Our Location
Suite 200, Allen Center,
MS 300
Houston, TX 77005-2659
Our Team
Chris Stipes, executive director of News and Media Relations
713-348-6778, chris.stipes@rice.edu
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- Academic Affairs
- Admissions
- Budget
- Crisis Management Team
- Development and Alumni Relations
- Finance and Administration
- General Counsel
- Government Relations
- Human Resources
- Information Technology
- Investments
- President’s Office
- Program in Writing and Communication
- Provost’s Office
- Public Affairs
- Research
- Rice Management Company
- Rice Thresher
- Rice University Police Department
- Strategic Initiatives and Digital Education
- Oversees all beats for stories and expertise that have potential interest to national and international media
Arie Wilson Passwaters, senior editor
713-348-6773, arie@rice.edu
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- Rice News, Inside Rice and @Rice
- Events calendar
- Metrics
- Faculty awards (for commencement)
Robert Premeaux, senior editor
713-348-3930, Robert.premeaux@rice.edu
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- Copyediting across all beats/communications
Amy McCaig, senior media relations specialist
713-348-6777, amym@rice.edu
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- School of Social Sciences
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research
- Government relations
Avery Franklin, media relations specialist
713-348-6327, ar119@rice.edu
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- Baker Institute for Public Policy
- Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance
- Jones Graduate School of Business
- Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie)
- Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
- OpenStax
Silvia Cernea Clark, media relations specialist
713-348-6728, sc220@rice.edu
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- George R. Brown School of Engineering (including all relevant research institutes/centers)
- Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
- Wiess School of Natural Sciences (including all relevant research institutes/centers)
- Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (Multi-institution research center)
Andrew Bell, media relationship specialist
713-348-6770, andrew.bell@rice.edu
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- Glasscock School of Continuing Studies
- Doerr Institute for New Leaders
- School of Architecture, including Rice Design Alliance
- Fondren Library
- Athletics
- Rice Memorial Center/Ley Student Center
- Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center
Brandi Smith, multimedia journalist (MMJ)
713-348-6765, andrew.bell@rice.edu
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- School of Humanities
- Moody Center for the Arts (Rice Public Art)
- Shepherd School of Music
Sam Byrd, writer
713-348-6760, sam.byrd@rice.edu
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- Internal communications across all areas
Stefan De La Garza, news analyst
srd9@rice.edu
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- Dateline Rice
- Media monitoring