‘Problem solvers’: Omar Syed and Rice legal team honored by top industry organization Jun. 3, 2024
The National Association of College and University Attorneys will honor Rice University Vice President and General Counsel Omar Syed with the Distinguished Service Award at its annual conference later this month. Syed, who will also serve as the event’s opening speaker, shares the prestigious recognition with the entire Office of General Counsel team for their outstanding performance.
Expert on Mexico politics available to discuss Scheinbaum election Jun. 3, 2024
A leading expert on Mexico politics and U.S./Mexico relations from Rice University is available to speak on the election of Mexico’s first female president Claudia Scheinbaum.
Rice gathers world’s top medical humanities minds in Paris Jun. 3, 2024
Rice’s Medical Humanities Research Institute recently held a research summit at the Paris Center, convening leading international researchers to explore critical issues at the intersection of medicine and humanities.
Staff Spotlight: Paula Platt Jun. 3, 2024
Staff profile: Paula Platt
Rice celebrates LGBTQ+ Pride Month throughout June with host of events, participation in Houston parades Jun. 1, 2024
June serves as LGBTQ+ Pride Month, and to celebrate, Rice University and many campus affiliates will host events to spread awareness about the LGBTQ+ community and educate on sexual and gender diversity.
Rice, Houston first responders recognized for saving the life of swimmer in distress May. 31, 2024
First responders from Rice and the city of Houston were recognized May 29 for their efforts in working together to save the life of a Rice graduate student who nearly drowned this spring.
Expert available to explain delta-8 Senate State Affairs Committee debate May. 31, 2024
An expert on drug policy from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is available to comment on the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee hearing on how to regulate delta-8/hemp-cannabinoid products.
‘Helping children, families and communities thrive’: Glasscock School celebrates popular education outreach program May. 31, 2024
Family, friends, fellow educators and funders came together to celebrate this year’s achievements in the School Literacy and Culture program May 15.
European Academy of Sciences honors Rice’s Pol Spanos with prestigious award May. 31, 2024
Rice’s Pol Spanos, the Lewis B. Ryon Professor of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, has been awarded the 2024 Blaise Pascal Medal in Engineering by the European Academy of Sciences.
Rice’s CAAAS welcomes new faculty, postdoctoral associate May. 31, 2024
Rice’s Center for African and African American Studies is expanding its offerings and expertise with the appointments of Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman, Khadene Harris and Ayodeji Olugbuyiro.
Rice’s Jamie Padgett wins Charles Martin Duke Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Award May. 31, 2024
Rice’s Jamie Padgett has been awarded the 2024 Charles Martin Duke Lifeline Earthquake Engineering Award from the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Dateline Rice for May 30, 2024 May. 30, 2024
Dateline Rice for May 30, 2024
Rice partners with CCM Foundation, Houston Public Library to showcase hip-hop exhibit in honor of Black Music Month May. 30, 2024
Rice University’s Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning and Fondren Library have partnered with the Houston Public Library and the CCM Foundation to help present the “‘Straight Flexin’, No Plexin’” hip-hop exhibit.
In the brain at rest, neurons rehearse future experience May. 30, 2024
New research from Rice and the University of Michigan sheds light on how individual neurons in the hippocampus of rats stabilize and tune spatial representations during periods of rest following the animals’ first time running a maze, offering first proof of neuroplasticity during sleep.
Rice researchers uncover surprising role of opioid receptors in gut development May. 29, 2024
Researchers at Rice have revealed a previously unknown function of opioid receptors in the development of the enteric nervous system.
