Starting from the bottom: Grad student charts an unconventional path from Venezuela to Rice
'Everybody needs to learn from him that nothing in the world is impossible'
People, papers and presentations for Nov. 8, 2021
Rice is ranked No. 2 for diversity and affordability and tied for No. 5 for research in the latest edition of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education's Sustainable Campus Index.
Staff Council providing advocacy, awareness for campus community
The Rice University Staff Council's mission is to facilitate active and direct communication between staff and the university’s administration.
Rice to honor veterans at annual ceremony
Rice will recognize those who have served in the United States military, including the veterans among faculty, staff and students, at its 19th annual Veterans Day ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 in Ray Courtyard.
Hand of kindness makes a child’s day
Rice University students have teamed with a Texas Children’s Hospital doctor to build a prosthetic hand for a 5-year-old boy.
OpenStax and collaborators receive $1.13 million to develop free textbooks
OpenStax and its 12 collaborators have received U.S. Department of Education funding to develop three new free, openly licensed textbooks for in-demand computer science courses. The books will be accompanied by comprehensive support, including educational technology and instructor training.
Rice student helps fans make World Series memories
How many part-time college jobs put you smack-dab in the middle of the World Series?
The Owls took a nail-biting game against the University of North Texas into overtime Oct. 30
The Rice University Marching Owl Band (MOB) celebrated its 50th anniversary during the 2021 Owl Together weekend
Alumni from across the years gathered under the shade of historic Rice Stadium for a homecoming tailgate Oct. 30
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.
Leebron outlines progress, challenges in State of the University
President Leebron committed Rice to “doing all we do at the highest level … regardless of the challenges we face” in his State of the University address to faculty.
Immigration topic of Baker Institute webinar
Policy experts will discuss the future of immigration reform and how to handle the 10.5 million people already living in the United States illegally at an upcoming webinar from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.