Graduate Students

Diwali celebrations ’light‘ campus

The Rice community celebrated Diwali with two vibrant events highlighting the cultural significance of the Hindu festival of lights.

Celebrating democracy: Rice Election Day activities to feature on-campus polling, civic celebration and watch party

Rice is gearing up for Election Day on campus Nov. 5.

‘Incredibly inspiring’: Shepherd School students learn from violin master James Ehnes

Violinist James Ehnes, one of the most sought-after musicians on the international stage, recently led a master class for students at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music.

One year later: Chabad at Rice holds vigil for victims of Oct. 7 tragedy

One year after the Oct. 7, 2023, massacre in Israel, Chabad at Rice honored the victims with scripture, songs and stories of survival.

Rice research could make weird AI images a thing of the past

Rice computer scientists have developed a way to improve the performance of artificial intelligence diffusion models.

Rice unveils redesigned Academic Quad

Rice unveiled its newly reimagined Academic Quadrangle during a historic reopening and ribbon-cutting celebration Sept. 12.

Rice cracks top 10 for first time on Forbes’ top colleges list

This achievement marks the first time the university has landed in a top 10 spot on the list.

New Rice research center takes on challenge to break down, replace ‘forever chemicals’

Rice inaugurated a new research center dedicated to ‘forever chemicals’ on Wednesday during a visit to campus by representatives of the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center.

Interdisciplinary Rice graduate program earns $3M NSF grant

A research traineeship program developed by a team of Rice faculty led by Junichiro Kono has received an award of $3 million over five years from the National Science Foundation to equip a new generation of scientists and engineers with the skills needed to serve as leaders in quantum technology innovation.

Rice graduate students awarded NSF INTERN grants for real-world research opportunities

Rice graduate students Eric Wuesthoff and Esther Jimenez are the recipients of the National Science Foundation’s INTERN awards.

Rice Owls teach international students about American football

The Rice Owls introduced international students and scholars to American football during an international football clinic Aug. 24.

Thermochromic material could make indoor temperature control more energy-efficient

Rice engineers have developed a smart material that could significantly enhance energy efficiency for indoor space cooling. The new thermochromic polymer blend has an estimated lifespan of 60 years and is lower cost than existing thermochromics.

Classes underway at Rice after another rousing O-Week

Classes are now underway at Rice, following a lively and action-packed week of welcoming and introducing the Class of 2028 to its new academic home.

President welcomes students back to campus

Welcome back to campus! I hope everyone had a great summer and you are all ready to hit the ground running this semester, strive for excellence in all you do and inspire others to do the same.

‘Out of all the unknowns in science, we have so much to discover’

Rice’s Smalley-Curl Institute held its 38th annual Summer Research Colloquium Aug. 2 at Rice’s Duncan Hall, where undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral researchers gave presentations covering topics in nanoscience, quantum materials and quantum information science and technology to a multidisciplinary audience.