Rice students encounter Gothic world where it still stands
“Nothing prepares you for a cathedral,” said Denva Gallant, associate professor of art history at Rice.
Even Disneyland can be a garden: Rice course reads power in landscapes of Paris
Imperial Gardens, taught at the Rice Global Paris Center, traced how political power writes itself into garden landscapes and public parks.
From recombinant DNA to AI: Who gets a say in powerful new science?
Professor Luis Campos studies the history of biology and biotechnology.
Rice senior AJ Shin named among inaugural class of Lafayette Fellows, will study at Sorbonne
The program launches on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the American Declaration of Independence and celebrates the historic relationship between France and the United States.
Study finds climate change missing from stories shaping modern culture
The findings raise pointed questions about how elite fiction reflects what study authors call the defining crisis of the present moment.
AI crashed a Paris wine tasting and that was the point
The ‘Human Flourishing in the Age of AI’ conference tackles how AI is quietly reshaping what it means to live a fully human life.
Houston was first: Rice historian uncovers origins of Juneteenth celebrations
Caleb McDaniel traces the origins of Juneteenth to a June 19, 1866, procession through Houston led by two Black ministers.
Weissenberger, longtime professor of German studies, remembered for 50-year Rice legacy
Klaus Weissenberger’s scholarly range stretched from 18th-century lyric poetry to the evolution of the fairy tale and the distinctions between German and Austrian literary traditions.
Rice launches Space Humanities Initiative to bring cultural inquiry into conversation about space
The initiative brings scholars across disciplines together to examine how culture, language, ethics and imagination shape space exploration, and how space exploration shapes them in return.
Rice celebrated its 113th undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 9, conferring 1,367 undergraduate degrees.
‘So much love and gratitude in my heart’: Rice celebrates advanced degree graduates
Nearly 900 advanced degree recipients were celebrated May 9 as Owls walked across the stage at Tudor Fieldhouse to roars of applause and cheers, marking the culmination of their academic journeys at Rice University.
Swords drawn, students take stage for unconventional Rice final
Taught by lecturer Kyle Clark, Combat and Movement for the Stage is open to any Rice student regardless of major.
Rice students uncover Houston’s hidden histories through Fondren Fellows program
Fondren Fellows pairs Rice undergraduate and graduate students with faculty mentors and library staff to pursue original research projects grounded in Fondren Library’s collections and digital infrastructure.
For generations of Rice students, Nelson-Campbell was heart of French studies
Deborah Nelson-Campbell spent her scholarly life amplifying silenced medieval women while also being a formative, present voice for her own students.
Senior Spotlight 2026: AJ Shin charts intellectual path shaped by curiosity, connection at Rice
A philosophy major with minors in art history, Asian studies and French, AJ Shin’s academic path did not follow a predefined structure.