People, papers and presentations - May 17
The plan for creating Galveston Bay Park, a 10,000-acre public park on a chain of man-made islands that would protect Houston from a devastating hurricane, was selected for honorable mention in the urban design category of Fast Company's 2021 World Changing Ideas Awards.
Commencement ceremonies began the morning of May 13 for some members of the Rice community, including President David Leebron, who had the honor of commissioning Rice Naval ROTC members who were graduating and becoming officers of the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marines.
Many Rice parents took the opportunity to fly for the first time since the pandemic to visit Houston for graduation May 14 and 15.
Rice soccer knocks off West Virginia to reach Sweet 16 for first time
Three days after notching the program's first-ever victory in the NCAA Tournament, the Rice soccer team danced into the Sweet 16 with a 1-0 upset victory over West Virginia University May 1 in Cary, North Carolina.
People, papers and presentations April 26, 2021
Klara Jelinkova, vice president for international operations and information technology, has been named the 2021 Houston CIO of the Year ORBIE Award winner in the nonprofit/public sector category.
People, papers and presentations - April 19, 2021
Andrés Vela, a graduate student in double bass performance, is the Shepherd School of Music’s recipient of the Presser Graduate Music Award.
Owls on to NCAA Tournament after winning Conference USA soccer title
The Rice soccer team earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament by defeating the University of North Carolina at Charlotte 2-0 in the Conference USA Tournament championship match April 17 at Holloway Field.
Rice updates plans for May commencement ceremonies
President David Leebron, Provost Reginald DesRoches, Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman and Dean of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies Seiichi Matsuda sent the following message to the Rice community April 12 regarding updates to Rice's 2021 commencement plans:
People, papers and presentations April 12, 2021
Nikhil Gattu, a junior kinesiology and chemistry major, has been named the winner of this year’s Undergraduate Scholar Award by the American Kinesiology Association.
Rice volleyball team headed to NCAA Tournament again
The Rice volleyball team has been rewarded for a 16-5 season with an at-large spot in the NCAA Tournament, the entirety of which is being played in Omaha, Nebraska.
Rice graduate school programs score high in US News rankings
Eight Rice graduate programs rank among the country’s top 25 in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
Live concerts with in-person audiences have been practically nonexistent over the past year, but after months of planning and practice, Rice Shepherd School of Music composition students presented five unique works written during the COVID-19 pandemic at a March 21 concert.
People, papers and presentations - March 29
Rice University Police Chief Clemente Rodriguez has been elected secretary of the board of the Houston Area Police Chiefs Association, which includes city, county, state, school district, federal, university and transit police departments.
Owls topple Longhorns on volleyball court a second straight time
The 10-25, 25-16, 25-23, 14-25, 15-13 triumph was the second in a row for the Owls (14-4) against the Longhorns (20-1).
Rice captures Women's NIT championship for first time
The Rice women's basketball team won its first Women's National Invitation Tournament championship and the second postseason title in program history Sunday by defeating the University of Mississippi 71-58 in the final in Memphis, Tennessee.
