Taking STEM education further: Rice expands low-cost health care solutions workshops for local teens
October 4, 2024
More than 20 high school students participated in an Innovator Spotlight workshop, which is a continuation of a summer program where the same students looked to change the future of health care through low-cost solutions.
Early on a Saturday morning, 22 high school students arrived at Rice University’s facilities, engineering and planning spaces ready to innovate and change the future of health care.
The entrepreneurial-minded students, part of a select summer cohort recognized for their exceptional projects and ideas developed in the Digital Health Young Scholars program, returned to campus this fall with an exclusive invite to take part in the Innovator Spotlight workshop. The Digital Health Young Scholars program, a three-week summer experience hosted by Rice’s Office of STEM Engagement (R-STEM), introduces 10th and 11th grade students to digital circuitry, computer science, physics and engineering research.
‘Momentous: Personalized Scale for Global Impact’: Rice unveils new strategic plan
October 2, 2024
Under the leadership of President Reginald DesRoches, Rice University has unveiled a new strategic plan to become the world’s premier teaching and research university by delivering unparalleled personalized education and propelling breakthrough discoveries to transform lives and better humanity. “Momentous: Personalized Scale for Global Impact” serves as a road map for the next decade and reflects the collective contributions of the entire Rice community, capitalizing on the university’s size as a competitive advantage.
Rice builds community during National Night Out
October 2, 2024
Rice celebrated National Night Out Oct. 1 in the Barbara and David Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center courtyard. Many campus organizations like Rice Emergency Medical Services, the Wellbeing and Counseling Center and the Rice Police Department were joined by the Houston Police Department to welcome hundreds of Owls and community members for food, games and to learn about the many resources provided by the attending groups.
Rice professors discuss climate resilience and urban design at Scientia event
April 11, 2024
In a recent lecture titled “Climate Resilience and Urban Design,” Rice University professors Dominic Boyer and Albert Pope shed light on the hydrological and infrastructural challenges Houston faces. That includes flooding triggered by the impacts of climate change, the duo said, as they discussed the need for sustainable solutions at the recent Scientia Institute Lecture Series event in the Kyle Morrow Room at Fondren Library.
Business leaders, Rice commit to support Houston innovation
October 31, 2023
Prominent entrepreneurs and business leaders have committed to invest in Houston’s innovation landscape as part of the inaugural cohort of the Rice University Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie)’s Leadership Council.