Mastery in motion: Shepherd School students learn from award-winning pianist Daniil Trifonov
Several piano students from Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music learned from Grammy Award-winning pianist Daniil Trifonov, coached them during a unique public master class.
Science and spirituality: Moody Fellow blends majors for holistic approach to health care
Now a junior at Rice on a pre-med track, Siddhant Patil has been busy double majoring in kinesiology and religion.
At the March 20 concert at Rice University billed as a “Window into the Creative Mind,” the audience was also given a glimpse inside the mind of pianist and Shepherd School of Music musical arts Ph.D. candidate Chelsea de Souza.
Women’s History Month lecture spotlights disability rights in debate over abortion access
University of Texas at Austin professor Alison Kafer visited Rice University March 19 to present the 2024 Women’s History Month Lecture: “Disability and Reproductive Justice.”
Environments at home, Rice inspire award-winning Barthelme essay
Graduating Rice senior Hadley Medlock’s essay won the Inprint Marion Barthelme Prize in Creative Writing, which carries a $5,000 award.
Celebrate National Poetry Month with Rice’s Cherry Reading Series
In celebration of National Poetry Month, Rice University’s Cherry Reading Series will host an April 2 reading and conversation event featuring two award-winning poets: Ishion Hutchinson and Valzhyna Mort.
After a successful inaugural event in 2023, the Black Houston(s) Symposium returns this year with an event slated for March 21-22, which will bring together scholars, community members and thought leaders to explore the multifaceted narratives of Black life in Houston.
Hip-hop harmony: KRS-One event culminates in prestigious volunteer award for CERCL pioneers
Billed as “One-on-one with the Teacha,” a March 7 event hosted by the Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning (CERCL) featured an intimate conversation with hip-hop legend KRS-One and quite the surprise for several of its organizers.
Rice students, staff get behind-the-scenes look at RUPD through Citizens Police Academy
After a years-long hiatus induced by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Rice University Police Department (RUPD) resurrected its Citizens Police Academy in January 2024.
‘Forward-looking’ Rice center fuses Latin American and Latinx studies
From hosting speakers on topics ranging from curanderas in Mexican-American literature, the meaning of oil in Venezuela and the archaeology of the Amazon to fostering events on the arts in Guyana and contributing to student events, Rice University’s Initiative for the Study of LatinX America (ISLA) has accomplished a lot in the past three years.
Rice Art History prepares for artistic, cultural exploration in Paris
Rice’s Department of Art History will celebrate a milestone in a manner befitting its creative spirit by embarking on a transformative journey to Paris.
Rice breaks ground on new home for arts
Rice University hosted the groundbreaking ceremony for Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall Feb. 29, marking a significant milestone in the university’s commitment to advancing its growing arts program.
Rice event at Moody Center spotlights intersection of art, activism
Artist jackie sumell is set to speak at Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts for a presentation titled “Growing Abolition.”
‘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.”
Rice professor knighted by French education ministry
The call from the French Consulate of Houston was not one Rice University French studies associate professor Julie Fette expected.
