Exploring Colombia: Rice’s GREAT Project offers cultural immersion for young adults with special needs Apr. 16, 2024
Rice University’s Global RICE Empowers Academics and Training (GREAT) Project continues to bridge cultures and foster inclusive learning experiences.
Rice to lead first NSF-funded workshop on research security, uniting national experts to shape future research and policies Apr. 16, 2024
Rice University, in collaboration with the University of Houston, IPTalons and the Society of Research Administrators International, will host a first-of-its-kind national workshop to examine the burgeoning field of research on research security to inform future laws, policies and guidelines aimed at enhancing research security around the world.
First curved data link sidesteps key 6G wireless challenge Apr. 16, 2024
Researchers at Rice and Brown University have demonstrated the world’s first curved data link, an achievement that could revolutionize wireless communications.
Rice hosts natural sciences undergraduate research symposium Apr. 15, 2024
Rice University hosted the inaugural Natural Sciences Undergraduate Research Symposium April 11 in a celebration of research across various natural sciences disciplines.
2024 Huff Engineering Design Showcase winners announced Apr. 15, 2024
The Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), Rice’s premier undergraduate engineering makerspace, announced the winners of its annual Harrell and Carolyn Huff Engineering Design Showcase and competition, which took place April 11 at the Ion, during an award ceremony following the event.
Remembering Rice alumnus and trustee emeritus Bill Sick Apr. 15, 2024
Rice University trustee emeritus William “Bill” Sick ’57 passed away on Dec. 8, 2023, and was celebrated recently at a ceremony in Illinois. An accomplished engineer, leader and dedicated father and husband, Sick earned his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in electrical engineering at Rice and spent a lifetime supporting his alma mater in various capacities.
Dateline Rice for April 15, 2024 (Weekend Edition) Apr. 15, 2024
Dateline Rice for April 15, 2024 (Weekend Edition)
Rice to celebrate staff achievements April 18 Apr. 15, 2024
Rice University will host its annual appreciation event to celebrate staff accomplishments at 9 a.m. April 18 at Tudor Fieldhouse. The gathering will include remarks by President Reginald DesRoches, acknowledgment of service anniversaries from five to 50 years in five-year increments and special recognition of notable employees.
Special issue of Rice Magazine explores university’s world-renowned research Apr. 15, 2024
The spring 2024 issue of Rice Magazine highlights a sample of the dynamic, complex and ambitious scholarship underway in academic disciplines across campus.
Rice to offer new master’s in energy transition and sustainability Apr. 15, 2024
Rice University will launch a Master of Energy Transition and Sustainability (METS) program this fall designed to equip students with the tools needed to thrive in the evolving energy industry landscape.
Kirsten Ostherr receives the 2024 Health Humanities Visionary Award Apr. 15, 2024
Kirsten Ostherr, a media scholar and health researcher at Rice University, has been honored with the 2024 Health Humanities Visionary Award by the Health Humanities Consortium (HHC) during its April 10-13 conference in Phoenix.
Exploring big questions at Rice Apr. 15, 2024
At Rice University, the School of Humanities fosters an environment where students are encouraged to grapple with profound inquiries through its Big Questions courses, and anticipation is already building for the thought-provoking topics coming in fall 2024: “What Is Religion?” and “What Is Home?”
New Rice research explores why we remember what we remember Apr. 15, 2024
We’ve all been in a similar situation — you lock your front door for the umpteenth time in a given week only to panic minutes later when you’re driving to work as you struggle to remember if you actually locked the door.
Staff Spotlight: Muizz Akhtar Apr. 12, 2024
Staff Spotlight: Muizz Akhtar, digital content specialist at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research
Several ‘influential women’ of Rice recognized by Houston Woman Magazine Apr. 12, 2024
Rice University’s first lady, a respected professor and several alumnae were included in Houston Woman Magazine’s 50 Most Influential Women of 2023 list. Each was nominated for inclusion by a Houston Woman Magazine reader then selected by the staff of the publication.
