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Bloem-Curtis, Martin honored by Rice Board of Trustees

The Rice Board of Trustees recently recognized staff members Sandra Bloem-Curtis and Brandon Martin for outstanding performance and service to the university.

‘I just wanted fireworks’: Class of 2020 returns for emotional graduation, reunion

Postponed by the pandemic, commencement finally came for these proud Owls.

Minor revolution: Class of 2021 graduates in historic in-person ceremony at Rice stadium

“You chose Rice, I believe, not because it was easy, but because it was hard,” said Rice President David Leebron.

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Many Rice parents took the opportunity to fly for the first time since the pandemic to visit Houston for graduation May 14 and 15.

An Owl's best friend

Some seniors strolled through the Sallyport with their cellphones in hand, families on video calls from afar.

When this day is done

Rice Stadium, which has hosted everything from the 1974 Super Bowl to Rice Football's legendary 1994 victory over the University of Texas, made history once again this weekend when it hosted back-to-back commencement ceremonies for the Classes of 2020 and 2021.

Rice general counsel announces retirement

Rice’s top lawyer has announced his retirement as general counsel.

Rice seniors cherished final semester spent with friends

Rice students at this year’s Class of 2021 senior gala took time to reflect on an undergraduate experience that was interrupted in a way no one could have imagined, yet filled with moments of both growth and joy.

Bio-inspired scaffolds help promote muscle growth

Rice University bioengineers are fabricating and testing tunable electrospun scaffolds completely derived from decellularized skeletal muscle to promote the regeneration of injured skeletal muscle.

Kristof implores grads to ‘bridge the empathy gap’

Empathy is needed more than ever, said Nicholas Kristof, who encouraged two years of Rice University graduates to use their skill and kindness to make a difference, even if their actions only seem to be a “drop in the bucket.”

Architecture’s Gálvez to show winning ideas about air

Gálvez, a visiting critic at Rice Architecture, will mount an exhibition based on ideas that won her an Architectural League of New York award.

Unconventional Students at Rice 2021: Nithya Gillipelli bridges the gap between languages

In junior high, Nithya Gillipelli fell in love with the Spanish language and Hispanic culture. 

Rise in credit scores amid COVID-19 may render them obsolete, says Baker Institute expert

Consumer credit scores steadily increased throughout 2020, but an expert from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy says unintended consequences are emerging.

Preventing life-threatening pediatric condition starts with pandemic safeguards                   

HOUSTON – (May 12, 2021) – Adults can be the first line of defense when it comes to avoiding the worst outcomes from multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C), a rare but potentially deadly condition linked to COVID-19, according to a new review article from Rice University epidemiologists.

Taylor Crain on creating the Rice she wanted to see

The storyteller and world-builder leaves a lasting legacy as she looks ahead.