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Rice’s Randi Martin receives 2024 Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award from the Psychonomic Society

Martin received the award for demonstrating a commitment to scientific and methodological rigor in a community of researchers who are at the forefront of the experimental study of cognition.

FBI, AAPI leaders meet at Rice to address discrimination toward Asian American academics

Leadership from the FBI joined a dialogue hosted by Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy to hear from the Asian American and academic communities to examine gaps between national science and technology policy and its implementation.

Rice alum co-founds arts festival for diverse comic creators, partners with Houston’s Comicpalooza

Rice alumnus Stanford Carpenter is reconnecting with his alma mater and the city of Houston by partnering his Black and Brown Comix Arts Festival with Houston’s annual Comicpalooza event in an effort to elevate the visibility of diverse voices in the arts.

2024 Rice Kinder Institute State of Housing report to be discussed at June 20 webinar

A free webinar highlighting findings from the 2024 State of Housing report from Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research will be held June 20.

Study highlights most supportive ethnic group for COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Rice research of South Texas residents revealed that vaccinated Asian patients were significantly more likely than other ethnic/racial groups to support COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

President’s Office and Rice Employee Well-Being introduces Wellness Wednesdays

Are you interested in finding ways to maintain your physical, mental and emotional balance? The President’s Office and the Rice Recreation Employee Well-Being Team are here to help and are introducing Wellness Wednesdays, a campuswide wellness initiative.

Rice announces updates to application processes

Rice University announced today two significant updates to its admission policies. The first introduces an Early Decision II plan, while the second modifies the test score policy for admissions applications. Both changes will be implemented for the fall 2024-25 admission cycle.

Rice team earns gold at the American Culinary Federation Chef Competition

Rice Dining’s team has brought home the gold. Cohen House Senior Executive Chef Susana Cabrera (team captain) and executive chefs Sing Yam, Joseph Stayshich and Ernesto Perez triumphed at the American Culinary Federation Chef Competition held during the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s annual Chef Conference.

‘Absolutely phenomenal’: Rice hosts college preparation camp for urban youth

Rice hosted the 14th annual Texas Diversity Council Summer Youth Program. Over 100 students from Houston area high schools and middle schools were provided with life lessons and college readiness activities.

Research: Support for Black nationalism now more widespread as profile of Black nationalist has changed across time

According to recent research by sociologists at Rice, Black nationalism now finds broader support among different segments of the Black community, though the characteristics of Black nationalists have changed over time.

Moody Fellowship helps Rice rising senior investigate Colombian hydroelectric project

Sarah Davidson, a rising senior at Rice, is making strides in the fields of history and anthropology through her research on Hidroituango, Colombia’s largest hydroelectric dam.

Woodside Energy CEO, former Houston mayor to discuss LGBTQ+ representation, leadership at Ion event

Woodside Energy CEO Meg O’Neill and former Houston Mayor Annise Parker will host a June 20 fireside chat at the Ion, Houston’s innovation hub powered by Rice.

Evangelical Christians more likely to avoid issue of racial injustice following murder of George Floyd

Following the murder of George Floyd, evangelical Christians were more likely to avoid the issue of racial injustice, while mainline Protestants and Black clergy addressed the topic in their congregations and in some cases took a stand against it.

Rice selected by Carnegie Foundation for inaugural Leadership for Public Purpose Classification

Rice is one of 25 U.S. colleges and universities to receive the first Carnegie Leadership for Public Purpose Classification.

Traveling Owls flock to Paris for rehearsal, performance with Shepherd School alumnus Cristian Măcelaru

A recent Traveling Owls visit to Paris included a special behind-the-scenes experience: sitting in on rehearsal of National Orchestra of France and having lunch with its Grammy Award-winning conductor: Shepherd School alumnus Cristian Măcelaru.