Owls celebrate Rice Blue Friday amid campus azaleas Mar. 5, 2024
On March 1, Owls gathered on the Entrance 1 pathway to witness the annual blooms on the azaleas that dot the area.
Rice News Archive - 2024
Religion and science beliefs affect attitudes toward mental illness, Rice study finds Mar. 5, 2024
Beliefs about the relationship between religion and science may be a key factor in people’s views on mental health conditions like anxiety and depression, especially in minority racial communities, according to new research from Rice University.
Breakthrough technology and national security: DARPA and Rice to discuss investing in the future March 12 Mar. 5, 2024
Leaders from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and Rice University will host a presentation and fireside chat at the Ion March 12 to discuss the agency’s role in national security, program areas and investments in breakthrough technologies.
Rice Art History prepares for artistic, cultural exploration in Paris Mar. 5, 2024
Rice’s Department of Art History will celebrate a milestone in a manner befitting its creative spirit by embarking on a transformative journey to Paris.
Former Rice football player and engineer Gabe Baker ’14 on his new life in Nashville, making music and more Mar. 4, 2024
Gabe Baker’s life looks very different than it did a decade ago as a recently graduated Rice football star and environmental engineer working in county government in Houston. Now the former standout Rice student and athlete has embraced a successful music career in Nashville, Tennessee.
Lecture examines Rice’s historical relationship with Black community Mar. 4, 2024
Rice University hosted a capstone event for its Black History Month celebrations Feb. 27 in Sewall Hall titled “Tracing the History of Blacks at Rice Through University Records.”
Texas state Rep. Ann Johnson honors Rice faculty, researchers and alumni with proclamations Mar. 4, 2024
Texas state Rep. Ann Johnson, whose legislative district includes Rice University, visited campus Feb. 29 to present resolutions from the 88th Texas Legislative session to Rice faculty, researchers and alumni.
Dateline Rice for March 4, 2024 (Weekend Edition) Mar. 4, 2024
Dateline Rice for March 4, 2024 (Weekend Edition)
Rice360’s co-directors to speak at SXSW Mar. 4, 2024
Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies co-directors Rebecca Richards-Kortum and Maria Oden will speak at the upcoming South by Southwest Conference in Austin March 8.
Radiation from massive stars shapes nascent planetary systems Mar. 4, 2024
NASA has released the first stunning images of the Orion Nebula from the James Webb Space Telescope in a study in the journal Science that shows with unprecedented precision how massive stars impact the formation of planetary systems.
International Space University’s Space Studies Program lands at Rice University this summer Mar. 4, 2024
Rice University will host hundreds of space industry and research professionals for the International Space University’s 36th annual Space Studies Program (SSP) between Jun. 8 and Aug. 3.
Rice’s Wiess School launches Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences Mar. 4, 2024
The Wiess School of Natural Sciences at Rice University has launched the Center for Nanoscale Imaging Sciences to improve the capture, analysis and interpretation of images at the nanometer scale. The center will push the frontiers of nanoscale imaging, contributing to breakthroughs in fields such as nanotechnology, materials science, biology and biomedicine.
Rice Business Plan Competition announces 2024 student startups Mar. 4, 2024
The 2024 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) has announced the 42 startups that will compete for more than $1 million in prizes Apr. 4-6 at Rice University in Houston, Texas.
Rice’s Division of Finance and Administration changes name Mar. 1, 2024
Rice’s Office of Finance and Administration has changed its name to the Division of Operations, Finance and Support.
Rice’s NROTC unit hosts car wash fundraiser March 2 Mar. 1, 2024
The Rice Naval ROTC (NROTC) unit will host a car wash fundraiser on Saturday, March 2 from 9 a.m. to noon, located across from Rice Bikes. Funds raised from the event will benefit NROTC students and participating students from the University of Houston and Texas Southern University.
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