Lilie launches Summer Venture Studio for students
The Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie) has announced the launch of a new startup accelerator program for Rice University students: Summer Venture Studio.
Rice community rallies to aid Turkey, Syria after catastrophic earthquake
Following the magnitude 7.8 earthquake Feb. 6 that has caused over 30,000 deaths and widespread destruction in Turkey and neighboring Syria, Rice University’s Office of International Students and Scholars (OISS) is embracing its mission to foster international connections by coordinating an effort with student groups including the Turkish Student Association to raise funds and gather crucial supplies for those affected by the natural disaster.
Shepherd School sophomore composer receives inaugural award from US Navy Band
Shepherd School of Music sophomore Jaylin Vinson's "Afrophilia" earned him earned him the inaugural Alton Augustus Adams Sr. Award for Emerging Composers, named in honor of the Navy Band’s first Black bandmaster.
With eye on future, Rice’s strategic planning process moves forward
Rice University is undergoing a revision of its strategic plan in order to maximize its impact as an academic institution.
For the first Owls After Dark event of the semester, the Rice Student Center partnered with the Doerr Institute for New Leaders to host a late-night Lego building competition Jan. 19 in the Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall.
Rice Owls and Houston art lovers were invited Jan. 20 by the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts to campus for the opening reception of “Butterflies,” an original multimedia video and sound installation created by Rice senior Ling DeBellis and University of Houston student composer Antonio Sanz Escallón.
Rice mourns death of undergraduate student Kamryn Sanamo
Kamryn Sanamo, a sports medicine and exercise physiology major and member of Rice University’s Martel College, died Thursday evening following a battle with brain cancer. She was 21 years old.
Lights, latkes, fun and fellowship
Members of the Rice community gathered at Valhalla for an evening of celebration Dec. 5 for Chabad at Rice’s pre-Hanukkah bash.
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.
On heels of national championship, Rice speech and debate keeps raking in wins
The past several months have been a whirlwind of success for Rice’s George R. Brown Forensics Society, the university’s award-winning student speech and debate team with a track record of racking up championships and awards by the dozens. After tremendous success amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, including two national championships in as many years, the team’s penchant for top-tier performances has continued this fall alongside a much welcomed return to in-person competition.
Rice organizes drive to house, assist international students over winter break
Hosted by the Office of International Students and Scholars — International Connections (OISS), the International Holiday Hospitality Help Program aims to provide amenities such as low-cost/no-cost housing accommodations, meals and gift cards/cash to international undergraduate students who cannot return to their home this holiday season.
Shepherd School students riff on Moody’s ‘Urban Impressions’
Art and music aficionados alike flocked to the Moody Center for the Arts Nov. 19 for an afternoon of live performances and original compositions by Shepherd School of Music students, each piece created in response to the Moody’s current fall exhibition.
Rice University student Ahi Ajayan performs on main track in upcoming film 'Ayisha'
Freshman Ahi Ajayan sings a featured song, “Kannilu Kannilu,” in a new Indian comedy, “Ayisha.”
Thomas Avalos, a Lovett College senior majoring in sport management at Rice University, is all smiles while working during the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Avalos is a ticket experience ambassador for the team. The Astros won the World Series in six games over the Philadelphia Phillies.
Student center transforms with Halloween cheer
This Halloween, the Rice Memorial Center (RMC) transformed into a smorgasbord of board game-themed displays.