Rankings roundup: Rice shines nationally and internationally
Rice sits near the top of university rankings recently released by Times Higher Education (THE), the Princeton Review and a number of other outlets that rate higher education institutions.
Rice Media Center celebrates 50 years of groundbreaking creativity with weeks of festivities
Rare films, local photography and Rices unique creative spirit to be showcased Feb. 21–March 14.
Algae team rosters could help ID 'super corals'
U.S. and Australian researchers have found a potential tool for identifying stress-tolerant "super corals." In experiments that simulated climate change stress, researchers found corals that best survived had symbiotic algae communities with similar features.
A crowd of contenders at spring career and internship expo
Hundreds of Rice students headed to the Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center Feb.
Africayé, the annual cultural centerpiece of Black History Month at Rice, packed the Grand Hall in the Rice Memorial Center Feb. 9 with fashion shows, comedy skits, dance performances and much more.
Visiting Artist Lecture Series coming to a close with Gaines, Miller
New York-based writer and artist Malik Gaines gave a lecture Feb. 7 at the Rice Media Center to an auditorium of Rice students, faculty and staff who were also treated to a screening of one of Gaines’ recent short films.
Electricity’s past and future in America
As Americans integrate renewable energy resources into the nation’s power supply, a new research paper from the Baker Institute for Public Policy reviews how the country’s electrical system developed and says that an understanding of its past can offer insights about its future.
Black Male Leadership Initiative hosts cross-campus luncheon at Cohen House
Undergraduates and grad students, faculty and staff — all rubbed shoulders at the annual Special Gathering of Men Feb. 7 in Esther’s Room at Cohen House.
Feds back Rice computer scientist’s security strategy
Ang Chen, an assistant professor of computer science at Rice University, is clearly poised for success. The National Science Foundation agrees.
Rice students sweep second Datathon
Students from Rice and elsewhere armed with laptops and sleeping bags flooded Duncan Hall on Jan. 24-25 for the second annual Rice Datathon sponsored by the Rice Data Science Club and the Data to Knowledge Lab (D2K).
Rice to host expanded Texas Investment Portfolio Symposium for professionals and students
HOUSTON -- (Feb. 5, 2020) – Texas’ premier investment education and networking program is coming to Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Leading voting rights and elections expert to speak Feb. 20 in Herring Hall
HOUSTON – (Feb. 7, 2020) – One of the nation’s most prominent constitutional law experts is scheduled to speak at Rice University in a lecture that’s free and open to the public.
Rice duo named to National Academy of Engineers
Dean and incoming provost Reginald DesRoches, electrical and computer engineer Gene Frantz earn prestigious honor.
Trade wars bad for US, global energy security, experts say
HOUSTON -- (Feb. 7, 2020) – Policy that raises barriers to international trade does not bode well for U.S. and global energy security, according to a new research paper by experts in the Center for Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and at the Korea Energy Economics Institute.
Diversity on city councils increases noninfrastructure spending — for better or worse
When city councils are elected by district rather than at large, spending on noninfrastructure projects increases, and the impact is not necessarily good, according to new research from a Rice University economist.
