Rice News Archive - 2025

Rice helps youth explore Earth and space sciences at ‘first-of-its-kind’ event May. 19, 2025

Nearly 1,000 Earth and planetary explorers from the greater Houston area attended Rice’s K-12 Earth and planetary open house at Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall May 3. The event was held by the Department of Earth, Environmental and Planetary Sciences, the Rice Space Institute’s Center for Planetary Origins to Habitability and the Office of STEM Engagement in partnership with Houston Independent School District and NASA.

Rice’s Liu Idea Lab welcomes Sandy Guitar to advisory board May. 19, 2025

The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) at Rice is proud to announce the appointment of Sandy Guitar to its advisory board. Guitar is a highly respected leader in the venture and private equity worlds, bringing decades of experience in early stage investing, strategic growth and founder support to advance Lilie’s mission of empowering the next generation of entrepreneurs at Rice.

Dateline Rice for May 16, 2025 May. 16, 2025

Dateline Rice for May 16, 2025

Helix Park event marks official launch and lab opening of RBL LLC, advancing Rice’s research-to-market pipeline May. 16, 2025

Rice celebrated a major step in its translational research efforts May 5 with the official launch of RBL LLC. Held at the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park, the event featured a keynote by Robert Ruffolo Jr., followed by a fireside chat with Ruffolo and biomedical engineer Robert Langer, moderated by STAT senior writer Matthew Herper.

Bao wins Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award May. 16, 2025

Rice's Gang Bao has been selected to receive the Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award from the American Society for Mechanical Engineers for his sustained contributions to the mechanics of composites, cell mechanics and nanomedicine.

Celebrating student voices: Award-winning publications showcase the power of humanities at Rice May. 16, 2025

From celebrating campus creativity to elevating academic research, two student-led publications are giving undergraduates a platform to lead, edit and publish meaningful work.

Rice experts examine historic personalized gene-editing breakthrough May. 15, 2025

Rice experts available to discuss historic personalized gene-editing breakthrough.

Forecasters predicting 17 named storms in Atlantic this hurricane season May. 15, 2025

Experts from Rice are available to speak with the media about hurricane and storm-related topics.

Dateline Rice for May 15, 2025 May. 15, 2025

Dateline Rice for May 15, 2025

Rice Education celebrates graduates of master’s, certification programs May. 15, 2025

Rice Education, part of Rice’s Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, hosted a reception May 10 at the Anderson-Clarke Center to honor graduates of its Master of Arts in teaching program and of its Teacher Certification and Principal Certification programs.

When Rice feels like family: 2 deans, 2 daughters, an unforgettable commencement May. 14, 2025

It’s not every year that commencement features school deans wearing two hats — as academic leaders and as proud parents. Rice celebrated a rare and heartfelt milestone when two graduating seniors received their diplomas from their own parents.

First class of RISE participants graduates from Rice May. 14, 2025

The inaugural cohort of Rice’s RISE (Responsibility, Inclusion and Student Empowerment) program received a commemorative stole to wear at commencement, symbolizing their participation in the pre-matriculation initiative.

Dateline Rice for May 14, 2025 May. 14, 2025

Dateline Rice for May 14, 2025

Biotech pioneer Robert Langer delivers President’s Lecture at Rice May. 14, 2025

Rice welcomed renowned biomedical engineer and entrepreneur Robert Langer to campus for the President’s Lecture Series.

‘Real change starts from an idea’: Rice’s sustainability project earns statewide honor May. 14, 2025

Rice’s Campus Services and Sustainability recently was recognized by Keep Texas Beautiful with its Beautify Texas Award in the Outstanding Program of the Year category. The department was honored for its “Give a Hoot! Donate Your Loot!” move-out collection campaign coordinated by the Office of Sustainability and Housing and Dining.