Students

Student Center transitions office online during already busy time of year

As campus cleared out, Rice junior paid it forward with free senior portraits

Joy Wang captured students’ final photos before they left campus March 25.

Rice senior combines love of music with social distancing

Rice senior Cesar Zapata loves making music. It’s his favorite pastime. And when the coronavirus pandemic forced Rice to close the campus and finish the spring semester online, he suddenly had plenty of free time to devote to his art.

#CoronaCovers: Rice violin student practices social distancing while performing 'I Want To Hold Your Hand'

HOUSTON – (March 26, 2020) – Hand-holding is the last thing anyone should do during the COVID-19 pandemic, but a Rice University Shepherd School violin student won’t let social distancing stop her from doing what she does best.  

Sociology students journaling campus life during coronavirus for Rice archives

These undergrads are partnering with the Woodson Research Center to document an unprecedented campus closure.

Rice satellite OwlSat set to launch in 2022

OwlSat, a small research satellite designed by Rice University students to monitor ultraviolet radiation, is set to launch into orbit in 2022.  

Mitzvah Marathon lights up campus

Rice Philharmonics perform at Texas Capitol

The Rice Philharmonics, known as the "Phils," performed in the Texas State Capitol's rotunda Feb. 14 during a tour in Austin.

Rice junior designs hoodies with a message: Relax

Enter MOO.D, a new line of sweatshirts created by Duncan College junior Elhadji “L” Diop.

Rice Electric Vehicle Team talks shop with Formula E's head of technology

The Rice Electric Vehicle Team recently met with Eric Ernst, the head of technology for auto racing series Formula E, to discuss the team's progress toward competing in the Shell Eco-marathon Americas in April.

Start the presses: Rice students tour Houston Chronicle

Rice students, some of them Thresher journalists, toured the Houston Chronicle through Rice’s Doerr Institute for New Leaders.

Good deeds wanted at annual Mitzvah Marathon

To do a mitzvah is to do a good deed. And that’s exactly what you’ll be able to do at the Mitzvah Marathon.

Korean Culture Night fills Grand Hall with bass and beats

The rumbling sounds of bass from traditional Korean drumming groups and carefully choreographed K-pop dance routines filled the Grand Hall in the Rice Memorial Center Jan. 25 during the annual Korean Culture Night, sponsored by the Korean Student Association and Rice's Office of Multicultural Affairs.

Uighur humanitarian crisis in focus at Rice event

HOUSTON – (Jan. 21, 2020) – Rice University's Islamophobia Resistance Campaign and the Muslims in American Society sociology course will host "Voices From the Uighur Community" Jan. 23 to shed light on the humanitarian crisis in China.

Rice University announces new program to dramatically expand scholarships for middle class

Rice University has unveiled a new initiative to make higher education more affordable by dramatically expanding financial aid provided to students from low-income families to those with incomes up to $200,000.