‘Make the lift lighter’: Rice football helps freshmen move into residential colleges
The morning after a grueling three-hour scrimmage, Rice Football players spread out over campus to help rookies tackle their first big college move.
Excited children and their families from surrounding communities were welcomed to Rice campus Oct. 29 for Project Pumpkin, the university’s annual event full of Halloween crafts and fun for all ages.
Campus Kindness: Siler fulfills a dream while providing a musical escape
Tamara Siler ’87 has always wanted to play the role of Mama Morton, the sultry matron of a women's prison in the musical “Chicago,” and sing “When You’re Good to Mama,” a number she says is a natural for her alto and contralto voice.
Campus Kindness: Chinese Parents Association donates PPE to Houston institutions
As a token of appreciation to Rice and Houston for educating and hosting their children, the Rice University Chinese Parents Association has donated 65,000 disposable masks and 250 face shields to Memorial Hermann hospital and the Harris Health System.
Campus Kindness: Pair of Rice alums join forces to feed those in need
The Rev. Nathan Lonsdale Bledsoe ’09 and Lucas Marr ’08 became friends at Rice through their love of cooking. When Hurricane Ike thundered through Houston in 2008, both of them helped the servery chef at Lovett College make meals for those who stayed through the storm.
Campus Kindness: Rice garden donating produce to local food pantry
Campus Kindness is a series of features on Rice Owls contributing to the fight against COVID-19.
Campus Kindness: Burger-Chan fuels the front lines
Campus Kindness is a series of features on Rice Owls contributing to the fight against COVID-19. Read more here.
International students show off their home countries through virtual tours
If your summer travel plans have been sabotaged by the COVID-19 pandemic, don’t worry: Rice University’s Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) has come up with a novel way to see the world from your favorite armchair.
Campus Kindness: Alum produces protective equipment for health care workers
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic in Houston, Rice alumnus Roland von Kurnatowski ’02 knew he had the resources and knowledge to help health care workers protect themselves while fighting the deadly virus.
