Nuestra Herencia: A vibrant celebration of Latine Heritage Month at Rice Oct. 4, 2024
Rice celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month Sept. 29 with a vibrant afternoon of music and dance at the Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall. The event, titled Nuestra Herencia — meaning "Our Heritage" — showcased lively performances from Rice Salseros, Rice Zouk, Los Buhos del Norte, the Academy of Folklore and Latin Rhythms and Mariachi Luna Llena.
Staff Spotlight: Angie Chen Oct. 4, 2024
Staff Spotlight: Angie Chen
‘Pac-Man effect’ offers precise control for advanced materials design Oct. 4, 2024
Rice researchers show that exposing superparamagnetic colloids to a rotating magnetic field that reverses direction after each revolution generates a “Pac-Man effect” due to magnetic relaxation.
Dateline Rice for Oct. 3, 2024 Oct. 3, 2024
Dateline Rice for Oct. 3, 2024
Rice’s Scott Solomon contributes to Smithsonian study on ants that farm for themselves Oct. 3, 2024
Scott Solomon has played a key role in providing new insights into a unique relationship between ants and fungi.
Momentous: Personalized Scale for Global Impact: Rice unveils new strategic plan Oct. 2, 2024
Under the leadership of President Reginald DesRoches, Rice has unveiled a new strategic plan to become the world’s premier teaching and research university by delivering unparalleled personalized education and propelling breakthrough discoveries to transform lives and better humanity. Momentous: Personalized Scale for Global Impact serves as a road map for the next decade and reflects the collective contributions of the entire Rice community, capitalizing on the university’s size as a competitive advantage.
Dateline Rice for Oct. 2, 2024 Oct. 2, 2024
Dateline Rice for Oct. 2, 2024
Rice builds community during National Night Out Oct. 2, 2024
Rice celebrated National Night Out Oct. 1 in the Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center courtyard. Many campus organizations like Rice Emergency Medical Services, the Wellbeing and Counseling Center and the Rice Police Department were joined by the Houston Police Department to welcome hundreds of Owls and community members for food, games and to learn about the many resources provided by the attending groups.
Rice Synthetic Biology Institute executive director advocates for Texas’ synthetic biology future in Austin Oct. 2, 2024
Shalini Yadav at the Rice Synthetic Biology Institute met with state legislative offices to raise awareness about the critical role of synthetic biology.
Rice’s Biotech Launch Pad to lead commercialization of bioelectrical implant treatment for obesity, Type 2 diabetes Oct. 2, 2024
Rice is part of multiuniversity research team that has secured $34.9 million from ARPA-H to accelerate the development of a bioelectronic implant designed to revolutionize treatment for obesity and Type 2 diabetes, improving patient experience and outcomes while reducing the development and manufacturing costs.
The report was released today, offering for the first time a snapshot of the lifetime experiences with crime of Houstonians.
Rice draws from best graduate students in the world with research reputation, student support Oct. 1, 2024
Robust research, renowned faculty, industry partnerships and a supportive community — a diverse group of incoming and returning Fulbright recipients cited these and other reasons for choosing to continue their studies at Rice University.
A family affair: Rice hosts fun, festivities and football for Families Weekend Oct. 1, 2024
Rice hosted Families Weekend Sept. 27-28, and over the course of the 48-hour period, parents, families and loved ones got an inside look at the unique Rice experience through engaging lectures, campus tours, a family tailgate for the Owls’ football game and much more.
Celebrated Rice professor and historian Edward Cox passes away at 81 Oct. 1, 2024
A beloved educator, mentor and scholar, Edward Cox left an indelible mark on Rice and the many students he guided over his 27-year tenure.
‘A breakthrough year’ for art and engineering collaboration Oct. 1, 2024
Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts recently hosted its first engineering undergraduate social, bringing together students from across different engineering departments for an afternoon of fun activities, including art-making stations, door prizes and free food.
