Rice updates plans for May commencement ceremonies
President David Leebron, Provost Reginald DesRoches, Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman and Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Seiichi Matsuda sent the following message to the Rice community April 12 regarding updates to Rice's 2021 commencement plans:
Beer Bike comes barreling back for 2021
The annual relay race took place across two days thanks to the dedicated efforts of students and staff.
Final Low-Fi films bid a fiery farewell to the Rice Media Center
The all-analog Low-Fi film series from the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts (VADA) will conclude its weekly screenings with a bang May 6, marking the end of an era.
Survey of Houston-area families reveals depth of COVID-19 financial pain
HOUSTON – (April 8, 2021) – During the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic, only a third of Houston-area households with children reported having enough money saved to cover one month of expenses, according to a new research brief from Rice University’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC).
Bioengineer wins NIH grant to attack cystic fibrosis
Rice chemical and biomolecular engineer Xue Sherry Gao wins a National Institutes of Health grant to develop gene editing to treat cystic fibrosis.
Biochem lab partners win Goldwater Scholarships
Passionate pursuit of research opportunities pays off for Syed Shams and Jim Zhang
Rice, Intel optimize AI training for commodity hardware
New AI software trains deep neural networks 15 times faster than platforms based on graphics processors.
Roland Smith receives namesake award from American Association of Blacks in Higher Education
The American Association of Blacks in Higher Education (AABHE) recognized this fact March 16 by awarding him the first Dr. Roland B. Smith Jr. Leadership Award. In addition to his work at Rice and within the larger community, Smith is the director of partnerships of the AABHE, an organization he’s served in a variety of leadership roles since 1986, including a term as its president.
Houston Methodist, Rice U. launch neuroprosthetic collaboration
Rice and Houston Methodist are partnering to solve clinical problems with neurorobotics at the new Center for Translational Neural Prosthetics and Interfaces, a collaboration that brings together scientists, clinicians, engineers and surgeons.
Houston flooding polluted reefs more than 100 miles offshore
Flower Garden Banks fouled by runoff from 2017's Harvey and 2016's Tax Day floods, Rice research finds.
Former engineering dean Sidney Burrus dies at 86
Charles Sidney Burrus — "Sid" to almost everyone — whose boyhood fascination with electricity set him on a path to become a pioneer in digital signal processing during a long and influential career at Rice University, died April 3.
Rice's Beatrice Riviere selected as fellow of professional mathematics society
The computational and applied mathematician is among 28 new fellows announced by the 14,000-member society.
Rice adds operations research major
Rice will offer a new major and bachelor of arts degree, operations research, this fall.
Digital divide disproportionately affected education for Black and Hispanic children during pandemic
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced education online about a year ago, more than one in five families lacked internet access or digital devices for their students to learn online.
Ultimate field trip will be out of this world
While it may be virtual, the Rice Space Institute (RSI) has organized the ultimate spring trip for grade school students.
