Rice graduate student starts club to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities
Graduate student Sayuri Jayawardena has started a Rice chapter of Lifelong Learning with Friends.
‘Creates opportunities for people to prosper’: Rice launches annual United Way campaign
The Rice United Way Campaign officially launched this week. Contributions not only support individuals and families in need, but they also help to build a stronger, more resilient Houston for everyone.
Week of Well-Being highlights health and personal growth
Owls gathered at the Grand Hall Oct. 13 for a Well-being Fair as part of Rice’s Week of Well-Being, an initiative focused on promoting health, education and personal growth. The week is sponsored by Rice Employee Health and Well-Being and the Human Resources Benefits Department.
Rice celebrates multiple teams for successfully completed capital projects
Rice’s Facilities, Planning and Capital Construction department hosted a breakfast to thank the many teams across the Office of Operations, Finance and Support that worked together to ensure the university was ready to welcome students, faculty and staff back to campus.
Medina earns accolades from Mexican government, Harris County
David Medina, retired director of Multicultural Community Relations at Rice, was recently honored by both the Mexican government and Harris County in recognition of his longtime service and contributions to the community
Rice ReUse turns move-out waste into affordable dorm essentials
When students move out of Rice residence halls each spring, usable furniture, appliances and other dorm essentials can be left behind. For Anne Kozlevchar, seeing those items headed for the trash sparked an idea: create a system to give them a second life.
REMS team recognized for timely response to life-threatening incident
A call for a possible seizure became a life-threatening cardiac emergency when Rice Emergency Medical Services responders identified signs of a heart attack in a campus visitor and quickly coordinated transport for specialized care.
‘Celebration of your students’: Families Weekend showcases campus life, community
Rice parents, siblings, grandparents and other family members joined their Owls for meals, performances, conversations, campus activities and athletics as part of the annual Families Weekend festivities. For families, it offered a glimpse into the communities, relationships and experiences their loved ones have built since arriving on campus.
Rice launches official TikTok account
Rice has launched an official TikTok account, creating a new channel for sharing stories and perspectives from across the university.
‘Nice to show gratitude’: Rice scholarship recipients celebrate donor support at Owl Stars event
Rice endowed scholarship recipients gathered Sept. 24 at Huff House for Owl Stars, a celebration recognizing the students and donors whose generosity helped make their Rice experiences possible.
Capacity crowd attends Rice Chorale’s 9/11 anniversary performance
Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, Rice’s Shepherd School of Music honored the anniversary the way it has every year since 2002: by pausing to sing. The Rice Chorale performed “In Memoriam: 9/11/2001” at the Edythe Bates Old Recital Hall at Alice Pratt Brown Hall.
The Moody Center for the Arts at Rice presents ”Radiant Geometries: Vectors of Knowledge from the Indigenous Americas” this fall, bringing together contemporary Indigenous and Latin American artists whose work explores connections among mathematics, science, technology, art and Indigenous knowledge systems.
Rice’s Campus Framework Plan has been recognized with an Honor Award from the Society for College and University Planning for Excellence in Planning for an Existing Campus, honoring a long-term vision that integrates campus growth, sustainability, infrastructure and the preservation of Rice’s distinctive character.
Rice to celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month with series of events
Rice will honor Hispanic Heritage Month, which runs Sept. 15 through Oct. 15, with a series of events dedicated to recognizing the rich contributions and achievements of Hispanic and Latinx Americans throughout the country’s history.
As the sun rose over Rice Stadium Friday morning, members of Rice University’s Naval ROTC program and the broader community climbed the stadium stairs to honor the victims and heroes of the Sept. 11 attacks.