Rice News Archive - 2023

Ratkovic leads Owls during Houston Invitational Oct. 2, 2023

Divna Ratkovic bounced back from a first-set loss to win her match to highlight action for Rice on the final day of the Houston Invitational.

Owls take AAC home opener Oct. 2, 2023

Rice stymied East Carolina’s last three drives with fourth down stops to give the Owls a win in its inaugural home game in the American Athletic Conference, 24-17 at Rice Stadium on Sept. 30.

Scientia opens fall season with lessons on resilience Oct. 2, 2023

Rice University’s Scientia Institute hosted its first lecture of the fall semester Sept. 26 to explore the concept of resilience through different fields of study. Scientia is a faculty-led institute at Rice that promotes multidisciplinary engagement to benefit the university community and Houston.

Welcome Back gathering unveils new Friday campus tradition Sep. 30, 2023

Each Friday is now Rice Spirit Friday. Rice faculty, staff, students, alumni and supporters are encouraged to wear clothing that bears the Rice logo or features Rice colors.

Rice welcomes families for weekend of festivities Sep. 30, 2023

Rice hosted Families Weekend Sept. 29-30. Over two sunny days, parents, families and loved ones got an inside look at the unique Rice experience.

Houston residents willing to pay more for city parks, Rice Kinder Institute survey shows Sep. 29, 2023

Despite having one of the largest urban park systems in the country and one of the highest levels of philanthropic support of parks, Houston falls behind other major cities in funding them — and a majority of residents say they are willing to spend more to elevate the city’s investment, a new study by the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University has found.

Rice students win commodity competition at University of Houston Sep. 29, 2023

Four Rice students took the top prize and $2,000 in cash at the University of Houston’s Undergraduate Commodity Competition Sept. 9. The event allows undergraduate students from across the nation to demonstrate their proficiency in commodity knowledge and investment research and present to a panel of judges from top firms in Houston.

Rice sociologist elected president of Religious Research Association Sep. 29, 2023

Elaine Howard Ecklund, the Herbert S. Autrey Chair in Social Sciences and director of Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance, has been elected president of the Religious Research Association (RRA) for 2023-24.

Secretary of State Blinken to join foreign policy discussion at Rice’s Baker Institute Oct. 3 Sep. 28, 2023

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will join Rice University Baker Institute for Public Policy Director David Satterfield and Honorary Chair James A. Baker III to discuss the country’s foreign policy strategy at an event at Rice Oct. 3.

Rice’s Medical Humanities Research Institute has transformational agenda Sep. 28, 2023

Rice University recently launched its Medical Humanities Research Institute, the only institute in the United States and one of the few in the world that is solely dedicated to advancing translational research on human experiences of health and illness.

Rice’s Mariachi Luna Llena plays national anthem at Astros game Sep. 28, 2023

Rice’s student-led Mariachi Luna Llena performed the national anthem at the Sept. 23 Houston Astros baseball game.

NSF backs Rice processor design, chip security research Sep. 27, 2023

Rice computer scientists have won two grants from the National Science Foundation to explore new information processing technologies and applications that combine co-designed hardware and software to allow for more effective and efficient data stream analysis using pattern matching.

Rice’s Baker Institute and Baker Botts to host global energy summit Oct. 4-5 Sep. 27, 2023

The Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies at Rice University and Baker Botts L.L.P. will co-host their seventh annual energy summit Oct. 4-5. The two-day conference at Rice’s James A. Baker III Hall will feature international and domestic perspectives through keynote addresses and discussions with energy experts in industry, government and academia.

Rice joins nationwide effort to make financial aid more transparent Sep. 27, 2023

Rice University is one of more than 360 colleges in the U.S. committed to making financial aid offers more transparent.

It's easier to get valuable metals from battery waste if you ‘flash’ it Sep. 27, 2023

A battery recycling process developed by Rice scientists can retrieve valuable metals from mixed cathode and anode waste with a yield exceeding 98% in less time than normal using low-concentration acid, reducing both the cost and negative environmental impact.