Rice News Archive - 2024

Dateline Rice for Oct. 23. 2024 Oct. 23, 2024

Dateline Rice for Oct. 23. 2024

Rice celebrates Campus Sustainability Month with engaging showcase of eco-friendly initiatives Oct. 22, 2024

Rice’s Office of Sustainability is celebrating Campus Sustainability Month. Student organizations, campus departments and community partners that advance sustainability on campus and within Houston recently gathered at Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall to demonstrate the variety of sustainable practices available on campus and to the Rice community.

‘A succinct review of American history’: Storied political campaign button collection donated to Rice Oct. 22, 2024

A vast collection of over 900 political campaign buttons was recently donated to the Baker Institute at Rice.

Rice hosts activist roundtable as Hispanic Heritage Month wraps up, exploring community experiences and challenges Oct. 22, 2024

As Hispanic Heritage Month closed, Rice welcomed guests for a roundtable discussion to further explore the experiences and complexities of the Hispanic community.

Dateline Rice for Oct. 22, 2024 Oct. 22, 2024

Dateline Rice for Oct. 22, 2024

Staff Spotlight: Megan Corona Oct. 22, 2024

Staff Spotlight: Megan Corona

Rice Business conference Oct. 25 to explore diversity in business Oct. 22, 2024

Rice Business’ annual conference, “Sparking Success: The Intersection of Business and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” will take place Oct. 25.  The event bring together academics, corporate leaders and communications experts for dialogue and skill-building around diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in business.

Moody Center for the Arts named city’s best free museum by Houston Press Oct. 22, 2024

Houston Press selected the Moody Center for the Arts at Rice the Best Free Museum in Houston in its Best of Houston® 2024.

Erin Hannigan to succeed Robert Atherholt as professor of oboe at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music Oct. 22, 2024

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice is proud to announce the appointment of Erin Hannigan as its new professor of oboe, starting July 1, 2025.

New developmental psychology resource available from OpenStax Oct. 22, 2024

OpenStax, the world’s largest publisher of open educational resources based at Rice, announces the publication of the latest title in its social sciences collection, “Lifespan Development.” This resource is free to anyone interested in learning, upskilling, reskilling or refining their knowledge of developmental psychology.

Rice launches RBL LLC to rapidly create biotech startups focused on delivering breakthrough therapies to patients Oct. 22, 2024

Rice has launched RBL LLC, a pioneering biotech venture creation studio designed to rapidly build companies based on lifesaving medical technologies developed out of the Rice Biotech Launch Pad.

Dateline Rice for Oct. 21, 2024 (Weekend Edition) Oct. 21, 2024

Dateline Rice for Oct. 21, 2024 (Weekend Edition)

Hospital price increases since 2000 outpaced inflation by more than double, Baker Institute report says Oct. 21, 2024

Hospital service prices surged more than 220% between 2000 and 2022, according to a report from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. While hospitals attribute rising prices to increased operating costs — particularly due to labor shortages from the pandemic — evidence shows that hospital prices have consistently risen faster than other medical services since 2006, according to the authors.

The Ion adds new partners Oxy, Fathom Fund and Activate Oct. 21, 2024

Rice University and the Rice Real Estate Company are proud to announce new partnerships with Occidental Petroleum Corp. (Oxy), Fathom Fund and Activate, marking a major milestone as the Ion is now 90% leased. These new leases highlight the Ion’s growing role as a premier destination for partners dedicated to empowering startups and fostering technological innovation in Houston’s thriving Midtown district.

Owls set nine personal bests in College Station Oct. 21, 2024

The Rice Owls women’s cross country team had a strong showing this weekend at the Arturo Barrios Invitational.