Rice scores an A from Forbes for financial health
Rice has earned an A in Forbes’ most recent College Financial Grades list, achieving a 3.97 GPA. In evaluating 876 private colleges and universities, the influential business magazine identified the nation’s “strongest and weakest schools” in terms of financial health and performance.
These findings could result in bias toward and unequal treatment of patients, according to the researchers.
First look at the Rice Nexus, Rice University’s premier innovation factory at the Ion
Rice has unveiled the first architectural renderings of the Rice Nexus, a groundbreaking innovation factory within the Ion that will transform ideas from Rice faculty and students into market-ready technology.
Mark Jones has been widely quoted by local, state and national media as well as numerous political campaigns.
Six Rice graduates have been named Fulbright Scholars this year, receiving grants to fund study abroad and teaching opportunities across the globe.
Incoming Rice freshmen RISE to the call
Incoming freshmen interested in exploring their burgeoning curiosity in higher education were welcomed to Rice this summer with RISE, an acronym standing for responsibility, inclusion and student empowerment, which familiarizes them with both the campus and Houston.
Rice welcomes Charles Murphy as executive director of admission
Rice’s Office of Admission is bolstering its recruitment and admission efforts by hiring Charles Murphy as executive director of admission. He will start Aug. 1.
Rice experts discuss President Joe Biden’s historic move to not seek reelection
In their interviews, the professors discussed a variety of topics ranging from presidential history to Vice President Kamala Harris’ potential candidacy to the impact on downballot races.
Incoming Rice Owls experience Houston and service-learning through Moody Civic Immersion program
Several dozen incoming Owls traveled to Houston to immerse themselves in the city and the social justice issues local advocates are striving to address through the Ross Rankin Moody Civic Immersion program, one of the flagships of the university’s Center for Civic Leadership.
Owls flock to Rice’s graduate student resource fair
Rice’s Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies recently hosted its graduate student resource fair at the BioScience Research Collaborative to introduce graduate and postdoctoral students to the resources they might find helpful.
Just days after President Joe Biden said he would not seek reelection and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ bid for the Democratic Party’s nomination, Harris will visit Houston to address the American Federation of Teachers’ (AFT) national convention.
The Global Glacier Casualty List will be the first platform for tracking disappeared and critically endangered glaciers around the world and documenting their stories.
NSF-funded conference organized by Rice linguistics professor to promote equity in STEM research
“Access and Equity in STEM: Disability and Innovation in Fundamental Research” was the first in a series of hybrid events attended by researchers from around the country and NSF staff members.
Rice experts available to discuss Biden stepping down: ‘Only hope for Democrats in downballot races’
U.S. President Joe Biden announced today that he will not seek reelection. Rice University political scientists are available to discuss what’s next for the Democratic party.
