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Staff Spotlight: Pamela Marut

Staff Spotlight: Pamela Marut

British alt-rock band bôa to headline Moody X-Fest

Rice will welcome bôa as the headline music act at the third annual Moody X-Fest April 25 at Founder’s Court. The signature, rain-or-shine event celebrates the Moody Experience and will include free food, swag and games.

R-STEM education luncheon springs support from university partners

Fresh chamomile, marjoram and dianthus from Rice’s holistic garden welcomed nearly 90 guests to the spring R-STEM Partners Collaborative Luncheon hosted by the Office of STEM Engagement. Held at the Ralph S. O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science, the biannual event draws engagement from STEM supporters, university faculty and staff, nonprofits, industry and school districts from across the greater Houston area. 

Rice tuition benefits help empower employees, boost careers and support families

Rice’s commitment to lifelong learning isn’t just for students. Recent updates to the university’s tuition benefits policies are making a significant difference in the lives of employees and their families, offering greater support for professional development and educational opportunities.

Watch: Love springs eternal at Rice

Love is in the air at Rice. The campus provides not only rigorous academic programs and top-notch research; it also serves as the meeting ground for Owls to discover romance. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, fall in love with stories of Owls meeting, courting and eventually saying “I do.”

Staff Spotlight: Juliana Crim

Staff Spotlight: Juliana Crim

True love: Rice chooses Houston as its valentine

Members of the Rice community gathered Feb. 10 at the Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall in an act of love by creating Valentine’s Day cards for the community in partnership with United Way of Greater Houston. Faculty, staff and students came together in droves to fold, decorate and write messages, showing that the people of Houston are the heart of the city this Valentine’s Day.

Mitzvah Marathon inspires good deeds from Owls

Mitzvah, the Hebrew word for good deed, was embraced not just in word but also by action on Feb. 4 at Rice. Chabad at Rice welcomed faculty, staff and students to the Central Quad to participate by donating blood, making sandwiches for people without homes, creating cards for young hospital patients and entering a bone marrow registry.

Entrepreneurial spirit thrives during Generation She @ Rice makeathon

Generation She @ Rice hosted its annual makeathon Jan. 24-26 to empower women and nonbinary students through workshops, inspiring keynotes and the chance to participate in a pitch competition with teams that present to top venture capitalists and entrepreneurs in Houston. Participants received guidance from innovative product strategists and startup founders, helping them at every step — from crafting groundbreaking ideas to pitching them confidently.

Owls greet Lunar New Year with festive gala

Lunar New Year is often called the Spring Festival or Chinese New Year, and it is widely considered the most important holiday in China and Chinese communities around the world, celebrated in China, Vietnam, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and at Rice University. The two-week celebration includes family and friends, feasting and fireworks, parties and parades.

Staff Spotlight: Noel Nguyen

Staff Spotlight: Noel Nguyen

‘Our time to come together’: Rice opens Black History Month with kickoff event

During the month of February, communities across the nation, including Rice, will celebrate Black History Month — a month dedicated to recognizing Black history, culture and societal contribution. This nod to the many different backgrounds that comprise the Owl community was celebrated Jan. 31 at the Rice Memorial Center to kick off the university’s series of events in honor of Black History Month.

‘Connecting people with possibility’: Rice partners with United Way to support Houston’s most vulnerable

In Houston, nearly half of the citizens are struggling to make ends meet. In fact, 31% of households work but still can’t afford life’s basic necessities, while another 13% live below the federal poverty line, according to the United Way. That equates to almost 45% of the community — people facing challenges that Owls can help address.

Staff Spotlight: Loranda Williams Iverson

Staff Spotlight: Loranda Williams Iverson

Rice to celebrate Black History Month with more than 30 events

Rice will celebrate Black History Month with a series of more than 30 events, starting Jan. 31 and lasting into March. Themed African Americans and Labor, this month’s programming includes a series of discussions, film showings, fellowship opportunities and special festivities highlighting Black culture’s richness.