‘Surprised and moved’: Rice student Jae Kim named Rhodes Scholar
Rice senior Jae Kim ’25 has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, one of just 32 American recipients – and the sole representative from a Texas university – chosen to study at the University of Oxford in England next fall.
‘A destination’: Rice students embrace redesigned quad as new campus hub
Hours after its ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday, the redesigned Academic Quadrangle at Rice had already become a central hub for students.
‘Light of Andrea’: Vigil honors loss of beloved student and leader
A Sept. 3 vigil honored the life of Andrea Rodriguez Avila, whose promising future was tragically cut short.
Rice football team honors Andrea Rodriguez Avila in season opener
The Rice football team sported stickers on its helmets with the initials “ARA” in honor of Andrea Rodriguez Avila in the team’s season opener against Sam Houston State.
‘Brilliant and brave’: Rice remembers, mourns student Andrea Rodriguez Avila
The Rice community is mourning the tragic, violent loss of Andrea Rodriguez Avila, a Jones College junior remembered as a bright and dedicated young scholar with a promising future.
Rice students celebrate Arab History Month
Rice University’s Middle East North Africa (MENA) Student Association held its first ever cultural showcase event April 20, celebrating Arab History Month during Sahra Night at the Graduate Student Indoor Commons.
Therapy dogs provide escape for Rice students during finals
As per annual tradition, the Rice Student Association and Fondren Library sponsored three sessions with therapy dogs the week of Dec. 4.
Dogs a treat for Owls during finals
End-of-semester dog therapy sessions at Fondren Library are being sponsored in partnership with the Rice Student Association for those in need of a finals pick-me-up.
66th annual Beer Bike rolls through campus
Beer Bike, one of Rice University’s most beloved traditions, was held for the 66th time April 1.
Landscape architect to host informational event on Academic Quad redesign
As part of the next phase of the redesign of Rice’s Academic Quadrangle, President Reginald DesRoches and Nelson Byrd Woltz (NBW), the landscape architect design team leading the project, are inviting students to attend an informational event in the quad March 9 from 4 to 6 p.m.
Restarting a once annual tradition, the Rice Student Association along with Fondren Library sponsored three sessions of end-of-semester de-stressing with therapy dogs.
In first matriculation address, DesRoches encourages Class of 2026 to expand horizons
An eventful first day of O-Week for Rice’s Class of 2026 was capped off with yet another annual Rice tradition — the matriculation ceremony and accompanying slate of speeches that signal the official beginning of incoming students’ new lives as members of the Rice community.
People, papers and presentations for Aug. 8, 2022
Alyssa Cahoy, a senior Health Sciences student in the Department of Kinesiology, won the Morehouse College Project Imhotep Public Health Leadership Award during her summer internship at the Atlanta program.
‘Truly your class is one of a kind’: Rice’s Class of 2025 matriculates as largest ever
President Leebron challenges new students to prepare for a life of boldness, courage and contribution.
New Student Association and Graduate Student Association members elected
Presidents look forward to a fresh fall semester.
