Rice to add women’s golf as its 17th intercollegiate sport starting in 2026-27
A landmark $5 million gift from a former Rice women’s basketball player will enable Rice to add women’s golf to the Owls’ list of intercollegiate sports beginning with the 2026-27 academic year.
Rice breaks ground on new business school building, unveils design
Rice University broke ground today on a new $54.5 million building for the Jones Graduate School of Business, unveiling the innovative design of a facility that will support the school’s growing student and faculty population.
Rice President DesRoches joins men’s health discussion on TEDx Talk
Rice President Reginald DesRoches participated in a TEDx Talk where he joined community leaders in a discussion on men’s health and the challenges of leading during a health crisis.
Watch video: Rice closes another celebration-filled academic year
It’s a wrap for Rice University’s 2023-24 academic year, which was filled with traditions — established and new — as well as other exciting events, activities and announcements on campus.
Tenneys enjoy special family moment at Rice commencement
David Tenney stood onstage at Rice Stadium Saturday, handing out diplomas to graduating students one by one. Rice’s undergraduate commencement ceremony is an event he knows well, having not only received his degree from Rice in 1987 but also having worked as the university’s registrar for two decades. But this time was different. A special moment he’d been waiting for was finally here: His son Jonathan Tenney was among the graduates.
Rice undergraduates win coveted Goldwater Scholarship
Rice University students Emma Codianne and Daniel Wang have won the Barry Goldwater Scholarship , an annual award that recognizes pioneering science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) undergraduates in the United States.
Rice recognized among ‘New Ivies’ by Forbes
Rice University is included on Forbes’ exclusive list of “New Ivies” which turn out the smartest and most driven graduates “craved by employers of all types.” Citing mounting challenges facing the nation’s traditional Ivy League universities, the influential business magazine surveyed hiring managers to help compile a cohort of 20 “ascendant” universities — 10 public and 10 private — that produce talented graduates who are applauded in the workforce.
Rice doctoral alum turned Google executive wins technical Emmy
Rice doctoral alumnus and current Google executive and technical fellow Parthasarathy Ranganathan has won a technical Emmy for “design and deployment of efficient hardware video accelerators for cloud.”
Rice senior awarded Knight-Hennessy Scholarship to pursue graduate studies at Stanford University
Rice University senior Ryan Wang has been selected as a recipient of the Knight-Hennessy Scholarship, marking a significant milestone in his academic journey. The scholarship will enable him to pursue graduate studies at Stanford University, where he will probe deeper into bioengineering with a focus on neuroscience.
Rice Business celebrates future trailblazers and world-changers at commencement
A new cohort of Rice University Master of Business Administration graduates crossed the stage May 3 and are heading out into the world to bring their knowledge and experience to organizations across the nation and beyond. This commencement weekend also featured the first class of students at Rice to attain their bachelor’s degrees in business May 4.
‘Do things that are extraordinarily hard’: Rice confers doctoral degrees to more than 100 students
More than 100 Rice University students were recognized during a doctoral commencement ceremony at Tudor Fieldhouse the morning of May 4. They join the more than 7,800 alumni who have earned a doctoral degree at Rice in the university’s 111-year history.
Rice honors achievements of over 700 advanced degree recipients
More than 700 of Rice University’s advanced degree recipients crossed the stage to thunderous applause and cheers from family, friends, faculty and staff during an afternoon graduation ceremony May 4 in Tudor Fieldhouse.
Rice engineers develop innovative microbiome analysis software tools
Rice engineers have developed two new graph-based computational tools for tracking genomic variation within microbiomes.
Researchers at Rice University have successfully synthesized a group of natural compounds known as fusicoccanes. The molecules, found in various living organisms, exhibit diverse biological activities, including the ability to modulate protein-protein interactions within biological systems.
During two days of festivities May 3-4, Rice University’s Class of 2024 graduates celebrated the culmination of their experiences on South Main while also looking forward to the bright futures that await them.
