New international society takes aim at eliminating major diseases at Rice summit
The International Society for Engineering Health held its inaugural summit at Rice.
Rice to bring brain health conversation to United Nations
Three experts from Rice will attend Brain Week at the United Nations General Assembly Sept. 21-25 to join an international conversation that reaches well beyond neuroscience and medicine.
Capacity crowd attends Rice Chorale’s 9/11 anniversary performance
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, Rice’s Shepherd School of Music honored the anniversary the way it has every year since 2002: by pausing to sing. The Rice Chorale performed “In Memoriam: 9/11/2001” at the Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall.
The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice presents ”Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas” this fall, bringing together contemporary Indigenous and Latin American artists whose work explores connections among mathematics, science, technology, art and Indigenous knowledge systems.
Andrew Billing named secretary to the Rice Corporation and Board of Trustees
Following a national search, Andrew Billing will become secretary to the Rice Corporation and Board of Trustees on Oct. 1.
Rice juniors uncover century of Latinx history; Houston puts it on display
‘Beyond the Hedges: Historias de Latinidad at Rice University’ runs through Dec. 31 at the Julia Ideson Building.
New method identifies leukemia drug candidates and target
Rice's Natasha Kirienko developed a new screening method that identified drugs that target leukemia cells without unduly harming healthy cells.
Rice football team returns home to host Western Michigan
Rice’s football team returns to Rice Stadium Sept. 19 to take on Western Michigan University at 6 p.m.
Rice’s Center for Community and Public Health (CCPH) at the Kinder Institute will premiere a new series of accessible grief educational resources for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Securing tomorrow: Rice hosts key leaders for inaugural summit on quantum and national security
Rice’s Defense Research Advancement initiative and the Smalley-Curl Institute recently hosted the inaugural Quantum Frontiers Summit, a first-of-its-kind gathering that brought together leaders from industry, academia and government to build a collaborative future vision for the rapid evolution of cutting-edge quantum technologies.
Rice’s Sanchez exploring a future where fabric itself becomes the robot
Vanessa Sanchez, assistant professor of mechanical engineering at Rice, has received the Toyota Programmable System Innovation Fellowship.
From fan to storyteller: Rice senior returns to Japan to capture baseball on world stage
Rice senior from Tokyo, returns home for the World Baseball Classic this spring - a professional milestone and a homecoming.
Record number of first-year students embrace Doerr Institute coaching
A record number of first-year students have registered for the Doerr Institute for New Leaders’ flagship Activation One-on-One Coaching program for the fall semester, reflecting growing interest in the leadership development opportunities at Rice.
Owl-Liance program connects Rice employees through well-being
Rice’s employee-led Owl-Liance program is helping faculty and staff take ownership of their well-being while building connections across campus.
Rice materials science brings hidden history into view at Menil Collection
Researchers from Rice collaborated to help bring the installation to life.