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New building for visual and dramatic arts students and faculty to be named in...

Facility will house popular student arts program adjacent to the Moody Center for the Arts.

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Rice professor, CNN presidential historian Douglas Brinkley to discuss 2020...

Brinkley will draw from his well of presidential knowledge Oct. 1 in a virtual town hall, “Reflections on the 2020 Election.”

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Rice Public Art project transforms temporary classrooms into colorful...

A corner of the Rice campus is now a citywide arts destination.

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‘I feel like the science fiction movies are starting to come to life’

'Triple Owl' Astronaut Shannon Walker '87 is set to return to space Saturday when NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission launches.

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‘The Legal Battle Over Desegregating Rice’ gives context to historic decision

Webinar convened by Rice’s Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice.

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Thank You Rice campaign posts words of gratitude, encouragement for all to see

'Tis the season for giving thanks.

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Luay Nakhleh, Rice’s computer science chair, named dean of engineering school

Nakhleh said he is "honored and humbled" to be named dean of one of the country's top engineering schools.

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Dogtrot dwelling divides to conquer energy bills

Rice Architecture students' accessory unit has a uniquely Southern feature that will help give the building net-zero energy status.

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AI-powered microscope could check cancer margins in minutes

Deep learning microscope images thick tissues with extended depth-of-field in new study.

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Rice mourns political science professor and former Dean of Social Sciences...

Ragsdale is remembered by her colleagues and students as a passionate educator, researcher, administrator and mentor.

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President Leebron outlines updated plan for spring semester

President David Leebron sent a message regarding Rice's plans for the spring semester to the university community in a Jan. 8 email.

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Fermi space telescope offers ‘best look ever’ at giant flare

A flash of light from a neutron star in a nearby galaxy in April 2020 has given astronomers their first clear look at a type of gamma ray burst known as a magnetar giant flare, setting the stage for...

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Institute blasts leadership development in higher education

Colleges and universities claim to develop leaders, but the only evidence is found in recruiting materials and ad campaigns.

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Rocks show Mars once felt like Iceland

A comparison of chemical and climate weathering of sedimentary rock in Mars’ Gale Crater indicate the region’s mean temperature billions of years ago was akin to current conditions on Iceland.

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Humanities NOW talks underscore urgency of applying skills in the world

Who should practice medicine? Who should vote? And how do protests influence plagues?

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New Sid Rich is ready to rock

Take a video tour of the newest residential college on campus.

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How Mark Rothko changed Byron Kim’s life

The Moody’s artist-in-residence talks university art galleries, color theory and ‘Solaris,’ screening at Rice March 12.

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Open enrollment for benefits — mandatory this year — open through March 26

Rice’s annual open enrollment period for health and welfare benefits is March 8-26, and unlike in years past, employees must complete enrollment even if they want to keep the same medical plan.

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Rice sociologist Rachel Tolbert Kimbro named dean of School of Social Sciences

Rachel Tolbert Kimbro, an award-winning educator and prolific researcher in the field of children's health, has been named the newest dean of Rice University's School of Social Sciences effective July 1.

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Rice Undergraduate Research Symposium offers supportive venue for students to...

Here's why RURS remains the premier event for undergraduates across all disciplines to present their research projects.

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