Staff Spotlight: Rebecca Salinas Mar. 9, 2025
Staff Spotlight: Rebecca Salinas
Rice News Archive - 2025
‘One people, one family, one body’: Chabad celebrates community at Mega Shabbat Mar. 9, 2025
Rice students, faculty and staff packed the Ley Student Center’s Farnsworth Pavilion on a festive night for “Mega Shabbat” Feb. 28. Hosted by Chabad at Rice, it was a night of fellowship, culture and great food.
‘Believe in yourself’: Women in Leadership Conference brings together business leaders, mentors Mar. 7, 2025
Rice Business hosted the 25th annual Women in Leadership Conference, a beacon of inspiration in the Houston community empowering women to accomplish their career and personal goals.
Dateline Rice for March 7, 2025 Mar. 7, 2025
Dateline Rice for March 7, 2025
Rice’s Killian calls for sustained research funding: ‘A strong nation must be a leader in science’ Mar. 7, 2025
Rice’s Thomas Killian, dean of the Wiess School of Natural Sciences, calls for sustained research funding.
Angel Martí honored with Robert Holland Jr. Award Mar. 7, 2025
Rice chemist Angel Martí has been named a recipient of the Research Corporation for Science Advancement’s Robert Holland Jr. Award.
Ruth Simmons to be honored with French government’s highest decoration March 11 Mar. 7, 2025
Ruth Simmons, the President’s Distinguished Fellow at Rice and a trailblazing leader in higher education, will be awarded the rank of Officer in the French National Order of the Legion of Honor, the highest decoration bestowed by the French government.
‘Dream come true’: Rice social sciences student earns national recognition in NFL competition Mar. 6, 2025
Rice junior Lucca Ferraz is living a dream as a finalist in the 2025 Big Data Bowl , the NFL’s premier sports analytics competition.
Dateline Rice for March 6, 2025 Mar. 6, 2025
Dateline Rice for March 6, 2025
Hidden costs of gig work: Job insecurity and customer ratings impact worker well-being Mar. 6, 2025
New research from Rice sheds light on a hidden downside of gig work.
Shepherd School of Music’s Composition Alumni Spotlight to feature works by emerging composers Mar. 6, 2025
The concert will feature the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Jerry Hou, performing compositions that highlight the innovative voices emerging from the Shepherd School’s composition program.
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman to headline comics conference at Rice Mar. 6, 2025
The four-day event will feature panels, exhibitions and workshops — all free and open to the public.
Rice Biotech Launch Pad and RBL LLC launch Rice Venture Creation Fellowship Mar. 6, 2025
The Rice Biotech Launch Pad is launching a Rice Venture Creation Fellowship, a program providing recent doctoral graduates passionate about innovation and startup development with training and resources.
Rice names longtime leader, alumnus John Lawrence chief investment officer Mar. 5, 2025
Following a nationwide search, Rice has named alumnus John Lawrence as its new chief investment officer and president of Rice Management Co., effective immediately.
Rice mourns passing of longtime Houston leader, public servant Sylvester Turner Mar. 5, 2025
It is with profound sadness that we acknowledge the passing of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a distinguished leader and cherished friend of Rice.
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