Arie Passwaters

RUPD creates safe Halloween fun at the Rice Children’s Campus

The Rice University Police Department hosted their annual Child Safety Fair

Rice’s bold future subject of President’s Town Hall

Rice President David Leebron and Association of Rice Alumni President Monique Shankle ’86 examined the university’s bold future Oct. 29.

Pfizer COVID-19 vaccines and boosters available to Rice community

Rice has partnered with the Houston Health Department to provide first and second doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to members of the university community and their families, and booster shots for those who are eligible as defined by the CDC and previously received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

A National Night Out to remember

A National Night Out to remember

Final flu shot clinic scheduled for Oct. 13

Final flu shot clinic scheduled for Oct. 13

Rice ranked by Niche as one of nation’s top 10 universities

Rice University wins an “A+” grade and ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 universities in the latest ratings of American colleges compiled by Niche.

Chetna Koshy named chief compliance officer

University message shares important update on COVID-19 testing

We’ve discovered some anomalies with the test results we received this week from one of our three providers.

Political Science staff member honored with RICE MILE award

Rice staff member Ann Mikus has been honored with the RICE MILE Award.

Astronaut, Rice alumna speaks to RESP students

This year’s cohort of Rice Emerging Scholars Program students heard from astronaut Shannon Walker ’87 Monday at Duncan Hall.

President’s town hall set for April 14

President David Leebron will host a virtual town hall meeting at 2 p.m. April 14.

Rice mourns retired RUPD officer Ruth Maxwell

Ruth Maxwell, a longtime Rice University Police Department officer who retired last year, died June 22. She was 59.

Rice updates COVID-19 policies following CDC guidance

Girls reach for the stars

Girls in grades 5-9 visited the Rice campus April 17 for the Reach for the Stars STEM Festival. The students interacted with hands-on exhibits, workshops, a jobs panel and a keynote speech by Kirsten Siebach, assistant professor of Earth, environmental and planetary sciences, about the Mars Perseverance Rover and Ingenuity helicopter. (Photos by Jeff Fitlow.)

Unconventional Students at Rice 2021: Christen Smajstrla inspires the next generation

After getting her two degrees from Rice, she would return to her Central Texas hometown of Schulenberg and become a school teacher. But somewhere along the way through her years at Rice, something changed.