Dedicated alumna Thacker to step down as Rice’s chief investment officer, serve as special adviser
Allison Thacker, chief investment officer at Rice and president of the Rice Management Company, will step down from her position Sept. 30.
Owls recognize residential colleges during win over TSU, look forward to tilt with UH next
The Rice football team paid homage to the university’s storied residential college system during its matchup with Texas Southern Saturday.
Rice’s National Security Research Accelerator hosted Dev Shenoy, the principal director for microelectronics at the U.S. Department of Defense
Rice to begin Latine Heritage Month celebration Sept. 15
Rice University will honor Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with its own inclusive mission and vision: Latine Heritage Month.
Rice’s Boniuk Institute launches new Religion and Public Life Center
Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance hosted a celebration at Cohen House Aug. 28 to launch the new Religion and Public Life Center (RPLC). The center’s goal is to use research on religion to build common ground for the common good.
Rice launches Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowship, celebrates inaugural recipients
The Rice Sustainability Institute hosted a reception to introduce the inaugural cohort of the Rice Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowship.
The Owls wasted little time in taking control of the game, scoring on their first two drives of the night and nine of 11 possessions.
Rice students ‘Ride with Reggie’
Rice University President Reginald DesRoches took a break from his usual duties to personally transport students to their classes.
Researchers advance new class of quantum critical metal that could advance electronic devices
A new study led by Rice’s Qimiao Si has unveiled a new class of quantum critical metal, shedding light on the intricate interactions of electrons within quantum materials.
Rice’s Aryeh Warmflash awarded $1.6M NIH grant for research on early human development
Researchers at Rice are working to understand how a single cell evolves into the complex network of specialized cells that form the human body.
‘He was a visionary’: Wayne Graham built Rice baseball into a ‘nationally renowned program’
Wayne Graham transformed Rice baseball into a perennial national powerhouse in his 27-year coaching tenure.
Rice addressing ‘one of the most pressing issues of our time’: The brain’s role in America’s future
Neuroscience experts from government, medicine, business and academia came together at Rice’s Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC) Aug. 27 to discuss the American “brain economy transition.” The role of the human brain in the wider economy is drawing increased attention, and brain capital is becoming a priority for business and individuals.
‘Light of Andrea’: Vigil honors loss of beloved student and leader
A Sept. 3 vigil honored the life of Andrea Rodriguez Avila, whose promising future was tragically cut short.
The Energy Tech Venture Forum (ETVF), hosted by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship, will convene innovators and investors at a Sept. 12 conference to connect ventures with Houston’s energy ecosystem. The forum is an anchor event for the inaugural Houston Energy and Climate Startup Week, happening Sept. 9-13. This week is a city-wide initiative to bring together and celebrate the momentum in Houston driving the energy transition. Many events are hosted at the Ion, Houston’s innovation hub powered by Rice.
Rice lab develops protein assembly road map for gas vesicles
Rice bioengineers developed a road map for the protein-protein interactions that give rise to gas vesicles, naturally occurring nanobubbles with potential use in biomedical applications.
