2024 Study Abroad Photo Contest winners announced Mar. 28, 2024
The winners of the 2024 Study Abroad Photo Contest have been announced by the Office of Study Abroad at Rice University.
Rice News Archive - 2024
Dateline Rice for March 28, 2024 Mar. 28, 2024
Dateline Rice for March 28, 2024
Rice Emerging Scholars Program receives $2.5M NSF grant to boost STEM education Mar. 28, 2024
Rice University’s Emerging Scholars Program (RESP) has received a five-year, $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. The funding aims to bolster achievements in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) among students from under-resourced families and communities.
Rice’s David Alexander to serve on Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium Mar. 28, 2024
Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced the inaugural members of the Texas Space Commission and the Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium, including Rice Space Institute Director David Alexander, at an event held at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.
Melissa Cohen-Nickels named curator of Rice’s Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives Mar. 28, 2024
Melissa Cohen-Nickels, an experienced educator with a passion for history, has been named the new curator of Rice University’s Joan and Stanford Alexander South Texas Jewish Archives, starting this role in March.
Editing for equity: Wikipedia edit-a-thon transforms digital discourse Mar. 28, 2024
On March 23, roughly Rice 10 volunteers gathered to tackle articles centered on the themes of hunger and homelessness, contributing their knowledge to the digital encyclopedia.
Guidance counselors could help female high schoolers erase the STEM gender gap, suggests new research Mar. 28, 2024
New research from the Rice University Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC) finds that female students may be more likely to stick with STEM curriculum when they receive support from high school guidance counselors.
Staff Spotlight: Grace Lapsys Mar. 28, 2024
Staff Spotlight: Grace Lapsys is Chef de Cuisine at Rice University.
Baker Institute’s Rachel Meidl appointed to national Roundtable on Plastics Committee Mar. 28, 2024
Rachel Meidl, fellow in energy and sustainability at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, has been appointed to the Roundtable on Plastics Committee established by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.
National Medal of Science winner Richard Tapia, a University Professor at Rice University who is widely recognized as a national leader in the preparation of women and underrepresented minorities for advanced degrees in science, engineering and mathematics, will be celebrated for five decades of service to the university at 4 p.m. April 3 at Rice’s Faculty Club.
New NSF-funded Rice research to examine how housing subsidies impact childhood education outcomes Mar. 28, 2024
A new, four-year Rice University study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will study how housing subsidies impact educational outcomes of Houston children.
Rice research shows promise for advancing quantum networks Mar. 28, 2024
Rice engineers have demonstrated a way to control the optical properties of an atomic imperfection in silicon material known as a T center by embedding it in a photonic integrated circuit and exploiting the Purcell effect to strengthen light-matter interaction and increase the rate of spontaneous emission.
Binki headlines Rice’s KTRU Outdoor Show March 30 Mar. 27, 2024
KTRU’s 32nd annual Outdoor Show March 30 will once again take place all afternoon and into the evening on the grassy Central Quad off Alumni Dr. and features a diverse array of acts from around the country.
Dateline Rice for March 27, 2024 Mar. 27, 2024
Dateline Rice for March 27, 2024
Bestselling author and Rice writer-in-residence Justin Cronin talks latest novel, lessons learned in the classroom Mar. 27, 2024
Rice University writer-in-residence Justin Cronin has for years captivated audiences with his award-winning, bestselling novels, including “The Passage” trilogy, which has been translated into over 45 languages and was adapted for television by famed director Ridley Scott helming the production in 2019.
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