Center for Civic Leadership to host annual Spring Showcase April 12
The hard work and civic-oriented contributions of Rice community members will be celebrated at the Center for Civic Leadership’s annual Spring Showcase April 12 at the Rice Memorial Center.
Raymond Brochstein ’56, Brochstein Pavilion namesake and trustee emeritus, dies at 89
Raymond Brochstein ’56, the philanthropist, millwork magnate and architect for whom Rice’s Raymond and Susan Brochstein Pavilion was named, died March 25 at his home in Houston. He was 89.
A ‘quasi-juvenile delinquent’ at Rice rises to the top -- again
Rice University alumnus Dennis Sullivan wins the Abel Prize in Mathematics.
Germaine Franco ’84’s score for Disney’s “Encanto” is the music everyone is humming right now.
Rice Shepherd School alumna picks up first Oscar nomination
Germaine Franco is going for gold — a gold-plated Oscar, that is.
Young alum shares power of poetry to promote critical dialog
Tim Harrison ’20 brought a powerful spoken-word performance to campus for a FWIS class
Rice Architecture alums Super satisfied with their new venue
Two Rice Architecture alums were part of the team that designed SoFi Stadium, the spectacular site of this year’s Super Bowl.
Mezzo-soprano Jennifer Johnson Cano ’08, fresh off her Houston Grand Opera debut as Mother Marie in Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites,” found herself back on a familiar stage Jan. 21 to speak with some of the Shepherd School of Music's aspiring opera stars.
New live video stream of Lovett Hall, Academic Quad available 24/7 online
A beautiful view of Lovett Hall, the Academic Quadrangle, the downtown Houston skyline and Hermann Park is now streaming online at all hours of the day and night, providing 24/7 video of one of the most iconic sights in Houston.
Barney Graham '75 named a Time Hero of the Year for developing COVID-19 vaccine
Rice alumnus Barney Graham, a renowned virologist and deputy director of the Vaccine Research Center within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has been named a 2021 Hero of the Year by Time magazine for his work developing the groundbreaking Moderna COVID-19 vaccine.
Historian of science Luis Campos joining Rice as Baker College Chair
Appointment in the History of Science, Technology and Innovation begins in spring
Rice mourns Mary Tobin '73, longtime English lecturer, volunteer
The longtime fixture and friend of the Rice community died Nov. 23.
12 questions for Nichole Ayers, Rice’s newest astronaut
Rice alumna and fighter pilot Nichole Ayers joins NASA's astronaut corps.
Rice’s new arts building will be Sarofim Hall, designed by internationally acclaimed firm
Architecture team led by Rice alumnus will create new gateway to campus
The 2021 Rice Ring ceremony took place outside the Huff House Oct. 29
