At Rice, ‘The World at Play’ turned soccer into space for connection, conversation, care
a spirit of conversation defined the two-day conference organized by Rice’s School of Humanities and Arts faculty Jacqueline Couti and Caroline Fache ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Rice course reframes what we think we know about natural disasters
What Is a Natural Disaster? challenges students to rethink why catastrophes unfold the way they do and why certain communities always seem to bear the brunt.
Rice to host interdisciplinary conference examining global impact of soccer
“The World at Play: The Beautiful Game in 2026” will take place Feb. 6-7 at Rice’s BioScience Research Collaborative.
Hispanic Heritage Month celebrations begin Sept. 15
At a time when conversations about culture, identity and belonging are shaping the national dialogue, Rice faculty members can provide context and expertise to enrich coverage of this celebration.
Visualizing catastrophe: Rice professor explores natural disasters through photography
Before the doors opened for “La Furia del Viento,” a long line of Cuban and foreign patrons had already formed outside Fototeca de Cuba for the March 8 opening of the exhibition.
‘The Amazon wasn’t an empty place’: Visiting professor discusses past, future at Rice event
Rice University hosted professor Eduardo Góes Neves from the University of São Paulo, Brazil Feb. 22 for a discussion titled “Roads of Creation, Roads of Destruction: Landscapes in Conflict in Contemporary Amazon.”
Argentine officials visit Rice
A delegation of top Argentine officials visited Rice June 8 for a meeting with President David Leebron and others from the university community to explore opportunities for collaboration, such as student and faculty exchange, study abroad programs and research.
Latin American lit professor publishing three books this fall
Coming up from Gisela Heffes: a new reader on ecocriticism, a fourth novel and her first volume of poetry.
'Is This the End?' Big Questions courses tackle truth, ethics and the apocalypse
Two new Humanities classes will explore questions for which there is no 'right' answer.
Creative writing workshops and lectures in Spanish offer unique opportunities for Rice, UH students
The Latin American Writer-in-Residency Series brings high-profile Spanish-language authors from across the world to Houston.
