Rice hosts annual sustainability Carbon HUB conference
Apr. 30, 2024
Rice University will host its 2024 Carbon Hub Annual Meeting May 6-7. The two-day event set to take place on campus promises a dynamic lineup of panel discussions, technical sessions, networking opportunities and roundtable meetings with experts from industry, academia and foundations.
Rice men's tennis earns bid to NCAA Tournament
Apr. 30, 2024
The Rice men’s tennis team will play in the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2017 after hearing its name called for an at-large spot to take on 15th-seeded Texas A&M May 3 in College Station, Texas.
Religion and public life examined at Baker Institute, Boniuk Institute conference
Apr. 29, 2024
Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Religion and Public Policy program and the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance hosted a daylong event April 26 to examine how Christian nationalism — an ideology and movement advocating a fusion of Christian symbols with American civic life — has risen to prominence over the past several years and its real-world implications for politics and policy.
Letter from the president: End-of-semester message and well wishes
Apr. 29, 2024
As the spring semester comes to a close and we approach commencement, I am writing to thank you for continuing to uphold the values that make the Rice community so special. We are beautifully shaped by a unique culture of care that is central to what makes this university a special place to learn, live and grow.
Rice’s Yousif Shamoo elected AAAS fellow
Apr. 29, 2024
Rice University bioscientist Yousif Shamoo has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
Rice to hold 111th commencement May 3-4
Apr. 29, 2024
Rice University’s 111th commencement ceremonies will take place May 3-4 at Rice Stadium and Tudor Fieldhouse, with the undergraduate ceremony Saturday night featuring an address from alumna Peggy Whitson ’86, America’s most experienced astronaut.
Staff Spotlight: Beth Leaver
Apr. 27, 2024
Staff Spotlight: Beth Leaver, senior executive director/chief hospitality officer of Housing and Dining