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Rice Business gala honors 50 years of empowering leaders, celebrates future growth Sep. 27, 2024

In a dazzling celebration of five decades of innovation and achievement, the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice held a gala Sept. 26, uniting board members, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners. The event celebrated 50 years of growth and looked ahead to the future, including plans for a new 112,000-square-foot building to accommodate significant population and program expansion over the past decade.

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Dateline Rice for Sept. 27, 2024

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Dateline Rice for Sept. 26, 2024

Annual Energy Summit hosted by Rice’s Baker Institute and Baker Botts Oct. 1-2 Sep. 26, 2024

The eighth annual Energy Summit will highlight challenges and opportunities of the continuing evolution of the energy sector.

Rice celebrating series of 50th anniversaries Sep. 26, 2024

As Rice launches a new strategic plan Oct. 1 to shape its future over the next decade, the next year will be marked by a series of historic milestones — the Jones Graduate School of Business, Shepherd School of Music, George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing and Wiess School of Natural Sciences are all commemorating their 50th anniversaries.

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Rice simplifies voter registration process before Oct. 7 deadline Sep. 25, 2024

Rice knows the importance of voting, but before a ballot may be cast, the individual must be registered to vote. Campus partners have joined together to make registration as seamless as possible by Texas’ Oct. 7 deadline.

Researchers innovate sustainable metal-recycling method Sep. 25, 2024

A research team led by James Tour has developed a method to recycle valuable metals from electronic waste more efficiently.

Melissa Kean gives a presentation at the annual Friends of Fondren Membership Celebration and Dinner Sept. 17.

Friends of Fondren Library kicks off 75th anniversary celebration with annual membership dinner Sep. 25, 2024

Friends of Fondren Library at Rice kicked off its 75th anniversary year with its annual Membership Celebration and Dinner at Cohen House Sept. 17.

Rice’s school of engineering changes its name to reflect excellence in computing Sep. 25, 2024

Rice’s school of engineering has officially changed its name to the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing.

Rice center identifies top hazardous polluters in path of Tropical Storm Helene Sep. 25, 2024

Recent projections show that Tropical Storm Helene, the latest storm brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, is heading for Florida and tracking toward the state’s panhandle.

Renowned Rice chemist K.C. Nicolaou aims to ‘help society’ through discovery Sep. 24, 2024

World-renowned organic chemist K.C. Nicolaou will present his research at the Art and Science of Total Synthesis of Natural and Designed Molecules for Biology and Medicine symposium Oct. 2-4 in Paris.

Dean Connors runs away from a defender during a Rice football game.

Owls ready to face Charlotte 49ers on Families Weekend Sep. 24, 2024

The Rice football team will return to Rice Stadium for the first time in two weeks to take on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 49ers in the team’s first home conference game of the season Sept. 28.

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Dateline Rice for Sept. 24, 2024

Faculty and Rice Jones School of Business Dean Peter Rodriguez listen to Amy Dittmar, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, speak during the new faculty reception.

Rice welcomes new faculty in largest hiring in history Sep. 24, 2024

More than 160 people attended a celebratory reception for new and newly promoted Rice faculty in the Faculty Club.