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Baker Institute receives historic $7.5M gift, renames Center for the US and Mexico in honor of Claudio X. González

Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy has received a landmark $7.5 million gift from entrepreneur Claudio X. González, the largest individual contribution in the institute’s 32-year history. The gift endows and renames the institute’s leading research hub on U.S. and Mexico relations as the Claudio X. González Center for the United States and Mexico. The naming honors González’s long-standing leadership and generosity in promoting collaboration, understanding and shared prosperity across North America.

Toxic fear: New study suggests flood-driven contamination deepens climate anxiety in vulnerable communities

New research from Rice show major storms are spreading industrial contaminants across entire neighborhoods, raising concerns about future well-being.

Oceanographers unveil new framework linking surface microbes to deep ocean carbon storage

Oceanographers including Sven Kranz have discovered a significant connection between small-scale microbial processes and ecosystemwide dynamics.

Take Flight branches out

Rice's Take Flight Scholars program welcomed community college honors students to two immersive Take Flight On Campus at Rice days offering an in-depth look at the pathways between two-year colleges and four-year universities. Previously focused on STEM honors students at San Jacinto College and Lone Star College, this year Take Flight has expanded to include students in the humanities, business and social sciences and has rebranded from the Take Flight STEM Pathway to the Take Flight Scholars Program.

Driven by community impact, Rice sophomore joins national cohort tackling country’s toughest issues

Rice sophomore Saami Baig one of just 60 students selected nationwide to attend the Allstate Foundation National Youth Service Summit in Chicago.

Rice students help feed Houston: Social policy analysis capstone connects research and community

Students volunteer and observe a Second Servings pop-up through the capstone project for Rice’s social policy analysis major.

‘Ultimate fan’: One senior redefining what it means to be Owls fan

Over the last four years, few sights have been as reliable at Rice Stadium as Hong Lin Tsai waving a Rice flag in the student section.

Rice establishes Amyloid Research Center to tackle neurodegenerative diseases

Rice has launched the Amyloid Mechanism and Disease Center, a new campus hub dedicated to uncovering the molecular origins of Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and other amyloid-related diseases.

Rice engineers reveal molecular dynamics that underpin concrete’s durability

A new molecular dynamics study from Rice sheds light on what's happening inside the hidden channels inside concrete.

Rice celebrates 50 years of discovery with the Wiess School of Natural Sciences

More than 300 guests gathered Nov. 6 at Hotel ZaZa in Houston’s Museum District for a dinner and alumni awards ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences as an independent school at Rice.

Sharper MRI scans may be on horizon thanks to new physics-based model

Researchers at Rice and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have unveiled a physics-based model of magnetic resonance relaxation that bridges molecular-scale dynamics with macroscopic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) signals, promising new insight into how contrast agents interact with water molecules.

Flood protection meets climate action: SSPEED Center’s annual conference maps a path to resilient communities

Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters (SSPEED) Center convened more than 100 experts, industry leaders and attendees Nov. 6-7 for its 12th annual conference, connecting cutting-edge flood mitigation with the fast-emerging world of market-based natural carbon solutions.

Remembering Lars Lerup — visionary designer, scholar and former dean of Rice Architecture

The Rice community is remembering Lars Lerup, a visionary designer, theorist and educator who served as dean of the School of Architecture from 1993 to 2009.

Rice and Paris Brain Institute form transatlantic partnership in brain science and innovation

The partnership follows the recent launch of the Rice Brain Institute, a universitywide effort to accelerate discoveries in brain science and health.

Rice and Université Paris Sciences and Lettres expand partnership with International Scholars and Articulated Degrees Program

The first-of-its-kind initiative links two of the world’s leading research universities to create shared academic pathways and immersive undergraduate experiences across Houston, Paris and PSL’s campus in Sophia Antipolis.