Coming age of depopulation examined at Baker Institute conference
Fears of overpopulation and shrinking resources have been prevalent for the past century, but across much of the world today birth rates are falling, populations are aging and countries are starting to address what fewer people in the next generation means for the long term.
Rice alum brings Houston Cinema Arts Festival back to campus as its lead programmer
Screenings return to Rice Oct. 3, 10 and 11 in the Pitman Cinema Theatre inside Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall and admission is free for currently enrolled Rice students.
Researchers develop inexpensive, fast and environmentally friendly method for organic synthesis
Rice’s Julian West has been developing a less expensive, faster and more environmentally friendly way to catalyze carbon bonding to carbon-carbon double bonds with a breakthrough recently published in the journal Nature Catalysis.
The 100th work: Hein invites play and connection in latest addition to Rice Public Art Collection
Situated between Rice’s two newest residential colleges, “Social Spaces for Rice University” is a four-part commission.
Rice’s Campus Framework Plan has been recognized with an Honor Award from the Society for College and University Planning for Excellence in Planning for an Existing Campus, honoring a long-term vision that integrates campus growth, sustainability, infrastructure and the preservation of Rice’s distinctive character.
Rice to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with series of events
Rice will honor Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with a series of events dedicated to recognizing the rich contributions and achievements of Hispanic and Latinx Americans throughout the country’s history.
As the sun rose over Rice Stadium Friday morning, members of Rice University’s Naval ROTC program and the broader community climbed the stadium stairs to honor the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Rice, Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation launch early literacy partnership
Rice’s School Literacy and Culture (SLC) program, part of the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies’ Center for Education, has launched a three-year partnership with the Barbara Bush Houston Literacy Foundation (BBHLF) to provide research-based professional development, mentorship and sustained classroom support for early childhood educators across the Houston area.
Rice Business marks new era of growth with opening of Virani Hall
Asha and Farid Virani Hall, a 112,000-square-foot building which now stands alongside McNair Hall, offering students a combined 300,000 square-feet designed to support the school’s expanding community of graduate and undergraduate students, faculty, researchers and alumni.
2 world premieres in 2 nights open Shepherd School orchestra season
Tickets for each concert start at $5 and are available online.
New method turns harmful environmental waste into useful synthetic reagent
James Tour’s lab developed a method to capture the fluoride from these waste streams and recycle it into a useful reagent, silver fluoride, that could be used in other manufacturing processes.
Shepherd School faculty recitals reveal culture built on collaboration
Faculty recitals are a fixture of the Shepherd School of Music calendar, and for two professors who arrived 25 years apart, they are the clearest expression of what drew them to Rice.
Rice ranks No. 16 nationally in Forbes’ America’s Top Colleges list
Rice is once again among the nation’s top universities, earning the No. 16 spot in Forbes’ annual America’s Top Colleges rankings.
Can creating music strengthen the aging brain? Rice researchers aim to find out
New $3.9 million grant will examine whether actively creating music can improve cognition and mental health-related quality of life in adults 65 and older with mild cognitive impairment, a condition associated with an increased risk of developing dementia.
Rice extends Provost Amy Dittmar’s contract through 2031 fiscal year
Rice President Reginald DesRoches has extended Amy Dittmar’s contract as the Howard R. Hughes Provost and executive vice president for academic affairs through the 2031 fiscal year with the support of the Rice Board of Trustees.
