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Rice University trustee Terrence Gee and family have donated $1 million to the university to help establish the Dr. Anthony B. Pinn Postdoctoral Fello...
Two Rice University scientists have won a 3-year grant from the Department of Energy to study clay mineral formation processes in a watershed in order...
The Rice Owls completed their first city sweep in football after a convincing 59-7 victory over Texas Southern University at Rice Stadium Sept. 16, on...
Rice ranked 17th among the nation’s top universities in the latest edition of U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Colleges” guidebook....
The Ralph S. O’Connor building for Engineering and Science was officially inaugurated yesterday with a ceremony commemorating the late Rice University...
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 fo...
Rice University researchers have found a way to harvest hydrogen from plastic waste using a low-emissions method that generates graphene as a by-produ...
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September 13, 2023
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.
Rice Business rises in MBA rankings
September 13, 2023
Rice Business jumped ten spots to rank No. 19 on Bloomberg Businessweek’s Full-Time MBA ranking for 2023-2024.
September 12, 2023
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
September 11, 2023
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.
Owls capture Bayou Bucket after captivating overtime shootout
September 11, 2023
The Bayou Bucket trophy is headed back to South Main for the first time since 2010.
You can leave your gloves on: Rice-developed material burns viruses, safe for skin
September 11, 2023
A new material that packs deadly heat for viruses on its outer surface while staying cool on the reverse side could be used to make sustainable, multiuse personal protective equipment. Marquise Bell, a Rice graduate student who is the lead author of the research, was also part of this year’s NextProf Nexus workshop, a national, competitive faculty development program for engineering students from underrepresented groups.
Rice celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 11, 2023
Rice University is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, by spotlighting the history, contributions and achievements of Latino communities, especially as they relate to the campus community.
Rice helps lead national quantum computing research efforts
September 8, 2023
A team of Rice University researchers have won a 4-year, $1.2 million grant from the Department of Energy to evaluate the strengths and limitations of different physical systems used to build quantum computers and inform strategies for achieving near-term advances in quantum computing.
Rice’s Shepherd School of Music announces 2023-24 season
August 31, 2023
HOUSTON – (Aug. 31, 2023) – For the first time in the Shepherd School of Music’s history, a comprehensive listing of key performances is being announced today to coincide with the release of a new season brochure and redesigned events website. The Shepherd School has collected guest artists from around the globe to perform and teach this season, joining the existing ranks of renowned artists already among the faculty.
Ostherr receives NEH grant to explore computational health through humanities lens
August 29, 2023
Kirsten Ostherr, the Gladys Louise Fox Professor of English and director of the new Medical Humanities Research Institute at Rice, received a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to advance her work on the role of visual representation in the history of computational health.