Symposium to explore intersections of STEM, arts and Black life in Houston Mar. 25, 2025
With the theme Dark Matter: STEM and the Arts in Black Houston, this year’s convening invites participants to consider the role of Black communities in shaping Houston’s past, present and speculative futures.
Shepherd School students bringing mobile concert to Eldorado Ballroom Mar. 25, 2025
The Concert Truck is a mobile stage designed to bring classical music into everyday spaces.
Dateline Rice for March 24, 2025 (Weekend Edition) Mar. 24, 2025
Dateline Rice for March 24, 2025 (Weekend Edition)
Night at the museum: Prospective Rice Ph.D. students get a glimpse of Rice, Houston Mar. 24, 2025
Prospective doctoral students were welcomed to Rice with high energy during "Night at the Museum," a signature event recently held at the Houston Museum of Natural Science.
Pursuit of energy solutions, need for cultivating talent in HPC and AI emerge as themes at Ken Kennedy Institute conference Mar. 24, 2025
High-performance computing and artificial intelligence are increasingly transforming the energy sector, providing opportunities to optimize efficiency, scalability and sustainability. The 2025 Energy HPC Conference, hosted by Rice's Ken Kennedy Institute, took stock of the current state of science and technology to explore the implications of emerging research and innovation across the industry.
Rice’s open enrollment period for benefit plans is April 4-18 Mar. 24, 2025
RiceFest, the annual opportunity for employees to learn about health care and other benefits, will take place Thursday, April 3 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall.
Video: Owls thank donors for fueling scholarships, student success Mar. 24, 2025
Rice recently hosted a reception where scholarship recipients and their donors met one-on-one to demonstrate that every dollar awarded is money well spent. Professors, donors and community leaders gathered at Cohen House where the university’s leadership and students underscored the long-lasting impact of charitable giving for higher education. More than 600 endowed scholarships are awarded to Rice undergraduate students each year.
Staff Spotlight: Sara Lowman Mar. 24, 2025
Staff Spotlight: Sara Lowman
Dateline Rice for March 21, 2025 Mar. 21, 2025
Dateline Rice for March 21, 2025
Dateline Rice for March 20, 2025 Mar. 20, 2025
Dateline Rice for March 20, 2025
Rice Robo-Rumble features epic competition between battlebots Mar. 20, 2025
Campus buzzed with excitement March 9 as Rice hosted its inaugural battlebots competition, the Rice Robo-Rumble.
Beason-Abmayr honored with Arthur C. Guyton Distinguished Educator Award Mar. 20, 2025
Beth Beason-Abmayr has been awarded the Arthur C. Guyton Distinguished Educator Award by the American Physiological Society.
‘The goal is to play for championships’: Rice welcomes back David Pierce as head baseball coach Mar. 20, 2025
Rice formally introduced David Pierce as its Bixby Family Head Baseball Coach in front of a packed crowd at the Brian Patterson Sports Performance Center during a press conference March 19.
Rice chemical engineering helping to power the energy transition Mar. 20, 2025
Rice professors Aditya Mohite and Haotian Wang presented their research and entrepreneurial work at CERAWeek, an annual energy conference in Houston, to industry peers and leaders from around the world the week of March 10.
Rice’s Harris explains complexities of proposed state bill to ban hemp products Mar. 20, 2025
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick recently held a press conference on SB 3, a bill to ban all hemp products with cannabinoids other than cannabidiol (CBD) and cannabigerol (CBG) in Texas. An expert on drug policy from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is available to explain the bill and comment on the implications of the policy.
