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Rice University celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Rice University celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Program in Writing and Communication marks 10-year anniversary

The Program in Writing and Communication reached its 10-year anniversary this month.

Transgender adults more likely to suffer from disability than cisgender counterparts, Rice U. study reveals

A new study by a Rice University researcher shows transgender adults of any age are more susceptible to disability than those who are cisgender.

Rice University lending philanthropic hand to United Way of Greater Houston

Rice has again embarked on its annual campaign to raise support for its partner in philanthropy, United Way of Greater Houston, which works to move people to financial stability.

COVID-19 amplified hardship for many Harvey victims

A study shows the economic and mental health consequences on victims of Hurricane Harvey and COVID-19 were cumulative.

Reflecting on President Kennedy’s ‘Moonshot’ speech 60 years later

As Rice and NASA prepare to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Kennedy’s historic speech, some of the alumni and guests who heard the president’s speech remember that distant day as a transformative experience.

Faculty impart words of wisdom to Class of 2026

On the second morning of O-Week, Rice’s incoming Class of 2026 gathered in Tudor Fieldhouse to hear a panel of professors share their secrets for success — both at Rice and beyond. Three faculty members from separate schools delivered short, TED-style talks encouraging freshmen to stay open to the possibilities the university offers.

Rice’s Black Student Association greets newest Owls

Rice University’s Black Student Association welcomed new students to campus Aug. 13 at Herring Hall.

Rice says ‘bienvenidos’ to Hispanic students

The Hispanic Association for Cultural Enrichment at Rice (HACER) hosted a new student reception at Herring Hall Aug. 13.

Lee named Rice University’s director of internal audit

Lisa Lee has joined Rice University as director of internal audit.

Team led by Rice’s Saltz wins grant to examine environment’s impact on fruit flies

Rice University researcher Julia Saltz and two co-principal investigators have received a $1.4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to investigate and model the underlying factors of genetic variation in trait development in fruit flies across environments and over generations.

Interns bring innovative design to health technology engineering challenges

Rice University’s Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies and Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK) this summer merged two internship programs and brought together 17 students over the course of seven weeks to employ inventive engineering design methods tackling health technology challenges.