Shabbat shalom: Chabad hosts mega-meal for Rice students
April 4, 2022
Over 100 Rice students packed Farnsworth Pavilion on March 25 for “Mega Shabbat.”
Center for Civic Leadership to host annual Spring Showcase April 12
April 4, 2022
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.
US News grad school rankings give high marks to Rice programs
March 30, 2022
A total of 19 graduate programs at Rice University rank among the nation's top 25 in their categories in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders unveils new elective classification, resource community
March 29, 2022
Leadership education and development proponents have two new ways to elevate their commitment to developing skills students need to become leaders: the Carnegie Elective Classification in Leadership for Public Purpose (LPP) and HigherLed, a digital resource community.
Rice announces tuition for 2022-23 academic year
March 23, 2022
Undergraduate tuition for the 2022-23 school year will be $54,100, an increase of $2,030 over the current year. The total cost, including $15,000 for on-campus room and board and $863 in mandatory fees, will increase 3.5% to $69,963.
Rice student Tyler Martin to play for nationwide audience on 'Performance Today'
March 21, 2022
Graduate student in flute performance Tyler Martin will represent Rice’s Shepherd School of Music as part of American Public Media’s “Performance Today” Young Artists in Residence series. His segments will be available online April 4 and will air on APM that week.
Moody Foundation funds 12 new student opportunity endowments
March 7, 2022
The Moody Fund for Student Opportunity will finance a dozen newly created Rice endowments, providing students with an extensive array of enhanced educational opportunities financed by a $50 million commitment from the Moody Foundation.
Voyage reveals wonder and beauty of ‘long-dead ocean dwellers’
February 25, 2022
Rice Ph.D. student Debadrita Jana is part of a scientific voyage exploring deep beneath the Indian Ocean.
A GREAT arts walk across campus
February 14, 2022
“It is amazing to see how Rice graduate international students give back to our local community”
Grad students ask: Is this the end of English?
February 7, 2022
Alemán to give keynote at department’s annual graduate student conference
Biologists discover new insect species at Rice University
January 23, 2022
Newly discovered insect Neuroterus valhalla is barely a millimeter long and spends 11 months of the year locked in a crypt. It’s legendary sounding name stems from where it was discovered: A tree outside Rice’s graduate student pub Valhalla.
Data from beneath the South Atlantic Ocean
January 18, 2022
Rice graduate student Kevin Gaastra is in the South Atlantic Ocean this week, working to process and inspect samples on the scientific drill ship JOIDES Resolution.
Shepherd's got a new (old) set of strings
December 16, 2021
Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music is feeling the holiday spirit early this year thanks to a generous friend who’s lending it a coveted Stradivarius violin — and letting a different student play the instrument each year.
December 6, 2021
The Europeans took home the trophy in the 2021 Mini World Cup held Nov. 20
December 1, 2021
To herald the second night of Hanukkah, Rice students and community members gathered Nov. 29 in the Graduate Commons courtyard by Valhalla for an evening of fellowship, song and tasty treats at the 2021 menorah-lighting ceremony.