Griffin named interim engineering dean
March 26, 2020
Rob Griffin, a professor of civil and environmental engineering and senior associate dean for the Brown School of Engineering, will begin serving as the school’s interim dean July 1.
Fondren Library showcases work from home with social media
March 26, 2020
The Fondren Library team has been busy rounding up answers to that question via Twitter, where it's highlighting the work done from home by librarians, archivists and other Fondren staff during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Coral tells own tale about El Niño’s past
March 26, 2020
Researchers from Rice and Georgia Tech studied ancient Pacific corals to improve computer model predictions of El Niño events.
Rice professors named AIMBE fellows
March 26, 2020
Two Rice University faculty members have been named to the College of Fellows of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering.
Leaders who show their humanity are viewed more favorably, says Rice U. expert
March 26, 2020
During a crisis, outsiders view a leader who voices both anger and sadness, or even sadness alone, as more effective than a leader who shows only anger, according to newly released research conducted at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Rice announces tuition for 2020-21 school year
March 25, 2020
Rice University’s undergraduate tuition for the 2020-21 school year will be $50,310, an increase of $1,980 over the current year. The total cost, including $14,500 for room and board and $797 in mandatory fees, will increase 3.7% to $65,607.
Rice Rec Center now offering live workout classes, meditation and more online
March 25, 2020
Even though its doors are closed, the Rice gym is still open for business — online.
Campus garden adopts out summer plants to good homes
March 25, 2020
The Way I See It: Religion and science need each other, now more than ever
March 24, 2020
Nearly 120 million Americans attend religious services at least once a week, according to the Pew Research Center, and as many as 50% of Americans belong to some religious organization.
Obama's 2008 election improved mental health of black men, research shows
March 24, 2020
HOUSTON – (March 24, 2020) – Barack Obama's election to the nation's highest office in 2008 improved the mental health of black men, according to new research from Rice University.
Sociology students journaling campus life during coronavirus for Rice archives
March 24, 2020
These undergrads are partnering with the Woodson Research Center to document an unprecedented campus closure.
Coronavirus and the classroom: How Rice is tackling the move to remote learning
March 23, 2020
Rice students, faculty and staff are finishing the spring semester in unprecedented circumstances, responding to the threat of COVID-19 by hunkering down and delivering classes online.
Analyzing patients shortly after stroke can help link brain regions to speech functions
March 23, 2020
HOUSTON – (March 23, 2020) – New research from Rice University and Baylor College of Medicine shows analyzing the brains of stroke victims just days after the stroke allows researchers to link various speech functions to different parts of the brain, an important breakthrough that may lead to better treatment and recovery.
Oswald named national associate for NASEM
March 23, 2020
Fred Oswald, professor of psychological sciences and Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences at Rice University, has been named a national associate by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.