
Rice alumna Villalobos earns White House mentoring award
Maria “Cristina” Villalobos, a Rice graduate in computational and applied mathematics (CAAM), has received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Martí named fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry
Rice named Tree Campus Higher Education honoree
Rice researchers use InSight for deep Mars measurements
Religious hate crimes will increase, says Rice expert

FDA OKs manufacturer’s version of Rice ventilator
An enhanced version of the ApolloBVM designed by Rice University engineers has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as an emergency resuscitator for use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ghasempour receives 2020 Marconi Society Young Scholar Award

Galveston Bay Park is a 'vision' of Houston's future
An ambitious plan to shield Houston from a devastating hurricane by creating Galveston Bay Park, a 10,000-acre public park on a chain of man-made islands, earned top honors in the international design competition Houston 2020 Visions.
People, papers and presentations

People, papers and presentations Aug 3, 2020
The Rice University School Mathematics Project (RUSMP), led by Adem Ekmekci, director of research and evaluation, has received a $300,000 grant.

Parking fees reduced for 2020-21; new options available
With Rice's on-campus population expected to be half its usual size this academic year, the university is reducing parking fees and offering new options.

‘This time is different’: Experts reimagine the police force
Sending law enforcement officers into situations beyond their expertise – and asking them to do jobs more appropriate to other professions – contributes significantly to overpolicing in America, according to experts in a panel discussion hosted by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.