Rodeo roundup with Reggie and Paula
March 6, 2023
Rice Owls dusted off their Stetsons and cowboy boots and dressed in their Western best to celebrate Rice Night at the Rodeo March 5.
March 6, 2023
On Feb. 24 and 25, Rice University composition professor Anthony Brandt collaborated with University of Houston professor Jose Luis Contreras-Vidal and Performing Arts Houston to premiere his newly commissioned chamber piece “Diabelli 200” at the Wortham Center.
March 6, 2023
An interactive sculpture paying tribute to African American history and the ongoing struggle for racial justice will be on display at Rice University throughout the month of March.
March 1, 2023
Shih-Hui Chen, a professor of composition and theory at The Shepherd School of Music , was selected as a 2023 music award winner by the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
March 1, 2023
An interactive sculpture paying tribute to African American history and the ongoing struggle for racial justice will be on display at Rice University throughout the month of March.
Rice alum Cristian Măcelaru to lead Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra in March 4 symphony concert
February 27, 2023
A visit from internationally renowned guest conductor and Rice University Shepherd School alum Cristian Măcelaru coupled with a blend of traditional and new classical works are among the highlights planned for the school’s chamber and symphony orchestra performances March 3 and 4, respectively.
February 27, 2023
The celebrated French Ensemble intercontemporain will make its Texas debut March 23 at an event presented by DACAMERA, in partnership with Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music . The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. in Alice Pratt Brown Hall’s Stude Concert Hall on the Rice campus.
U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt visits Rice
February 20, 2023
On Feb. 13, U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt visited the Rice campus to meet with President Reginald DesRoches and members of the Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Center for Energy Studies.
February 13, 2023
Rice University Sport Management students worked at Super Bowl LVII festivities in Glendale, Arizona, last weekend.
Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra kicks off spring semester
February 13, 2023
Andrew Grams, former music director of Elgin Symphony Orchestra, led the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra as it kicked off its spring semester performances Feb. 4.
Grammy Award-winning ensemble Roomful of Teeth to perform at Rice Feb. 24
February 13, 2023
Roomful of Teeth, the Grammy Award-winning vocal band dedicated to reimagining the expressive potential of the human voice, will perform a free concert at Rice University’s Morrison Theater inside Brockman Hall for Opera Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is recommended .
Rice industrial and organizational psychologists available to discuss tech layoffs
February 8, 2023
In recent months, the tech world has laid off tens of thousands of people , news that has made headlines around the globe. Rice University industrial and organizational psychologists are available to discuss the situation.
Rice Owls win big at Grammy Awards
February 6, 2023
Rice historian Doug Brinkley and alumna Germaine Franco took home the gold at the 65th annual Grammy Awards Feb. 5 in Los Angeles.
People are more critical of government when family and friends are hit by natural disasters
February 6, 2023
Whether they’re personally struck by or spared from natural disasters, people are more likely to distrust the government when their family and friends are victims, according to new research from Rice University.
Persistence is crucial in the classroom, new reports from Kinder Institute’s HERC show
January 31, 2023
Possessing lots of persistence leads to better academic outcomes for Houston Independent School District students, according to a newly released series of reports from the Houston Education Research Consortium (HERC), a research center within Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research.