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Rice University President Reginald DesRoches took a break from his usual duties to personally transport students to their classes....
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In a first for Rice’s Shepherd School of Music, Grammy Award®-winning soprano Ana María Martínez will host a Spanish-language recital in celebration o...
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A new study led by Rice’s Qimiao Si has unveiled a new class of quantum critical metal, shedding light on the intricate interactions of electrons with...
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Researchers at Rice are working to understand how a single cell evolves into the complex network of specialized cells that form the human body. ...
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Rice’s Center for Engaged Research and Collaborative Learning will honor hip-hop pioneer Mia X by inducting her into its Hip Hop Archival Collection. ...
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Cherríe Moraga, a renowned writer, feminist activist, poet, essayist and playwright, will present her lecture titled “They Are Falling All Around Me —...
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Wayne Graham transformed Rice baseball into a perennial national powerhouse in his 27-year coaching tenure....
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Former Rice University swimmer Ahalya Lettenberger made her country and alma mater proud last weekend, competing in the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris...
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Rice University experts are available to discuss the mpox global health emergency as the world grapples with the ongoing outbreak....
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Wayne Graham, the architect of Rice’s rise to the top of the college baseball world, passed away in Austin, Texas on Tuesday night at 88....
![Morgan Luttrell, Amy Dittmar, Reginald DesRoches in neuroengineering lab](/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/resize_400/public/2024-09/240827_tour_fitlow_030_0.jpg?itok=6FG_Oh8w)
Neuroscience experts from government, medicine, business and academia came together at Rice’s Bioscience Research Collaborative (BRC) Aug. 27 to discu...
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A Sept. 3 vigil honored the life of Andrea Rodriguez Avila, whose promising future was tragically cut short....
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Rice, Baylor College of Medicine centers jointly award seed grants
Rice University’s Synthesis X Center (SynthX) and Baylor College of Medicine’s Dan L Duncan Comprehensive Cancer Center have jointly awarded their first innovation seed grants to three teams of research collaborators from Rice and Baylor.
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Religion and public life examined at Baker Institute, Boniuk Institute conference
Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Religion and Public Policy program and the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance hosted a daylong event April 26 to examine how Christian nationalism — an ideology and movement advocating a fusion of Christian symbols with American civic life — has risen to prominence over the past several years and its real-world implications for politics and policy.
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Letter from the president: End-of-semester message and well wishes
As the spring semester comes to a close and we approach commencement, I am writing to thank you for continuing to uphold the values that make the Rice community so special. We are beautifully shaped by a unique culture of care that is central to what makes this university a special place to learn, live and grow.
![Rice wide receiver Luke McCaffrey was selected by the Washington Commanders with the 37th pick in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft April 26.](/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2024-04/resize_1.jpeg?itok=SokBtWl-)
Rice's Luke McCaffery selected in third round of NFL Draft by Washington Commanders
Rice wide receiver Luke McCaffrey was selected by the Washington Commanders with the 37th pick in the third round of the 2024 NFL Draft April 26.
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Moody-commissioned performance fuses dance and art at Rice’s Skyspace
Blending movement and public art, New York-based choreographers Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener transported audiences into a realm of sensory exploration with their site-specific dance performance ZENITH.
![The Fondren Fellows program at Rice University hosted its annual Fondren Fellows Showcase event April 15, where Rice students showcased their inquiry-based projects through lightning talks at the Kyle Morrow Room.](/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2024-04/1-fondren-feat.jpg?itok=c1_AvoQe)
Rice’s Fondren Fellows program displays projects at showcase event
The Fondren Fellows program at Rice University hosted its annual Fondren Fellows Showcase event April 15, where Rice students showcased their inquiry-based projects through lightning talks at the Kyle Morrow Room.
![Students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate a year of leader development at the Ray Courtyard last week as Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders held its annual end-of-year bash.](/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2024-04/1-doerr-feat.jpg?itok=PcB38PYW)
Rice’s Doerr Institute holds annual leadership celebration with students and coaches
Students, faculty and staff gathered to celebrate a year of leader development at the Ray Courtyard last week as Rice University’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders held its annual end-of-year bash.
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Rice’s Yousif Shamoo elected AAAS fellow
Rice University bioscientist Yousif Shamoo has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society and publisher of the journal Science.
![More than 700 Owls will walk across the stage at Tudor Fieldhouse to receive their degrees Dec. 5 during Rice University’s 2023 December commencement ceremony.](/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2023-12/commencement_feat.jpg?itok=_R35oXuC)
Rice to hold 111th commencement May 3-4
Rice University’s 111th commencement ceremonies will take place May 3-4 at Rice Stadium and Tudor Fieldhouse, with the undergraduate ceremony Saturday night featuring an address from alumna Peggy Whitson ’86, America’s most experienced astronaut.
![Sydney Coldren, a senior at Rice University studying anthropology and environmental studies, was selected as one of 12 students to join an initiative aimed at empowering students across North America to gather climate stories and advocate for climate literacy in institutions of higher learning.](/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2024-04/1-sydney.jpg?itok=6Xn7m5TM)
Rice student selected for ‘Campus Correspondents’ climate initiative
Sydney Coldren, a senior at Rice University studying anthropology and environmental studies, was selected as one of 12 students to join an initiative aimed at empowering students across North America to gather climate stories and advocate for climate literacy in institutions of higher learning.