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Leadership beyond the game: Rice cheers Mosely’s dedication

Rice commends Stacy Mosely for 14 years of service. As executive senior associate athletic director/senior woman administrator, Mosely maintains administrative oversight for the women’s soccer, basketball and golf teams in addition to the Office of Student-Athlete Development and is the liaison to the Office of Academic Advising for Athletics. She also serves as the liaison to the Office of Admissions, Student Judicial Programs, the Wellbeing and Counseling Center as well as the Rice Committee on Athletics. As Rice’s senior woman administrator, Mosely oversees the Title IX gender equity committee and is a deputy Title IX coordinator for the university. Her last day is March 31.

‘Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’: Director Joseph Kahn inspires Rice filmmakers at hands-on cinema workshop

Students convened at Rice University Feb. 20 for what organizers called a rare chance to hear and learn directly from one of the most influential music video directors of the last quarter century.

Distinguished visiting artist Măcelaru reconnects with Shepherd School roots

The role brings Cristian Măcelaru ’06 ’08 back to campus several times each year to coach, conduct and mentor students across departments.

Day in the life: Health sciences senior follows research toward clinical psychology

Isabella Bourtin balances GRE prep, lab work and upper-level courses as she pivots from pre-med ambitions toward a future in clinical psychology.

Bestselling author, educator John Green to deliver Rice’s undergraduate commencement address May 9

John Green, the No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, influential educator and global YouTube phenomenon, will serve as the speaker for Rice's 113th undergraduate commencement ceremony at 7 p.m. May 9 at Rice Stadium.

Diamond owl swoops in with new method to keep electronics cool

A Rice research lab’s signature keepsake helped perfect a method for growing patterned diamond surfaces that could help decrease operating temperatures in electronics by 23 degrees Celsius.

Rice and Lehigh partner with global industry leaders to revolutionize catastrophe modeling

The Consortium for Enhancing Resilience and Catastrophe Modeling (CERCat) convened at Rice Feb. 5-6 for its semiannual meeting. 

More precise DNA base editing could improve treatment for cystic fibrosis

Researchers at Rice and collaborators have refined a DNA base-editing technology to make it more precise, a step that could improve prospects for treating some patients with cystic fibrosis.

Back-to-back: Rice wins second American Swimming and Diving Championship

The Rice swimming and diving team claimed the 2026 American Conference championship, securing back-to-back league titles for the second time in program history.

A heatshield for ‘never-wet’ surfaces: Rice engineering team repels even near-boiling water with low-cost, scalable coating

A new study from mechanical engineers at Rice describes a surprisingly straightforward fix for superhydrophobic surfaces: Instead of just engineering the surface’s chemistry and texture, they focused on engineering its heat flow.

Rice sets 2026-27 undergraduate tuition while reaffirming commitment of full-need, loan-free financial aid

Rice has set undergraduate tuition rates for the 2026-27 academic year, underscoring its continued commitment to academic excellence, student access and affordability as it strengthens its position among the world’s leading universities.

Can humans become Martians? Solomon investigates how life beyond Earth may shape our evolution

Scott Solomon, teaching professor of biosciences at Rice, headlined a lecture hosted by the Science and Technology Policy Program at Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy to discuss those implications.

Part of campus transforms into living laboratory for Rice and visiting Alief students

Rice students in TREEStem class teach visiting Alief students ecological techniques using the campus as a living laboratory.

Shepherd School orchestras to spotlight new works, milestone commission in March concerts

Two orchestral concerts March 7-8 will feature guest composer Nina C. Young and the world premiere of Arthur Gottschalk’s 50th anniversary commission.

Wyrczynski, Kam appointed professors of viola at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music beginning fall 2027

The new hires represent the beginning of a new era for the Shepherd School’s viola program as longtime professors Ivo-Jan van der Werff and James Dunham are retiring this spring and spring 2027, respectively.