Prasi Desai

NEWS 11/19/24 11:24pm

Lovett College could become overflow housing

By Prasi Desai

Students were asked about their willingness to live in the current Lovett College building if housing is unavailable in their college in the recent Survey of All Students. This question comes soon after news of Lovett’s relocation to one of the newly built residential colleges in fall 2026.

NEWS 11/12/24 9:50pm

Anthropology reports highest major satisfaction in survey

By Prasi Desai

Anthropology students are the most satisfied with their major according to last year’s senior exit survey results, Mary Prendergast, director of undergraduate studies for anthropology, said.

NEWS 10/22/24 10:36pm

Rice among 40 elite colleges sued in second financial aid antitrust lawsuit

By Prasi Desai

A class action lawsuit was filed Oct. 7 against 40 private institutions including Rice, accusing them of overcharging students by including noncustodial parents’ assets in determining financial aid.

NEWS 4/16/24 10:14pm

Junichiro Kono named director of the Smalley-Curl Institute

By Prasi Desai

Junichiro Kono succeeded Naomi Halas as director of the Smalley-Curl Institute on Feb. 1. Kono currently also serves as director of the applied physics graduate program, housed in SCI. He is also the Karl F. Hasselmann Chair in Engineering.

NEWS 3/19/24 9:38pm

Largest staff division unveils plan to better serve Rice community

By Prasi Desai

The Division of Operations, Finance and Support, formerly known as Finance and Administration, released a five-year strategic plan to enhance “operational excellence,” customer experiences and inclusivity.

NEWS 2/27/24 11:02pm

‘He wasn’t one for slowing down’: Ron Sass remembered

By Prasi Desai

Ron Sass, a Rice professor for over 60 years, passed away Jan. 9. Sass was a renowned educator, winning the George R. Brown Prize for Excellence in Teaching, among many others. He retired in 2005 as Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and as a global climate change fellow at the Baker Institute.

NEWS 2/13/24 10:29pm

Deputy treasurer Stallings and NSR Ngo compete for SA treasurer

By Prasi Desai

Josh Stallings, currently the Student Association deputy treasurer, and Thomas Ngo, currently a new student representative from McMurtry College, are the two candidates vying for SA treasurer.

NEWS 2/13/24 10:13pm

Motif Neurotech startup secures $18.75M initial funding

By Prasi Desai

Motif Neurotech, a start-up formed through the Biotech Launch Pad and founded by Rice professor Jacob Robinson, received $18.75 million from venture capital investors in Series A funding — one of the first major rounds of external funding for a start-up company. Motif was created to commercialize a pea-sized brain stimulator which was developed in Robinson’s lab at Rice to treat treatment-resistant depression.

NEWS 1/23/24 9:22pm

RUPD hosts 15th Citizen’s Police Academy

By Prasi Desai

The Rice University Police Department’s Citizen Police Academy classes will begin Jan. 29 after a five-year hiatus. The CPA offers free, interactive courses on RUPD’s departments and responsibilities for campus community members every Monday for nine weeks.

NEWS 1/16/24 9:43pm

School of Architecture graduate named president of AIA Houston

By Prasi Desai

Melvalean McLemore-Catina, a 2023 graduate of the Rice Masters of Science Architecture program, began her term as the president of the American Institute of Architects Houston Jan. 1, the first Black woman to hold the role.

Prasi Desai

Lovett College could become overflow housing

Anthropology reports highest major satisfaction in survey

Rice among 40 elite colleges sued in second financial aid antitrust lawsuit

Junichiro Kono named director of the Smalley-Curl Institute

Largest staff division unveils plan to better serve Rice community

‘He wasn’t one for slowing down’: Ron Sass remembered

Deputy treasurer Stallings and NSR Ngo compete for SA treasurer

Motif Neurotech startup secures $18.75M initial funding

RUPD hosts 15th Citizen’s Police Academy

School of Architecture graduate named president of AIA Houston

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