Following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, Rice University historian Aysha Pollnitz is available to discuss the queen’s historic reign. Meanwhile, David Alexander, the director of the Rice Space Institute and an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE), is available to share his thoughts.
Rice ranked by Niche as one of nation’s top 10 universities
Rice earns an “A+” grade and ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 universities in the latest ratings of American colleges compiled by Niche.
Rice history professors offer timely course on Russia’s war with Ukraine
Russia shook the international order when President Vladimir Putin launched a massive military invasion of neighboring Ukraine in February 2022. This fall, nearly six months from the war’s beginning, a pair of Rice history scholars along with several guest experts will guide students through the causes and consequences of the conflict.
Rice experts available to discuss Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade
After the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade’s federal abortion protections, Rice University experts are available to discuss what comes next.
Rice, TSU, Prairie View unite for Juneteenth event
Rice hosted a celebration of Juneteenth with a series of panels exploring ideas and questions relevant to the holiday.
Rice experts available to discuss forthcoming decision on Roe v. Wade
Following the leak of a draft Supreme Court opinion regarding a Mississippi law challenging Roe v. Wade and with the expectation a decision will come down soon, Rice University experts are available to discuss what to expect from the court regarding a decision on the landmark case.
Faculty recognized with award for superior teaching
Nine faculty received the 2022 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, which honors top Rice instructors by votes from alumni who graduated within the past two, three and five years.
Faculty, staff, students honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service
Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service.
The Department of History, the Program in Medieval and Early Modern Studies, and the Program in Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations welcomed students to a live historical fencing demonstration in the Central Quad March 25.
People, papers and presentations for March 28, 2022
Kimberly Jones , a doctoral candidate in Rice’s Department of History, has been selected as one of eight WW Dissertation Fellows in Women’s Studies for 2022 by the Institute for Citizens and Scholars and will receive $5,000 to go toward expenses incurred while completing her work.
Fall Big Questions courses to cover the nature of facts, what makes bodies normal or abnormal
Each semester’s slate of Big Questions courses offered by the School of Humanities starts students’ minds churning over thought-provoking topics. So this fall’s offerings are no surprise: one promises to spur Rice scholars to think critically about what makes bodies normal as opposed to abnormal, while the other course will push students to examine just what, exactly, is a fact.
Gualtieri contemplates community building by ‘Women in Early Arab America’
USC scholar to speak at March 10 lecture in honor of Women’s History Month
Campos considers habitability and the human
The historian of science challenged understandings of and assumptions about “new worlds” Feb. 24
imagineRio allows users to visualize five centuries of change in a modern megacity
Major rebuild to the Rice site adds 3,000 photos, new tools for teaching, learning
Rice wins NEH grant to create digital database of Atlantic slave trade
Grant will further enhance Rice’s reputation as a center for Africa and African diaspora studies, digital humanities
