‘Legacy of service’: Rice honors veterans at 21st annual ceremony
Faculty, staff and students gathered at Rice’s Memorial Chapel Nov. 11 to honor members of the university community who have served in the military. The gathering marked Rice’s 21st anniversary for the annual Veterans Day Ceremony, featuring performances, guest speakers and recognition for service.
From Aldine to academia: Rice’s Civic Humanist program inspires Houston-area students
As soon as the class heard one answer, hands shot up with more questions for Rice University faculty Fay Yarbrough and Luziris Pineda Turi as well as junior Jessaly Chavez.
Rice Business tops Princeton Review entrepreneurship rankings for sixth year in a row
Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business has taken the No. 1 spot in The Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship magazines’ rankings of top schools for graduate entrepreneurship programs for the sixth year running.
Rice discovery taps ‘hot carriers’ for on-demand, emissions-free hydrogen and catalyst regeneration
Rice researchers have developed a new photocatalyst that could render steam methane reforming entirely emissions-free and extend catalyst lifetimes.
Rice mathematician Chelsea Walton named 2025 AMS Fellow
Chelsea Walton , a professor of mathematics at Rice, has been named a 2025 fellow of the American Mathematical Society.
The Southeast Regional conference of the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program unfolded at Rice Nov. 1-3, gathering undergraduate fellows from across the Southeast to present their research, connect with peers and explore graduate school opportunities.
Rice community celebrates democracy on Election Day with voting and campus activities
Members of the Rice University community enjoyed the first Election Day block party held Nov. 5 in the Academic Quad.
Rice bioengineers shed light on dosing challenges for cancer immunotherapy
A team of Rice bioengineers has developed a mathematical model that clarifies why interleukin-12 ⎯ a potent immune-boosting protein that holds promise for cancer treatment ⎯ loses effectiveness over time when used as an immunotherapeutic.
Community leaders gather at Rice to connect, discuss leadership
Bernie Banks, director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice, spoke about the importance of leadership development during a community dialogue event with local leaders from the Houston area Oct. 30.
WaTER Institute leads the charge in making cleaner water through nanotech
Providing access to safe drinking water can save more lives than doctors
Alumni Weekend highlights Rice’s growth, alumni success
Rice’s Alumni Weekend welcomed alumni, students, faculty, staff and the community for a weekend of festivities, fellowship and football Nov. 1-2. Part Homecoming and part class reunion, Owls reconnected and contemplated the past, present and future of the beloved institution.
Rice takes down Navy on homecoming night
The Rice Owls handed their interim head coach Pete Alamar a 24-10 win over Navy in his debut Nov. 2.
David Abraham received the United Nations Association of Houston’s Global Citizen Award.
A new study on iron-tin thin films reshapes scientific understanding of kagome magnets.
‘Sharing concrete examples of leadership challenges’: Rice students learn from leaders at NASA
Widely recognized for developing leaders, Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders took its students to a place full of them earlier this month, visiting the NASA Johnson Space Center.
