Rishab Ramapriyan

NEWS 3/30/21 11:59pm

Rice receives 4,000 doses of vaccine to distribute, Fall semester expected to be ‘largely normal’

By Rishab Ramapriyan and Rynd Morgan

Rice University announced yesterday that the state of Texas will give the university 4,000 first doses of Pfizer vaccine for distribution on campus. The first clinic will be Thursday, April 1 in Tudor Fieldhouse, according to Vice President of Administration Kevin Kirby.

FEATURES 3/30/21 10:07pm

From farming to designing vaccines, alum Barney Graham solves problems

By Rishab Ramapriyan

Last week, hundreds of Rice community members received the second dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine following the spontaneous vaccine clinic during the February winter storm. Few may have known that a Rice alumnus, Barney Graham (Will Rice College ’75), was the mastermind behind the vaccine’s messenger RNA sequence entering their cells.

OPINION 3/9/21 9:40pm

From the editor’s desk: What I’ve learned from a year of online learning

By Rishab Ramapriyan

“All classes moving online.” These four words headlined an historic email sent on March 12, 2020, the day when the Rice administration announced that campus would be evacuated for the remainder of the spring 2020 semester and the classroom experience would fundamentally change for an ever growing amount of time. On the one year anniversary of Rice and other universities’ move to online learning, it is worth reflecting upon this once-foreign experience and critically considering the future direction of education upon the pandemic’s conclusion.

NEWS 3/8/21 11:59am

St. Luke’s Health and Rice partner together for new vaccine clinic at the Rice Stadium

By Rishab Ramapriyan

St. Luke’s Health announced on Monday that it has partnered with Rice University to open a new vaccination site at the Rice Stadium on March 15 to run till the end of July. The Rice Stadium clinic will be focussed on administering vaccines to the most vulnerable populations, such as healthcare workers, seniors, school teachers, child/adult care workers, and underserved communities.

NEWS 11/6/20 12:07pm

Maximum in person class size will increase to 40 students for spring semester

By Rishab Ramapriyan

The Academic Restart Committee announced Friday morning that the maximum in person class meeting size will increase from 25 to 40 for the spring 2021 semester, which begins on January 25.

OPINION 8/25/20 7:50pm

From the Editors’ Desk: How we're handling journalism in a pandemic

By Rishab Ramapriyan and Ivanka Perez

Five months ago, we sat in the Thresher office, eating chips, chatting and editing articles along with our fellow staffers. During our last in-office work cycle for the spring semester, before everyone began using phrases such as "these unprecedented times," we were focused on finishing our articles under the wire, wondering how likely it would be for Rice to make classes remote for the rest of the semester.

NEWS 8/18/20 9:18pm

Will Rice College O-Week moves online after two advisors test positive for COVID-19

By Rishab Ramapriyan

On Tuesday, Will Rice College announced that the remainder of Orientation Week will be conducted fully online. The announcement came after a second Will Rice O-Week advisor tested positive for COVID-19 this morning.

NEWS 6/16/20 12:20pm

Rice suspends standardized testing requirements for Class of 2025

By Rishab Ramapriyan

Rice’s Office of Admission has removed the standardized testing requirements for the 2020-21 admission cycle due to disruptions caused by the pandemic.

NEWS 5/4/20 9:17pm

Leebron announces plans for fall semester: Shortened semester, dual in-person and online classes

By Rishab Ramapriyan

President David Leebron announced plans for reopening campus for the fall semester in an email to all faculty and staff on Monday evening. Rice plans to reopen for the fall semester in mid-August with its full population on campus, but there will be significant modifications to class and campus operations, according to Leebron’s email that was obtained by the Thresher.

NEWS 4/21/20 7:16pm

Rice University pays $3.7 million to settle claims of defrauding the National Science Foundation

By Rishab Ramapriyan

U.S. Attorney Ryan Patrick announced last Wednesday that Rice has paid the United States more than $3.7 million to settle allegations of fraud relating to the use of National Science Foundation research and development grants. Rice officials said that they do not admit any liability or violation of the law, according to the Office of Public Affairs.

Rishab Ramapriyan

Rice receives 4,000 doses of vaccine to distribute, Fall semester expected to be ‘largely normal’

From farming to designing vaccines, alum Barney Graham solves problems

From the editor’s desk: What I’ve learned from a year of online learning

St. Luke’s Health and Rice partner together for new vaccine clinic at the Rice Stadium

Maximum in person class size will increase to 40 students for spring semester

From the Editors’ Desk: How we're handling journalism in a pandemic

Will Rice College O-Week moves online after two advisors test positive for COVID-19

Rice suspends standardized testing requirements for Class of 2025

Leebron announces plans for fall semester: Shortened semester, dual in-person and online classes

Rice University pays $3.7 million to settle claims of defrauding the National Science Foundation

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