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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.

Rice Shepherd School composition student organizes benefit concert for hometown affected by Texas panhandle wildfire

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.

Kean, Kidd to receive ARA’s Gold Medal at 2024 Laureates Awards

At the Association of Rice Alumni’s 2024 Laureates Awards ceremony May 2, the group will bestow its highest honor — the Gold Medal Award — to Melissa Kean ’96, ’00 and Albert Kidd ’64, ’65.

Environments at home, Rice inspire award-winning Barthelme essay

Graduating Rice senior Hadley Medlock’s essay won the Inprint Marion Barthelme Prize in Creative Writing, which carries a $5,000 award.

Rice researchers develop 3D-printed wood from its own natural components

Researchers at Rice University have unlocked the potential to use 3D printing to make sustainable wood structures, offering a greener alternative to traditional manufacturing methods.