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Rice celebrates LGBTQ Pride Month throughout June

June serves as LGBTQ Pride Month. To celebrate, Rice University and many campus affiliates will host events to spread awareness about the LGBTQIA+ community and educate on sexual and gender diversity.

Six Rice grads named Fulbright Scholars

Six Rice University graduates have been named Fulbright Scholars this year, receiving grants to fund study-abroad and teaching opportunities across the globe.

Slinkman clinches spot in NCAA Championships

Alexander Slinkman will represent the Rice men’s track and field team at the NCAA Championships in Austin, Texas after punching his ticket with a strong performance at the NCAA West Prelims.

Flexible nanoelectrodes can provide fine-grained brain stimulation

Rice University engineers have developed ultraflexible implantable nanoelectrodes that can administer long-term, fine-grained brain stimulation.

Three Owls to compete at NCAA Championships in Austin

The Rice women’s track and field team had an incredible day of competition at the NCAA West Prelims in Sacramento, Calif., with three Owls earning spots at the NCAA Championships in Austin Texas.

New report examines gun violence ‘hot spots’ in Houston area

A new report by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy sheds light on the reality of gun violence in the Houston area.

Rice At Large now available online

Rice At Large, the quarterly newsletter that showcases Rice University’s outreach programs, is now available online.

Iron-rich rocks unlock new insights into Earth’s planetary history

A new study by Rice University scientists suggests iron-rich ancient sediments may have helped cause some of the largest volcanic events in the planet’s history.

Stock buyback taxes could do more harm than good, argue Baker Institute experts

The idea that stock buybacks are a manipulation by executives to benefit themselves at the expense of shareholders may be true for a small number of firms but not the vast majority, therefore implementing buyback taxes in an attempt to curb such profits are no replacement for broader tax reform, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. 

Rice volleyball to take its game to Brazil this summer

The Rice volleyball team will be taking a 10-day excursion to Brazil June 1-11, with plans to visit and compete in four cities.

Glasscock School kicking off summer with bevy of educational programs for teachers and students

While much of Rice University’s campus winds down in the weeks following commencement, the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies offers a host of summer programs for both teachers and students through the school’s Center for Education.

Neuroengineering’s InterfaceRice 2023 conference draws 160-plus

More than 160 leaders in neurotechnology, neuroscience, neuroengineering and neurosurgery attended InterfaceRice 2023, the inaugural conference of the Rice Neuroengineering Initiative, May 18-19.

Influx of acclaimed arts faculty shows depth, breadth of Rice’s commitment to art education

Rice students with an interest in the arts have more opportunities than ever to deepen their knowledge of, skill in and academic understanding of art in all of its forms thanks to ongoing efforts and investments by Rice’s School of Humanities toward arts education at the university.

Rice’s Randi Martin voted president-elect of Association for Psychological Science

​​​​​​​Randi Martin, the Elma Schneider Professor of Psychological Sciences in Rice University’s School of Social Sciences and director of the T.L.L. Temple Foundation Neuroplasticity Lab , has been voted president-elect of the Association for Psychological Science (APS). Her term will begin in June.

Rice University welcomes three new trustees

Rice University has announced the addition of three new Board of Trustees members — Josh Earnest, Jennifer Kneale and Vinay Pai — who will serve four-year terms beginning July 1.