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Rice Business’ Executive Education Program introduces new leadership course to empower women in business

December 16, 2024

The inaugural Executive Leadership for Women session from the Executive Education Program at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business brought together professionals from industries such as insurance, oil and gas, military, engineering and health care to learn how to help women advance and thrive within the top ranks of business. The session is designed for women leaders, allies and mentees who aspire to accelerate their careers and help others.

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Rice Business online MBA ranks No. 5 nationally, according to Poets&Quants

December 16, 2024

Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business has moved up in the ranks to No. 5 nationally for its online Master of Business Administration program, according to Poets and Quants’ rankings released today. The program was ranked sixth last year.

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Rice, Houston Methodist launch pathbreaking Digital Health Institute to transform the future of health care

December 16, 2024

Rice and Houston Methodist have joined forces to establish the Digital Health Institute aimed at transforming health care for millions through advanced technology and collaborative expertise.

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Alumnus Russ Pitman celebrated for decades of dedication and generosity

December 13, 2024

Russell “Russ” Pitman ’58 visited Rice’s new Academic Quadrangle Dec. 11, marking a significant moment in the institution’s history.

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Researchers uncover strong light-matter interactions in quantum spin liquids

December 12, 2024

In a paper recently published in Nature Physics , an international group of researchers have found evidence of a quantum spin liquid in a material known as pyrochlore cerium stannate.

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Shepherd School students bridge music and community with ‘inspiring’ JUMP! program

December 11, 2024

The community living room at the Ronald McDonald House on Holcombe Boulevard was alive with music Nov. 12 as patients and their families gathered in the cozy space, some seated on couches, others on chairs pulled close together.

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The Welch Foundation honors Rice’s Wang for pioneering contributions to sustainable energy solutions

December 11, 2024

The Welch Foundation, one of the nation’s leading private funders of basic chemistry research, has awarded the 2025 Norman Hackerman Award in Chemical Research to Haotian Wang, an associate professor in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice University.

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Rice honors Nobel laureates Robert Curl and Richard Smalley at medal exhibit

December 10, 2024

Rice University celebrated a milestone in its scientific history Dec. 9 by displaying the Nobel Prize medals of late Rice chemistry professors Robert F. Curl ’54 and Richard Smalley at a daylong event held at the Welcome Center at Sewall Hall.

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‘Hard work coming to fruition’: New Rice graduates look toward their next chapters

December 10, 2024

As Rice’s December graduates receive their degrees, they look to take on a wide range of challenges as they impart their wisdom gained at Rice on the world at large.

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New Rice graduates ‘shoot for the stars’ as over 500 degrees are conferred at December commencement

December 10, 2024

The newest parliament of Owl graduates celebrated a major step in their educational journey during Rice’s December 2024 commencement ceremony, held in Tudor Fieldhouse today. More than 500 degrees were conferred this semester.

Spirit of the Season 2024

Shepherd School’s delightful ‘Spirit of the Season’ kicks off holiday festivities

December 10, 2024

Rice’s Shepherd School of Music filled Morrison Theater with holiday cheer Dec. 7 during its annual “Spirit of the Season” concert.

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Leading executive recruiter John Strackhouse appointed chairman of Doerr Institute external board

December 10, 2024

World-class leader and talent recruiter John Strackhouse has been named chairman of the external board of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice.

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Rice scientists develop coating for enhanced thermal imaging through hot windows

December 10, 2024

A team of Rice scientists has solved a long-standing problem in thermal imaging, making it possible to capture clear images of objects through hot windows.

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Pan Fang named among top 50 undergraduate business professors by Poets&Quants

December 10, 2024

Tommy Pan Fang, assistant professor of strategic management at Rice, has been named to Poets&Quants’ list of 50 Best Undergraduate Professors. Pan Fang was chosen from among 1,000 nominations, and at age 30, he is one of the youngest professors on the list, which represents 43 schools, including five international institutions.

Cam Zapater, right, program administrator in the Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, hurries to distribute cakes to graduate students at the annual Take the Cake celebration, where about 100 graduate students received 102 cakes, one for each of the major external fellowships they received.

The sweet taste of success: Rice celebrates graduate students’ competitive fellowships with cake

December 10, 2024

In less than an hour, Dean Seiichi Matsuda and the graduate and postdoctoral studies staff doled out 102 cakes from two local bakeries amounting to an estimated two to three million calories.

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