Rice News Archive - 2024

Dateline Rice for May 24, 2024 May. 24, 2024

Dateline Rice for May 24, 2024

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Electromechanical material doesn’t get ‘clamped’ down May. 23, 2024

A Rice-led study finds that a class of electromechanically active materials called antiferroelectrics may hold the key to overcoming performance limitations due to clamping in miniaturized electromechanical systems.

Provost announces newly promoted and tenured faculty May. 23, 2024

Provost Amy Dittmar announced Rice faculty member promotions who demonstrated excellence in scholarship, teaching, mentoring, service and leadership. Promotions are effective July 1.

‘Hell’ examines intersection of religion and science in addressing climate crisis May. 23, 2024

Timothy Morton’s latest book “Hell: In Search of a Christian Ecology,” out May 28, argues that climate change has created a real-world hell on Earth.

Social media abuzz after Rice mentioned in final season of ‘Young Sheldon’ May. 22, 2024

Coach George Cooper would’ve taken Rice football to the next level … at least according to Instagram commenters.

Dateline Rice for May 22, 2024 May. 22, 2024

Dateline Rice for May 22, 2024

Rice alumni volunteers nurture ‘heart of the university’ May. 22, 2024

The Office of Alumni Relations brought together dedicated Owls from across Houston and the United States for the Volunteer Leadership Conference, an event designed to connect alumni volunteers across diverse roles at Rice and to amplify their impact through workshops, presentations and feedback engagements.

Wearable devices get signal boost from innovative material May. 22, 2024

An international team of researchers from Rice and Hanyang University have developed a new material that moves like skin while preserving signal strength in electronics. The technology could enable the development of next-generation wearable devices with continuous, consistent wireless and battery-free functionality.

Rice art professor leverages Paris Center for exploration of French graphic novels May. 22, 2024

When Christopher Sperandio saw Rice Global’s call for courses at its Paris Center, he knew exactly what he wanted to teach.

Rice’s Fred Oswald named incoming editor for Psychological Methods journal May. 21, 2024

Fred Oswald, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Psychological Sciences and chair in social sciences at Rice, has been named incoming editor for Psychological Methods, a top journal in the field.

‘The nation’s future happens here’: Rice Kinder Institute releases 2024 Kinder Houston Area Survey at annual luncheon May. 21, 2024

Houstonians’ views on social issues, the biggest challenges facing the region and more findings from the 2024 Kinder Houston Area Survey were presented at the Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s annual luncheon at the Hilton Americas in downtown Houston May 20.

Dateline Rice for May 21, 2024 May. 21, 2024

Dateline Rice for May 21, 2024

NSF chief of research security to speak at Rice Baker Institute May 23 May. 21, 2024

Rebecca Keiser, the National Science Foundation’s chief of research security strategy and policy, will deliver a virtual keynote address May 23 on the origins of the foundation’s research on research security program with Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rice alum celebrates 30 years as a craft beer pioneer May. 21, 2024

For 30 years, Saint Arnold Brewing Company has been a Houston institution, releasing more than 100 different beers including staples such as Lawnmower, Amber Ale and Art Car IPA, and the origin of what is now the oldest craft brewery in Texas can be traced back to 1985 at Rice. That’s when alumnus Brock Wagner ’87 started hanging out with his Lovett College resident adviser.