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NEWS 3/25/25 9:51pm

‘Force of nature’ Richard Brown remembered

By Prasi Desai

Richard Brown, a founding faculty member of the Shepherd School’s percussion department, passed away March 14. Outside of being an educator, Brown was a Rice professor for over 40 years as well as a professional musician and entrepreneur.

NEWS 2/25/25 11:06pm

DEI unclear amid federal bans

By Prasi Desai

A letter from the Department of Education, issued Feb. 14, warned schools to eliminate race-based programs within 14 days. According to the letter, the ED intends to “take appropriate measures to assess compliance” with these guidelines.

NEWS 1/22/25 2:34am

Rice physicists prove existence of ‘paraparticles,’ previously thought impossible

By Prasi Desai

A Rice physics professor has proven the existence of particles that were long thought impossible. Kaden Hazzard and his former graduate student, Zhiyuan Wang, presented their findings in a Jan. 8 Nature publication.

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.

Prasi Desai

‘Force of nature’ Richard Brown remembered

DEI unclear amid federal bans

Rice physicists prove existence of ‘paraparticles,’ previously thought impossible

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

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