Women’s History Month lecture spotlights disability rights in debate over abortion access
University of Texas at Austin professor Alison Kafer visited Rice University March 19 to present the 2024 Women’s History Month Lecture: “Disability and Reproductive Justice.”
Scale and systems: A view of the energy innovation pipeline at CERAWeek
Leaders, faculty and fellows from Rice University spoke at CERAWeek March 18-22 to share their expertise or research on a myriad of topics relating to the energy transition. In line with Rice’s multidisciplinary culture, the experts represented the fields of materials science, nanoengineering, electrochemical sciences, social sciences, innovation and geopolitics.
Rice welcomes American Academy of Arts and Sciences for panel discussion on climate action
Rice University, in collaboration with the Houston Program Committee of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, recently hosted a panel discussion on climate action featuring academy members and guests.
Rice team brings home top prize in 2024 Ethics in Engineering Case Competition
A team of Rice engineering students have won this year’s national Ethics in Engineering Case Competition hosted by Lockheed Martin.
Rice group helps improve support device for end-stage heart failure
Rice’s Joseph Cavallaro and his team are part of two multi-institutional projects that have won grants from the Department of Defense (DOD) and the NIH, respectively, to develop and optimize new left ventricular assist devices (LVADs).
Rice’s new Synthesis X Center has winning formula for cancer innovation
Rice has created the new Synthesis X Center to bring together clinicians treating cancer and researchers looking for cures to help spur drug discovery make precision adjustments to drug properties and translate fundamental research discoveries into clinical applications.
Rice nuclear physics team tapped to lead $15 million Large Hadron Collider upgrade project
A team of physicists at Rice University led by Wei Li has been awarded a five-year, $15.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Nuclear Physics, marking a significant leap forward in the realm of high-energy nuclear physics.
Owls flock to Baton Rouge for NCAA tourney showdown vs. No. 8 LSU, watch party planned on campus
The Rice women’s basketball team was sent off in style March 20 as the Owls flock to Baton Rouge, Louisiana, for the team’s first round matchup in the NCAA Tournament with Louisiana State University.
Rice announces Jeremy Zucker as Moody X-Fest headliner
Rice University will welcome Jeremy Zucker as the headline music act at the second annual Moody X-Fest April 19 at Founder’s Court. The signature event will include free food, swag and games at this rain-or-shine celebration.
When the largest wildfire in Texas history recently ravaged small towns and ranches in the Texas panhandle, Canadian, Texas native Alex Moreno-Gonzalez, a senior composition student in the Rice University Shepherd School of Music , knew he had to do something to help.
President of French space agency visits Rice, advances cooperation with Houston space ecosystem
In a significant stride toward advancing space exploration and fostering global partnerships, Rice University welcomed Philippe Baptiste, president and CEO of France’s National Center for Space Studies (CNES), for a visit March 18.
Isabel Leonard named Rice Shepherd School’s 2023-24 Aleko Endowed Master Class artist
Three-time Grammy Award winner Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano and star on the world’s leading stages and screens, has been named the Rice University Shepherd School of Music’s 2023-24 Aleko Endowed Master Class artist.
Friends of Fondren holds 42nd annual gala and auction
The 42nd annual Friends of Fondren Library Gala was held March 15, honoring Karen ’77, ’78 and Larry George.
Rice swimming's Dyson, Hayon set for NCAA Championships
Rice swimming will be represented by junior Arielle Hayon and sophomore Ella Dyson at the NCAA Championships in Athens, Georgia.
Head of William T. Grant Foundation to speak at Rice Kinder Forum event March 20
Adam Gamoran, president of the William T. Grant Foundation , will join Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research Director Ruth López Turley at 7 p.m. March 20 for a conversation about education policy and the potential for research to address wide-ranging challenges in education.
