Plan for residents stuck in extraterritorial jurisdictions wins Houston Policy Challenge
After a year that brought one challenge after another, Rice students competing in the 2021 Houston Policy Challenge (HPC) came to offer solutions.
‘Personal experiences of joy’: Baker College senior Pikus wins Watson Fellowship
“I feel grateful having come to Rice, because I feel like it allowed me to go with the flow, have fun, learn things and follow my passion.”
Rice recognized as one of nation’s top producers of Fulbright scholars
Rice celebrated one of its largest cohorts of Fulbright scholars last year, when 11 alumni were offered grants from the program for work or research abroad.
Voter research amid pandemic wins Rice students new national award
Undergrad team wowed judges by helping secure millions for polling place safety across Harris County.
Rice wins Mayor's Early Vote College Challenge
Voter registration drive at Fondren Library finishes strong ahead of 2020 elections
Cross-campus collaborations made volunteer-driven event a success.
Polling location at Rice Stadium to be staffed entirely by students
Hanszen junior Mason Reece confirmed as Rice precinct’s first student election judge in years.
Rice grads win 10 Fulbright grants
The university celebrates one of its largest-ever cohorts of Fulbright Scholars this year.
Mech major Cofer named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
The Jones College senior will joining 75 other scholars from 26 countries pursuing Ph.D.s at Stanford University.
Prestigious Truman Scholarship awarded to Rice junior
Junior Cordy McJunkins won the premier graduate fellowship for those pursuing careers as leaders in public service
Coronavirus and the classroom: How Rice is tackling the move to remote learning
Rice students, faculty and staff are finishing the spring semester in unprecedented circumstances, responding to the threat of COVID-19 by hunkering down and delivering classes online.
Rice students tackle criminal justice reform at Houston Policy Challenge
One of the toughest public policy issues of our time was tackled by teams of Rice students who gathered to pitch their ideas on how to improve criminal justice policy in the Houston area.
