Rice Business launches Moody Business Scholars Program to accelerate undergraduate career pathways
Rice’s Virani Undergraduate School of Business is introducing the Moody Business Scholars Program, a highly selective, cohort-based undergraduate experience designed to prepare high-achieving business students for high-profile careers in competitive industries.
Rice junior builds community around critical thinking
Through research, national collaborations and a student-led collective, English and anthropology major Max Scholl is creating space for critical conversations on campus.
Rice's Omid Veiseh has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the Gates Foundation to develop implantable cell factory platforms that can deliver therapeutic antibodies over extended periods.
Rice wraps 100-year anniversary of Black History Month
Rice celebrated the 100-year anniversary of Black History Month by highlighting the richness of Black culture. After a spirited kickoff Feb. 2, the month was filled with a series of discussions, fellowship opportunities and special festivities.
Rice scientists unveil new tool to watch quantum behavior in action
Rice University researchers Jianwei Huang and Ming Yi have developed a new capability, magnetoARPES, building on angle-resolved photoemission spectroscopy (ARPES) that allows researchers to study quantum behaviors they have been unable to resolve using ARPES alone.
Shepherd School orchestras draw dedicated audiences for weekend of premieres and classics
Despite stormy weather across Houston, audiences filled Stude Concert Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall for a weekend of orchestral performances.
Rice develops low-cost, high-performance plastic heat exchanger
A recent study in Advanced Science reports an innovative, low-cost polymer heat exchanger that could transform how industries manage heat.
A new Rice study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres provides a comprehensive evaluation of how AI-based global weather models simulate tropical cyclones.
Women in Leadership Conference passes torch to next generation
The 26th annual Women in Leadership Conference welcomed hundreds of women to Rice Business’ McNair Hall for a day of networking, learning and inspiration for climbing the ladder in their careers. This year’s theme was Pass the Torch: Together, We Will Carry the Flame.
Rice celebrates Julie Griswold’s 40-year legacy with scholar-athlete banquet named in her honor
Rice celebrated the achievements of its student-athletes and the legacy of one of their most influential mentors during the 40th annual Scholar-Athlete Celebration March 5 in the R Room at Rice Stadium.
The Order of Place: Exhibitions at Rice presents 5 decades of collaboration as Taft Architects
A crowd gathered Feb. 27 at the Rice School of Architecture’s MD Anderson Hall to celebrate the legacy of Houston-based Taft Architects, as co-founders John Casbarian and Danny Samuels delivered a public lecture followed by the opening of the exhibition “The Order of Place: A Collaborative Process.”
Energy HPC & AI Conference ties advanced computing to energy innovation — and the next generation
The Ken Kennedy Institute hosted the 19th annual Energy HPC & AI Conference, which brought together nearly 600 leaders and experts from industry, academia, national labs and the information technology sector to engage in critical discussions on high-performance computing and AI-powered integrations that support increasing workload demands across the energy sector.
Granular activated carbon-sorbed PFAS can be used to extract lithium from brine
James Tour and his research team developed a process to use PFAS to extract lithium from high-salinity brine pools in a study recently published in Nature Water.
Artists, scholars and technologists gathered at the Moody to examine how artificial intelligence is transforming image-making, creativity and the meaning of visual truth.
Rice springs forward with Blue in Bloom
The campus is home to the Lynn R. Lowrey Arboretum, a living collection of woody plants and native species that bursts into color each spring as hundreds of azaleas come into bloom. To celebrate the seasonal display, the university’s Office of Public Affairs hosted Rice Blue in Bloom March 6 in the Milus E. Hindman Garden.
