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Imani Perry led two consecutive nights of engaging and wide-ranging discussions Nov. 15-16 at Rice University as the latest speaker in the School of H...

Rice volleyball had three players receive all-conference honors, the American Athletic Conference announced Nov. 28....

An international audience of more than three dozen quantum researchers, including Rice’s Pengcheng Dai, Randall Hulet, Douglas Natelson, Han Pu, Ming...

Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rice, received an Outstanding Achievement Award from the Chines...

Peter Hartley, the George A. Peterkin Professor of Economics at Rice, is the 2023 recipient of the United States Association for Energy Economics (USA...

The Rice Owls are bowl-eligible after a 24-21 win over Florida Atlantic University at Rice Stadium on Nov. 25....

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Texas vaccine policy to be examined at Baker Institute event
Health experts will come together to discuss the current state and future of vaccine policy in Texas at a symposium from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rice’s Kiese Laymon awarded ‘genius grant’ MacArthur Fellowship
Rice University English professor and acclaimed author Kiese Laymon has been awarded a MacArthur Fellowship, the prestigious honor popularly known as the “genius grant.”

How much is that medical procedure? In Houston, it depends on which hospital you choose
How much you pay for medical procedures and hospital admissions in Houston varies widely depending on where you go for treatment, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

NSF backs bid to speed environmental tests for viruses
The NSF backs Rice University efforts to speed the analysis of wastewater for coronaviruses from hours to seconds.

Physicists use ‘electron correlations’ to control topological materials
Physicists from Rice and other institutions have discovered a way to switch topological states on and off.

Halas, Nordlander honored in Rome
Italian President Sergio Mattarella presented Rice’s Naomi Halas and Peter Nordlander the 2022 Eni Energy Transition Award in an Oct. 3 ceremony in Rome's Quirinal Palace.

Multiple Rice organizations hosted a Banned Books Read Out Oct. 6 in response to the resurgent national movement to ban books deemed by some political activists as controversial from school libraries.

Rice mourns loss of undergraduate Ryan Dullea
Jones College sophomore and chemistry student Ryan Dullea died Oct. 4 at the age of 19.

Masha Gessen to discuss Ukraine, Russia and threats to democracy in fall Campbell Lectures
Renowned author and journalist Masha Gessen will be on campus Nov. 7 and 8 for the annual Campbell Lecture Series, hosted by the School of Humanities.

Early detection of Alzheimer’s disease goal of new research project from Rice neuroscientist
More than 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease, for which there is no cure. Early detection is critical to managing symptoms.

Dynamic, abstract Odita mural enlivens walls of Shepherd School
Thanks to the work of esteemed Nigerian American abstract artist Odili Donald Odita, the once-bare walls of Alice Pratt Brown Hall are now bursting with color and light.

Wong named fellow of American Institute of Chemical Engineers
The Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering’s Michael Wong has been elected a fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Walker honored by Rice Board of Trustees upon retirement
Rice University’s Board of Trustees recently recognized Anne Walker for her upcoming retirement after more than 15 years of service in the Office of Financial Aid. Walker, the outgoing assistant vice president and executive director of university financial aid services, is a nationally recognized leader in her field and an advocate for making a college education accessible to low- and middle-income families.

King receives American Psychological Association’s Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists
Danielle King , an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice, is a recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists.

Business major serves community as pipe organ player at Houston-area church
Bruce Xu ’24 is a business major at Rice doesn’t mind hitting the road every week to play the organ at a church in The Woodlands.