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​​​​​​​Rice’s Office of Innovation partners with Carbon and TyRex Group

Rice’s Office of Innovation is partnering with two companies to make additive manufacturing equipment and expertise an integral part of its initiative to provide campuswide access to prototyping and design facilities.

Rice’s Class of 2023 heralded as ‘empathetic team players with superpowers to change the world’

Across two days of joyful tears, stirring speeches, embraces and exultation, Rice University’s 2023 graduates celebrated the end of one chapter in their lives inside the hedges and the thrilling possibilities that lay before them in the chapters beyond.

Rice Business graduates another class of MBAs

The Jones Graduate School of Business held its commencement ceremony for Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree recipients May 5 at Rice Stadium.

More than 800 Rice students graduate with advanced degrees

Hats off to another outstanding group of Rice University graduates!

Rice honors late Kamryn Sanamo with posthumous degree

Amid the celebration at Rice University’s 110th commencement ceremony on May 6, there was one unforgettable moment that stood out to everyone in attendance: when President Reginald DesRoches asked for a moment of silence before offering Rice’s first-ever posthumous degree to the family of Kamryn Sanamo. 

Rice U. confers doctoral degrees to more than 250 students

More than 250 Rice University students were recognized during a doctoral commencement ceremony at Tudor Fieldhouse the morning of May 6. They join the more than 7,600 alumni who have earned a doctoral degree at Rice.

Duncan, Spiegel honored at Rice360 awards breakfast

The Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies presented its 2023 Global Champion Award to philanthropist Jan Duncan and its 2023 Alumni Leadership Award to physician Elizabeth Spiegel ’11 at its graduate recognition and awards breakfast May 5.

Alumni take home university’s top honors

Rice alumni gathered at the Post Oak Hotel May 4 to honor outstanding fellow Owls for their extraordinary achievements and contributions to the university community.

Rice showcases Johnson Owl Deck at Harris Gully

The Johnson Owl Deck at Harris Gully was introduced to the Rice community during a grand opening and dedication April 27.

Baker Institute expert: Has the US response to Russia-Ukraine strengthened or weakened Washington?

The Russia-Ukraine war may have strengthened the NATO alliance, but it raises critical questions about Europe’s security architecture and U.S. policy toward China, according to a new brief from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Slagle lab creating algorithms to simulate quantum chemistry dynamics

Electrical and Computer Engineering's Kevin Slagle is developing better computer algorithms to simulate quantum chemistry dynamics thanks to a research grant from the Welch Foundation.

Rice U. bioengineering Ph.D. named Schmidt Science Fellow

Rice U. doctoral alum Joshua Chen has won a prestigious Schmidt Science Fellowship that will support his goal of building new technologies to address pressing health care challenges by drawing on his interdisciplinary skill set in bioelectronics and synthetic biology.

Rice ranks among Princeton Review’s ‘Best Value Colleges’

Rice University earned the No. 12 spot among private schools on The Princeton Review’s recently released “Best Value Colleges” rankings. It is the only institution in Texas to make the list.

Fish thought to help reefs have poop that’s deadly to corals

Rice bioscientists have discovered the feces of fish that were long thought to promote healthy reefs can damage and, in some cases, kill corals.

Rice to hold 110th commencement May 5-6

Rice University’s 110th commencement ceremonies will be held May 5 and 6, concluding with the undergraduate ceremony at Rice Stadium the night of May 6 featuring an address from Karine Jean-Pierre, White House press secretary and assistant to the president.