Rice satellite OwlSat set to launch in 2022
March 2, 2020
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
March 2, 2020
Rice Philharmonics perform at Texas Capitol
February 24, 2020
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
February 20, 2020
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
February 20, 2020
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
February 17, 2020
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
February 14, 2020
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
January 30, 2020
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
January 21, 2020
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
September 18, 2018
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.