Sanjoy Paul appointed executive director of the Rice Nexus, aims to ‘shape the future of technology’
Rice has appointed Sanjoy Paul as executive director of the Rice Nexus, the university’s premier innovation factory in the Ion that will offer state-of-the-art facilities for prototyping, testing and launching new ventures by Rice faculty and students.
‘Make the lift lighter’: Rice football helps freshmen move into residential colleges
The morning after a grueling three-hour scrimmage, Rice Football players spread out over campus to help rookies tackle their first big college move.
‘Critical knowledge’: Weekly radio show deconstructs local, global environmental concerns
Gathered around the microphones in one of KPFT’s Houston studios, Weston Twardowski, Haley Schultz and Alondra Torres discussed the impact of the coal-powered W.A. Parish plant in Fort Bend County for episode 42 of “Gulf Streams.”
Rice welcomes the newest Owls into the nest at O-Week matriculation
“Welcome to Rice!” President Reginald DesRoches exclaimed at the Aug. 18 matriculation ceremony for the Class of 2028. After spending the day helping the new class of freshmen move into its residential colleges, DesRoches and university leadership celebrated the new students’ official entry into Rice at Tudor Fieldhouse to share their advice and support for the upcoming years.
‘The start of a new chapter’: Rice Class of 2028 greeted with open arms at move-in day
Rice greeted the incoming Class of 2028 for the first time during an eventful, emotional and celebratory O-Week move-in day Aug. 18.
Glaciers in peril: World’s first glacier graveyard and global glacier casualty list unveiled
Iceland is a land made famous by its glaciers, but these ancient ice forms in the island country and around the world are in danger amid rising global temperatures.
‘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.
Researchers make breakthrough in fight against COVID-19
Jose Onuchic is part of a research team that has made a discovery in the fight against SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for COVID-19.
New twist on synthesis technique developed at Rice promises sustainable manufacturing
James Tour’s lab at Rice has developed a new method known as flash-within-flash Joule heating.
OpenStax Assignable expands, brings interactive learning to higher education
OpenStax, a nonprofit initiative of Rice, announces the expansion of OpenStax Assignable, a product allowing instructors to create custom assignments from high-quality, peer-reviewed OpenStax resources directly within their institution’s learning management system (LMS). The expansion of Assignable is aligned with the OpenStax commitment to expand access to high-quality educational materials and experiences to all.
Rice’s Ashutosh Sabharwal will lead a research project dedicated to the design and development of a modular platform for wireless networking, imaging and sensing that will significantly expand research capabilities and catalyze innovation in support of 6G wireless.
Rice hosts world’s largest Jewish youth sporting event with JCC Maccabi Games® and Access
About 1,500 Jewish teen athletes from around the globe gathered on Rice’s campus Aug. 4-9 for the JCC Maccabi Games® and Access.
Researchers unveil mysteries of ancient Earth
A research team led by Rice’s Duncan Keller and Cin-Ty Lee studied massif-type anorthosites to test ideas about the magmas that formed them.
Engineering design interns from Rice, Africa team up to tackle real-world global health problems
Rice’s global health engineering design internship program wrapped up its summer 2024 session with a showcase event featuring collaborative student projects.
Rice experts share insights with leading media during Paris Olympics
As the world’s attention turned to Paris for the 2024 Summer Olympics, experts from Rice lent their expertise to major national news outlets.
