Shepherd School’s presence at Houston Symphony grows with 4 new members
New principal flute and keyboard players joined an orchestra that is more than half Shepherd School musicians.
Rice physicists define new material blueprint for next-generation microchip encryption
In a study published in “Physical Review Letters,” a research team co-led by Rice's Jun-Jie Zhang and Boris Yakobson demonstrates a new class of materials. The research was conducted in collaboration with Shuai Dong, chair of the School of Physics at Southeast University in China. These materials are called autferroics and can speed up physical, true random number generators thousands of times while keeping signal clarity at full strength.
Rice community mourns Maxwell Plummer, mathematics graduate student
Maxwell Plummer, a fifth-year doctoral candidate in Rice’s mathematics department, passed away the week of Sept. 7. He was 26 years old.
Rice to launch Master of Artificial Intelligence program in fall 2027
Rice will launch a new Master of Artificial Intelligence program in the fall of 2027.
New faculty take spotlight at Social Sciences Research Relays
New Rice faculty members featured in the School of Social Sciences’ latest Research Relay.
The secret to a perfect crystal may be an extra turn
Rice researchers have developed a theoretical strategy for eliminating an unintended directional bias that can arise when magnetic particles are assembled using rotating magnetic fields.
Future of energy tech takes off in Houston at Rice Alliance’s Energy Tech Venture Forum
The 23rd annual Energy Tech Venture Forum welcomed 97 ventures to connect with investors, exchange ideas and explore opportunities for pilots, investment and collaboration.
Rice’s Department of Materials Science and NanoEngineering at the George R. Brown School for Engineering and Computing convened academic leaders, department chairs and researchers from across the state for the inaugural Texas Materials Consortium Sept. 18.
Rice rises to No. 16 in US News rankings as engineering, business programs climb
Rice has climbed one spot to No. 16 in the nation in U.S. News & World Report’s Best Colleges rankings, with the university also earning top 10 recognition for value, undergraduate teaching and student experience.
Rice convenes leaders to address Texas water challenges
More than 120 utility leaders, researchers, government officials, entrepreneurs, corporate water teams, engineers and investors gathered at Rice for the Water Nexus Conference.
Anne Chao reflects on books, history and stories that shape a community
Anne Chao, co-founder and program manager of the Houston Asian American Archive and an adjunct lecturer in Rice's School of Humanities and Arts, shared those reflections Sept. 18 as part of the Friends of Fondren Library’s “The Books That Shaped My World” series.
Liquid crystal takes page from steel in surprising phase transition
Rice researchers have shown that an organic semiconductor can transform from a liquid crystal into a solid crystal through a rapid, highly coordinated process resembling a Martensitic transformation.
Rice football team heads west for Fresno State matchup
Following a hard-fought home loss to Western Michigan, the Rice football team hits the road for a Sept. 26 matchup with Fresno State that renews a rivalry from the Owls’ days in the Western Athletic Conference.
The Friends of Fondren Library at Rice hosted New York Times bestselling author and Houston native Katherine Center at its annual membership celebration and dinner at Cohen House Sept 15.
New international society takes aim at eliminating major diseases at Rice summit
The International Society for Engineering Health held its inaugural summit at Rice.