Joining the list of performers at the 23rd South by Southwest Interactive Festival, which includes Barack and Michelle Obama, are three of Rice’s very own presenters.
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, professor of bioengineering and electrical and computer engineering, has been appointed special adviser to the Rice University Provost Marie Lynn Miranda on health-related research and educational initiatives.
When Martel College senior Veronica Johnson was notified that her application to lead an Alternative Spring Break trip had been rejected, she knew she still wanted to lead a service trip.
The incoming residential college presidents responded to a variety of the Thresher's questions ranging from their goals for the year to come to some of their favorite memories and facts about their colleges.
Students traveling abroad over spring break should be aware of the Zika virus and take preventative measures. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website, the illness is usually mild with symptoms lasting up to a week after being bitten by an infected mosquito.
Rice Bikes is working to expand its involvement in the Houston community, partnering with an organization called Freewheels to help refugees in Houston, according to general manager Madeleine Pelzel.
Adrian Garcia, a 2015 Houston mayoral candidate, Harrison County’s most recent sheriff and a current congressional candidate for Houston’s District 29, spoke at Rice University’s Willy’s Pub on Feb. 17. The conversation focused on the topic of policing in Houston based on his own experience and his current campaign.
Griffin Thomas will assume the position of Student Association president after winning a close election against Joan Liu, while Justin Onwenu emerged as the clear winner in a three-way race for SA external vice president. Thomas, a junior finishing his term as Lovett College president, won 53 percent of the 1,532 votes cast in the presidential race, which had a 40 percent higher turnout than last year.
Rice Rally Club and Rice Catalyst are obtaining priority access to student funding through their new blanket tax status, granted by the student body in the general election.
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Sheryl WuDunn will give the commencement address at the graduation of the class of 2016, according to the office of Rice president David Leebron.
This year's O-Week will feature a greater focus on academics, the introduction of a campus wide booklet and a revamped spring advisor training, according to assistant director of First Year Programs Chris Landry.
A subcommittee within the Rice Committee for Undergraduate Curriculum has drafted several changes to the limitations on number of credit hours that undergraduates can registered for each semester, according to subcommittee member Dorin Azerad.
A new student arm of the office of Sexual Violence and Title IX Support is searching for dedicated students to help eliminate sexual misconduct and relationship violence on campus.
Griffin Thomas will serve as the next president of the Student Association after winning the SA election with 53 percent of the vote over Jones College junior Joan Liu.
The Student Association presidential candidates went head to head Friday night in a debate hosted by the Thresher in the McMurtry College commons. The question-and-answer format featured questions from the moderators and audience, rebuttal and opening and closing statements.
The week many students deem the best at Rice, Orientation Week, is only six months away, and 32 students at residential colleges have been selected as coordinators.
The Student Association Senate passed Senate Bill #7 last Wednesday to create undergraduate advisory boards.
The candidates for SA external vice president debated and presented their platforms on Friday night before the SA presidential debate in the McMurtry commons.
Voters in Iowa and New Hampshire cast their votes for Democratic and Republican nominees earlier this month, and Rice students were paying attention.
Rice Program Council external vice president Jodie Nghiem and co-chair of RPC’s socials committee Iman Khan are running for the position of next year’s RPC president. This is the second campaign for RPC president for Nghiem, a McMurtry College junior.
