During two days of festivities May 3-4, Rice University’s Class of 2024 graduates celebrated the culmination of their experiences on South Main while ...
Kyriacos Zygourakis, the A.J. Hartsook Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Rice, celebrated his retirement after 44 years at Rice....
Rice University’s Office of Ethics, Compliance and Enterprise Risk hosted the second annual Ethics and Compliance Symposium at Farnsworth Pavilion in ...
A team of Rice researchers and collaborators have developed peptide-based hydrogels that mimic the aligned structure of muscle and nerve tissues, whic...
Anthropologists at Rice University suggest in a new study that establishing networks of 'sister cities' dedicated to addressing the impact o...
The 10th annual Veterans Business Battle, hosted by Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, brought together veterans, executives and stu...
Rice University’s Middle East North Africa (MENA) Student Association held its first ever cultural showcase event April 20, celebrating Arab History M...
Rice University’s Frank Reese Harvey and Ramamoorthy Ramesh are among 120 new U.S. members elected to the National Academy of Sciences....
Team Heartbeat HERoes claimed victory at Rice University’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen’s (OEDK) annual Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase las...
Rice University President Reginald DesRoches and wife Paula Gilmer DesRoches welcomed guests to Cohen House for amuse-bouches and beverages April 29 a...
Rice University President Reginald DesRoches and Paula Gilmer DesRoches met a group of Owls at the Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center April 26 for S...
Rice University has announced the appointment of Cathryn Selman ’78 and the re-election of Patti Kraft ’87 to its board of trustees. Both distinguishe...
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Dittmar named new Rice University provost
Amy Dittmar, a distinguished scholar with an extensive background in economics, finance and university administration, has been named the new provost of Rice University.
Rice to begin play in American Athletic Conference next year
Rice will officially join the American Athletic Conference for competition in the 2023-24 academic year, the university and league has announced.
Humans in the loop help robots find their way
Rice computer scientists develop a method that allows humans to help complex robots build efficient solutions to “see” their environments and carry out tasks.
Leadership expert Stefanie Johnson named director of Doerr Institute
Stefanie Johnson, acclaimed leadership author, professor and keynote speaker, has been named the new director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University. She will take over for outgoing director Tom Kolditz July 1.
Stressful events can take big toll on those struggling most with death of spouse
Widowed individuals experiencing intense grief after the loss of their spouse experience a significant increase in body inflammation following other stressful events, according to new research from Rice University.
People, papers and presentations for June 13, 2022
Zaochen Ye, a research scientist in the lab of Rice physicist Frank Geurts, received a prestigious Merit Award during the virtual annual users’ meeting of the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider and Alternating Gradient Synchrotron at Brookhaven National Laboratory held June 7-10.
Forbes’ runner-up finish paces Owls at track and field championships
Grace Forbes’ second-place finish in the 10,000 meters led a contingent of five Rice athletes at the NCAA outdoor track and field championships this week in Eugene, Oregon.
Schooling status during pandemic predicted parents’ resilience
A new study suggests parents accustomed to home schooling felt more resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic than those whose public-school children were suddenly housebound, especially when the latter parents did not meet recommendations for physical activity.
Prizes and awards presented to degree recipients
Rice undergraduates, graduate students and recent graduates reaped a number of fellowships, scholarships and awards this year.
Doctoral alumna wins prestigious Schmidt Science Fellowship
Doctoral graduate Natsumi Komatsu has been awarded a prestigious Schmidt Science Fellowship
Immigration, diplomacy with Mexico focus of Baker Institute event
The president of El Colegio de México will speak on challenges testing the United States-Mexico relationship at a June 15 Baker Institute for Public Policy event.
Rice physicist wins DOE early career award
Physicist Guido Pagano wins a prestigious Early Career Research Award from the Department of Energy.
New members elected to Baker Institute Board of Advisors
The Baker Institute Board of Advisors added five new members in April, with expertise ranging from business and health to energy, finance and software. The new members are Greg Armstrong, Paul Hobby, Rob Kaplan, Arshad Matin and Wade Rakes.
Rice’s Facilities Engineering and Planning Department hosted its annual horseshoes tournament for university employees May 26.
Bumps could smooth quantum investigations
Rice University materials theorists model a contoured surface overlaid with 2D materials and find it possible to control their electronic and magnetic properties. The discovery could simplify research into many-body effects, including quantum systems.