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Ralph S. O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science official opening marks ‘beginning of new era at Rice’

The Ralph S. O’Connor building for Engineering and Science was officially inaugurated yesterday with a ceremony commemorating the late Rice University trustee whose generosity helped make it a reality.

President’s Distinguished Fellow Ruth Simmons to discuss her book

Rice University will host a conversation with Ruth Simmons, a President’s Distinguished Fellow, at 4 p.m. Friday, Sept. 22, in Rice’s Brockman Hall for Opera.

Rice Theatre to present Christie’s ‘The Mousetrap’ with performances opening Oct. 20

Rice Theatre is bringing Agatha Christie’s longest-running play “The Mousetrap” to campus.

Making hydrogen from waste plastic could pay for itself

Rice University researchers have found a way to harvest hydrogen from plastic waste using a low-emissions method that generates graphene as a by-product, which could help offset production costs.

Rice marks JFK speech anniversary with a ceremonial liftoff for the Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator

Rice President Reginald DesRoches and Texas Medical Center President and CEO Bill McKeon joined other university leaders Sept. 12 at a ceremony that simultaneously marked the start of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad and the 61st anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 speech at Rice Stadium announcing the Apollo moonshot program.

Past participant Carolina Gonzalez returns to STaRT@Rice as a working professional

Back for its third year, the STaRT@Rice program (short for Statistical Training and Research Techniques at Rice) will be held on Oct. 6-9, 2023 at Rice University.

New Rice memory research examines how we remember faces

The common struggle of remembering a face or a name gets more difficult as we age, and new research from Rice University aims to figure out why.

Rice Business rises in MBA rankings

Rice Business jumped ten spots to rank No. 19 on Bloomberg Businessweek’s Full-Time MBA ranking for 2023-2024. 

​​​​​​​Rice Biotech Launch Pad accelerator aims to rapidly turn medical and health discoveries into cures

Rice University today introduced the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, a Houston-based accelerator focused on expediting the translation of the university’s health and medical technology discoveries into cures.

Ralph S. O’Connor building dedication ceremony to be held Sept. 14

On Thursday, Sept.14, Rice inaugurates a new, state-of-the-art engineering and science research facility with a dedication ceremony to Ralph S. O’Connor.

Rice to host International Space University program in 2024

Rice University and NASA’s Johnson Space Center will host the International Space University’s 2024 Space Studies Program, an intensive, eight-week summer program for professionals in space-related fields that will be held on Rice’s campus next summer.

Lab Notes for Sept. 11, 2023

SCI Summer Research Colloquium awards; Applied physics students study in France

Owls capture Bayou Bucket after captivating overtime shootout

The Bayou Bucket trophy is headed back to South Main for the first time since 2010.

Owls open season with Rice Invitational title

The Rice Owls men’s cross country team captured a season-opening team win at the 47th annual Rice Invitational Friday evening.

Antidepressants may reduce negative memories while improving overall memory, according to Rice study

New research from Rice University finds that antidepressants may actually reduce negative memories in individuals suffering from depression while improving overall memory function.