Senior Spotlight: Zoe Griffin ’25
As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement May 9-10, Rice News is spotlighting a collection of standout seniors.
A city of museums, a campus of art
With its campus nestled in Houston’s Museum District, Rice has built a model for what a university-art museum partnership can look like.
Senior Spotlight: Sophianne Loh ’25
Sophianne Loh, a bioengineering major from Chicago, found her home at Rice in the strong sense of community and top-tier research opportunities.
Rice senior earns US Department of State scholarship to study Arabic in Oman
Before she had ever conjugated a verb in Arabic, Rice senior Charlotte Heeley decided the language was worth pursuing.
Senior Spotlight: Tyler Strothman ’25
As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement, Rice News is spotlighting a collection of standout seniors.
Unearthing the southbound Underground Railroad to Mexico
The story of the Underground Railroad typically conjures images of northbound journeys to freedom, but for some enslaved people in Texas, liberation lay across the Rio Grande in Mexico.
Glasscock School of Continuing Studies launches teaching minor
Rice’s Glasscock School of Continuing Studies is now offering a minor in teaching, marking the school’s first undergraduate credential.
Unlocking the past, shaping the future: The power of a Rice history degree
At Rice, history students engage in original research, collaborate with faculty on high-level scholarship and contribute to ongoing academic debates.
Moody Fellow explores writing as a therapeutic tool for others
Maya Harpavat’s love of writing began when she was 6 years old, sitting at the kitchen table with her father.
Immersion and growth: How the Rice in Country program transforms student lives
Walking through the streets of Mérida, Mexico, in the early morning light, Sammi Frey made her way to the local gym.
A day in the life of one busy Owl: Balancing bioengineering and studio art majors at Rice
During the fall 2024 semester, Camille Neal-Harris started her Tuesdays much like any other Rice student, but reaching the finish line likely felt a bit different as her day stretched into a marathon of science, art and everything in between.
Rice slashes student costs by $650M over 5 years with free tuition program
Rice is proud to celebrate over five years of transforming access to higher education through The Rice Investment, the university’s signature financial aid program.
Watch: Future Owls celebrate Rice acceptance with joyful reactions
Future Owls captured the joy and excitement of opening their Rice University acceptance letters, celebrating their place in the Class of 2029.
‘Never been stronger’: State of the University address showcases Rice’s success, growth
Rice President Reginald DesRoches delivered his State of the University address Dec. 11 at the Moody Center for the Arts, highlighting points of pride from the past year and providing a look to the future.
Rice welcomes more than 400 students to Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium
Rice drew more than 400 of the nation’s brightest undergraduate researchers to its campus Nov. 8-10 for the 16th annual Gulf Coast Undergraduate Research Symposium.