Task Force hosts conversation with Rice’s first Black student, Raymond Johnson
December 7, 2020
Johnson’s discussion was the third “Black at Rice” webinar convened this semester to offer dialogue on the Black student experience.
New Nobel laureate has Rice on resume
October 6, 2020
Mathematician Sir Roger Penrose is now a Nobel laureate, but once upon a time, he was Rice's Edgar Odell Lovett Professor of Mathematics.
Small quake clusters can’t hide from AI
August 24, 2020
A deep learning algorithm developed at Rice University analyzes data from a deadly landslide in Greenland to show how it may someday predict seismic events like earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Rice receives NSF grant to boost STEM education
July 27, 2020
A multi-institutional team led by Rice University has received a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for a collaborative project studying persistence and retention of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teachers across the nation.
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.
March 30, 2020
As the COVID-19 crisis plays out, Rice University faculty have been proactively making the best of a difficult situation for their students.