Center for African and African American Studies offers new minor, course and grad certificate
June 19, 2020
The new minor includes 72 different classes across 10 departments and programs.
42 student startups to compete for over $1 million in first virtual Rice Business Plan Competition
June 16, 2020
In its 20th year, the Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) — the world's largest and richest student startup competition — is going virtual. Register to watch at rbpc.rice.edu/agenda.
'RUnconventional Graduation': Newly minted Rice Ph.D.s celebrate with 31 miles in 24 hours
June 12, 2020
That’s five miles for each year, plus a final mile to reach Valhalla.
New tool helps nanorods stand out
June 8, 2020
Rice scientists introduce an open-source method to simplify nanoparticle analysis using scanning electron microscope images.
Three Rice students receive Hertz Fellowships
June 1, 2020
The Hertz Fellowship is as prestigious as it is selective: Only 16 fellows each year are admitted to the program, which funds five years of graduate research and offers lifelong professional support through the Fannie and John Hertz Foundation.
Rice community mourns loss of graduate student Clancy Taylor
May 21, 2020
Clancy Taylor, a Ph.D. student in the English department, died May 16. Taylor was 25 years old.
Quarantine Q&A: Rice opera students sing praises for industry leaders’ advice
May 4, 2020
The Shepherd School's Department of Opera Studies has been thinking outside the box during the pandemic.
Three Ph.D. grads win NSF postdoctoral fellowships
May 4, 2020
Three Ph.D. graduates from the same Rice University research group have won prestigious postdoctoral fellowships from the National Science Foundation's Division of Earth Sciences.
Rice to offer new master's degree in applied chemical sciences
April 27, 2020
Rice is offering a new master's degree in applied chemical sciences that combines advanced coursework in science and management with business training and hands-on experience.
In this together: Rice students, Korean kids forge mutually beneficial bonds
April 24, 2020
Before the pandemic hit, Jayoung Song was planning to take the students in her first-year Korean language class on a series of immersive trips to some of Houston’s Korean restaurants and grocery stores. And Will Rice freshman Diego Lopez-Bernal was eagerly awaiting the first outing, because trying Korean food last year was one of the things that got him interested in learning the language in the first place.
Two dozen Rice students win NSF Graduate Research Fellowships, funding
April 15, 2020
Two dozen recipients of this year’s National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowships are Rice students, incoming students or alumni.
Showing support for the Class of 2020
April 6, 2020