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Rice University President Reginald DesRoches took a break from his usual duties to personally transport students to their classes....
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In a first for Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, Grammy Award®-winning soprano Ana María Martínez will host a Spanish-language recital in celebration o...
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A new study led by Rice’s Qimiao Si has unveiled a new class of quantum critical metal, shedding light on the intricate interactions of electrons with...
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Researchers at Rice are working to understand how a single cell evolves into the complex network of specialized cells that form the human body. ...
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Rice’s Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning will honor hip-hop pioneer Mia X by inducting her into its Hip Hop Archival Collection. ...
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Cherríe Moraga, a renowned writer, feminist activist, poet, essayist and playwright, will present her lecture titled “They Are Falling All Around Me —...
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Wayne Graham transformed Rice baseball into a perennial national powerhouse in his 27-year coaching tenure....
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Former Rice University swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger made her country and alma mater proud last weekend, competing in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris...
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Rice University experts are available to discuss the mpox global health emergency as the world grapples with the ongoing outbreak....
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Wayne Graham, the architect of Rice’s rise to the top of the college baseball world, passed away in Austin, Texas on Tuesday night at 88....
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Neuroscience experts from government, medicine, business and academia came together at Rice’s Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC) Aug. 27 to discu...
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A Sept. 3 vigil honored the life of Andrea Rodriguez Avila, whose promising future was tragically cut short....
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Rice scholars, dignitaries meet with Fulbright-feted educators ahead of Argentina voyage
The 2022 Fulbright-Hays Delegation to Argentina spent July 27-29 at Rice for a pre-departure orientation on all things Argentinian. The 16 educators from across America will spend July in the South American nation.
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Leebron accepts posts at Columbia, Harvard
Former President David Leebron will spend much of the coming year at the two institutions other than Rice that have played the most important roles in his education and career.
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The DesRoches era begins as Rice’s eighth president takes office
Reginald DesRoches started his first day as Rice University’s newest president the same way he starts most Fridays: with a run around campus, on this particular dewey Houston morning, accompanied by his wife Paula and daughter Shelby, a Rice senior. Later, just as he has during his term as provost, he strolled into Allen Center. But on this Friday, he walked in as President DesRoches.
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Nobel laureate, beloved Rice professor Robert Curl dead at 88
Nobel Prize-winning chemist and beloved Rice University Professor Robert Curl died July 3 at age 88.
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Undersecretary of Education joins OpenStax event at the Ion
United States Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal met with OpenStax and Rice University leadership at the Ion June 28 to discuss the impact and growth of the nonprofit’s digital learning platforms and free, open educational resources.
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Rice's Forbes named C-USA's top female athlete for 2022-23
Rice runner Grace Forbes has been named Conference USA’s 2021-22 Michael L. Slive Female Athlete of the Year, the league announced June 30.
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On first day, President DesRoches thanks Rice community for support
Today marks my first day as president of Rice University and exactly five years since I first arrived at Rice. I am humbled and grateful for the opportunity to serve such a distinguished institution and have already received a tremendous amount of support.
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Medical venture takes top spot at alumni Napier Rice Launch Challenge
Rhythio Medical took first place at this year’s alumni-only H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge (NRLC) and won $30,000 in equity-free funding as well as an additional $1,500 for winning the Audience Choice Award at the June 29 virtual event.
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Leebron expresses gratitude as he says goodbye
This is the final day of my service as president of Rice, and I face just one key but difficult task, namely to try to adequately express our gratitude to the Rice community. Ping and I came to Rice 18 years ago with only an inkling of what lay ahead. We were excited by what we had learned about Rice, including what the university had accomplished and what its ambitions were. We were hopeful about what we might contribute, and yet not sure what to expect.
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Researchers discover new leukemia-killing compounds
Researchers from Rice and MD Anderson Cancer Center have discovered potential new drugs for treating leukemia.