August 21, 2026
Smalley-Curl Institute:
Smalley-Curl hosts 40th annual colloquium (Rice News)
Civic Scientist Lecture Series:
UK’s top science adviser discusses the role of science advice in government (Rice News)
August 20, 2026
Best in Class:
Rice earns top national marks in The Princeton Review’s Best Colleges for 2027 (Rice News)
Sean Terada Yang:
Rice pianist, doctoral student takes national stage with Performance Today (Rice News)
August 19, 2026
Renee Elise Goldsberry:
Tony winner and ‘Hamilton’ star to perform at Rice Jan. 23 (Rice News)
ENRICH:
Hall Frankel to lead Rice’s collaborative health initiatives (Rice News)
Baker Institute:
August 18, 2026
Lauren and Jim Whitehurst '89:
$25MM gift establishes Sallyport Fellows Program and supports Gateway Project (Rice News)
Rice Brain Institute:
August 16, 2026
Elaine Howard Ecklund:
New Book Wins Award (Rice News)
Summer Undergraduate Research Symposium:
Undergraduate researchers showcase a summer of discovery (Rice News)
August 15, 2026
Rice Researchers:
A new way to beat jet lag? (Rice News)
Kathleen Ortiz '26:
Kathleen Ortiz is a breaking news intern with the Houston Chronicle. She earned a BA in Sport Management and Social Policy Analysis from Rice in 2026 and also served as editor-in-chief of the Rice Thresher.
August 14, 2026
Cary Jensen, PhD '87:
Rice alumnus earns international honor for decades of software innovation (Rice News)
Scope:
Rice launches new science communication center (Rice News)
Lilie's Summer Venture Studio Preview Day:
August 13, 2026
Shengxi Huang:
Rice’s Huang elected fellow of SPIE (Rice News)
August 12, 2026
Garden Oaks Theatre (Thanks, Michelle Leigh Smith '79!):
August 11, 2026
Kinder Institute:
Rising insurance costs deepen Texas’ housing affordability challenge (Rice News)
Andrew Novotny, MBA '06:
Andrew Novotny, now special adviser to the CEO of Constellation Energy, will leave the company at the end of the year. Formerly, he was CEO of Calpine.
Mary Sickler '27: