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Rice Architecture 2024 Civic Forum focuses on Glenbrook Valley

Rice Architecture dedicated its 2024 Civic Forum to historic preservation with a focus on the Glenbrook Valley neighborhood in South Houston.

Taking STEM education further: Rice expands low-cost health care solutions workshops for local teens

More than 20 high school students participated in Rice’s 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.

Momentous: Personalized Scale for Global Impact: Rice unveils new strategic plan

Under the leadership of President Reginald DesRoches, Rice 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

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.

One in three Harris County residents face victimization based on race, gender or other protected status, most never report it

The report was released today, offering for the first time a snapshot of the lifetime experiences with crime of Houstonians.

‘The nation’s future happens here’: Rice Kinder Institute releases 2024 Kinder Houston Area Survey at annual luncheon

Houstonians’ views on social issues, the biggest challenges facing the region and more findings from the 2024 Kinder Houston Area Survey were presented at the Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s annual luncheon at the Hilton Americas in downtown Houston May 20.

Sister cities can help communities better navigate the climate crisis, suggests Rice research

Anthropologists at Rice University suggest in a new paper that establishing networks of 'sister cities' dedicated to addressing the impact of natural disasters can mitigate the devastation wrought by climate change.

Visualizing catastrophe: Rice professor explores natural disasters through photography

Before the doors opened for “La Furia del Viento,” a long line of Cuban and foreign patrons had already formed outside Fototeca de Cuba for the March 8 opening of the exhibition.

First curved data link sidesteps key 6G wireless challenge

Researchers at Rice and Brown University have demonstrated the world’s first curved data link, an achievement that could revolutionize wireless communications.

Rice professors discuss climate resilience and urban design at Scientia event

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.

Potential to ‘save more lives than doctors’: Rice launches WaTER Institute to develop accessible clean water technology

Rice University’s new WaTER Institute, launched today, aims to address complex water related challenges.

Business leaders, Rice commit to support Houston innovation

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. 

NSF-funded Rice study to examine how collaborative community design can mitigate severe storm impacts

A new National Science Foundation-funded study by Rice University will examine whether design strategies aimed at improving civic engagement in stormwater infrastructure could help reduce catastrophic flooding.