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Senior Spotlight: Tyler Strothman ’25

As Rice prepares to celebrate the Class of 2025 at commencement, Rice News is spotlighting a collection of standout seniors.

Shepherd School students bringing mobile concert to Eldorado Ballroom

The Concert Truck is a mobile stage designed to bring classical music into everyday spaces.

Night at the museum: Prospective Rice Ph.D. students get a glimpse of Rice, Houston

Prospective doctoral students were welcomed to Rice with high energy during "Night at the Museum," a signature event recently held at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. 

Rice’s open enrollment period for benefit plans is April 4-18

RiceFest, the annual opportunity for employees to learn about health care and other benefits, will take place Thursday, April 3 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall. 

Video: Owls thank donors for fueling scholarships, student success

Rice recently hosted a reception where scholarship recipients and their donors met one-on-one to demonstrate that every dollar awarded is money well spent. Professors, donors and community leaders gathered at Cohen House where the university’s leadership and students underscored the long-lasting impact of charitable giving for higher education. More than 600 endowed scholarships are awarded to Rice undergraduate students each year.

Rice alumnus breaks all-time rodeo wine competition record

Houston’s Nice Winery, co-owned by Rice University alumnus Ryan Levy ’97, has claimed the prestigious Top All-Around Winery Award at the 2025 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo Uncorked! International Wine Competition, one of the largest and most competitive wine competitions in the country. The award makes the winery a back-to-back winner in 2024 and 2025, solidifying Nice Winery’s place as a premier winemaker on a national stage.

One giant step: Rice alumna Nichole Ayers is defying gravity with SpaceX Crew-10

While many people gaze at the stars and dream, Rice alumna Maj. Nichole Ayers of the Air Force has made those dreams a reality.

Rice’s Moody Center for the Arts to highlight sustainable art during Earth Month

Through these thought-provoking collaborations, the Moody will serve as a hub for creative engagement with pressing climate issues.

Opera comes to life in ‘Ryan McKinny & Friends’ recital at Shepherd School

A world-class bass-baritone. A showcase of rising vocal talent. A program spanning Wagner to Jake Heggie.

Rice ponies up at the Houston Rodeo

Rice alumni, students, staff, faculty and friends saddled up and joined the fun at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo March 11 for Rice Night at the Rodeo.

Shepherd School of Music welcomes Houston for 50th Anniversary Community Day

The Shepherd School of Music invites the Houston community to celebrate its 50th Anniversary Community Day with a free, family friendly event.

Unearthing the southbound Underground Railroad to Mexico

The story of the Underground Railroad typically conjures images of northbound journeys to freedom, but for some enslaved people in Texas, liberation lay across the Rio Grande in Mexico.

Rice launches Office of Academic Support for Undergraduate Students

Rice has launched the Office of Academic Support for Undergraduate Students, a new initiative aimed at providing equitable, inclusive and professional academic support and fostering a culture of help-seeking and collaborative learning.

Rice schedules MMR vaccination clinic in response to measles outbreak

In light of the recent measles outbreak, Rice has partnered with Albertsons/Randalls to offer a measles, mumps and rubella vaccination clinic for all members of the Rice community. This clinic will be held March 20 from 8 a.m.-12 p.m. in Room 112, Cambridge Office Building.

Houston Area Women’s Center sheds light on domestic violence, how to get help

Domestic violence affects many with 1 in 5 college students and 1 in 4 women experiencing abuse in their lifetime. Since 1977, the Houston Area Women’s Center, a community partner of Rice, has been a vital resource for those affected by domestic and sexual violence.