Alumni

‘The Legal Battle Over Desegregating Rice’ gives context to historic decision

Rice’s Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice hosted a Nov. 5 webinar about Rice's decision to desegregate in 1962.

'I feel like the science fiction movies are starting to come to life'

Rice alums Graham, Gruber discuss COVID-19 vaccines

New GONZO247 mural revealed outside temporary classrooms at Rice

Award-winning Houston muralist GONZO247 believes everyone has an inner artist — and the new 40-foot community mural he painted with Rice students and alumni is one way to bring out that artistic energy.

School of Humanities talking new goals, why humanities matter in Owl Together series

What can you do with a humanities degree? And why are the humanities so important during times of pandemic, past and present?

Black alumni share stories, memories of ‘ever-changing’ Rice

The Oct. 7 panel was organized by Rice's Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice.

Rice U. Theatre Program livestreaming one-night-only production of 'The Importance of Being Earnest'

Actors will wear masks for Oct. 9 play broadcast from Hamman Hall.

Jackie McCauley, first Black woman admitted to Rice as undergrad, dies at 73

Jacqueline Elizabeth “Jackie” McCauley, the first Black woman admitted to Rice, died Aug. 9 in Canberra, Australia, at 73.

Rice alumna Villalobos earns White House mentoring award

Maria “Cristina” Villalobos, a Rice graduate in computational and applied mathematics (CAAM), has received the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring from the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.

Galveston Bay Park is a 'vision' of Houston's future

An ambitious plan to shield Houston from a devastating hurricane by creating Galveston Bay Park, a 10,000-acre public park on a chain of man-made islands, earned top honors in the international design competition Houston 2020 Visions.

7 selected for Rice alumni board; president and president-elect announced

Seven alumni have been selected to serve on the Association of Rice Alumni (ARA) Board of Directors: Estevan Delgado ’13; Carol Der Garry ’83, ’85; Sten Gustafson ’89; Milinda McNeely ’79; Priya Prasad ’08; Shawn E. Simmons '99; and Mike Yuen ’89. They began their three-year terms July 1, when Bryan Guido Hassin ’01, ’02 became president of the ARA and Monique Shankle '86 became president-elect. 

Alum Toni Antalis '81 takes reins at biochemistry and molecular biology society

Rice alumna Toni Antalis '81 became president of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology July 1.

Rice For Black Life empowers Black students to create change on campuses across America

The student group has big plans beyond its initial successful fundraiser.

60,000 Houstonians, including Rice students and alumni, join march for George Floyd

Tens of thousands of Houstonians joined rappers Bun B and Trae tha Truth as they led a “Justice 4 George Floyd” rally June 1.

'Sheer awe': Rice group raises almost $100,000 to fight anti-black violence

Newly formed student organization Rice for Black Life raised $93,362 in 24 hours.