rice’s Houston Asian American Archive documents community contributions

The Houston Asian American Archive, created in 2009, managed by Rice’s Chao Center for Asian Studies and housed at the Woodson Research Center, serves as a living chronicle of the vibrant and diverse Asian diaspora in Houston.

Rice researchers explore the effects of stellar magnetism on potential habitability of exoplanets

A new study by Rice’s David Alexander and Anthony Atkinson extends the definition of a habitable zone for planets to include their star’s magnetic field.

Rice researchers advancing microelectronics manufacturing on DARPA-funded team

Rice is a key partner on an $840 million project to develop the next generation of high-performing semiconductor microsystems for the U.S. Department of Defense.

Rice names industry expert Melanie Schramm associate vice president for marketing and brand strategy

Rice is elevating its global reputation and perception-building efforts by hiring Melanie Schramm in the recently created position of associate vice president for marketing and brand strategy.

Rice researchers and partners in Kenya win $2.5M for innovation-focused master’s program

Rice360 and Kenya partners are establishing a first-of-its-kind graduate education program with a $2.5 million grant from the Lemelson Foundation.