Make your voice heard. Voting is happening here on campus today, November 3.
All registered Harris County voters are welcome to cast their ballots from 7 am-7 pm at Sewall Hall in the Welcome Center.
Free parking is available at the Founders Court Visitor Lot while voting.
All registered Harris County voters are welcome to cast their ballots from 7 am-7 pm at Sewall Hall in the Welcome Center.
Free parking is available at the Founders Court Visitor Lot while voting.
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🇫🇷 What if your classroom was a 16th-century Parisian landmark? Explore the Rice Global Paris Center, where centuries of history meet new opportunities for learning. Your next classroom could be in Paris!
Take a look inside your classroom abroad. global.rice.edu/pariscenter/ho…
Take a look inside your classroom abroad. global.rice.edu/pariscenter/ho…
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Celebrate Rice Homecoming at the inaugural Nest Fest with food, games, music, giveaways and school spirit before Rice Football takes on Tulane!
📅 Nov. 14
📍 West Lot 3 near First Community Stadium
Starts 2 hours before kickoff. Free food for Rice students with valid ID.
📅 Nov. 14
📍 West Lot 3 near First Community Stadium
Starts 2 hours before kickoff. Free food for Rice students with valid ID.
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Turns out, even magnets like to keep a little order in the chaos! Rice researchers have discovered an unusual magnetic liquid crystal state that could offer new insights into how electrons move through materials. bit.ly/4i48VNR
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Prehistoric predators swim in Houston’s waters! Rice biosciences professor Kory Evans and his lab are studying alligator gar to understand how feeding evolved underwater. Join the team and fishing guide Alex Sousa of Buffalo Bayou Fishing Champs for a look at these ancient fish!
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Houston’s Asian population has grown significantly, but has political representation kept pace? New research from Rice University's Kinder Institute examines barriers to participation and opportunities to strengthen representation. bit.ly/4i7IoiR
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👻 🎃 Students, spend a spooky evening of games, goodies and friendly competition at Huff House. Don your most frightful fit and enter if you dare.
🗓️ Friday, October 30
🕖 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
📍Huff House
📲RSVP riceconnect.rice.edu/events/2026/ha…
🗓️ Friday, October 30
🕖 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
📍Huff House
📲RSVP riceconnect.rice.edu/events/2026/ha…
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Congratulations to Rice’s University's 2025–26 recipients of highly prestigious and prestigious awards. Their groundbreaking research, scholarship and mentorship exemplify academic excellence and are making a lasting impact at Rice and beyond! ow.ly/iCxh51016nZ
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📱First to step inside!
Rice University engineering students were the first university group to visit Apple’s newly opened Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, exploring how robotics, AI and automation are shaping the future of manufacturing. ow.ly/hU7L51014A3
Rice University engineering students were the first university group to visit Apple’s newly opened Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, exploring how robotics, AI and automation are shaping the future of manufacturing. ow.ly/hU7L51014A3
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✨How can AI move forward while keeping people at the center?
Rice University leadership explores AI’s future in research, teaching and operations at the launch of Rice University’s inaugural AI Week 2026. ow.ly/XIeB51005jN
Rice University leadership explores AI’s future in research, teaching and operations at the launch of Rice University’s inaugural AI Week 2026. ow.ly/XIeB51005jN
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Caroline Shaw ’04 has never been one to follow a traditional path. The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and five-time Grammy winner has made a career of pushing creative boundaries, finding inspiration in unexpected places and bringing new sounds to life. bit.ly/4yXxBPt
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Big ideas, tiny building blocks. Rice professor Caroline Ajo-Franklin is joining an international research team to explore a new way of manufacturing materials using bacterial proteins and metals, opening the door to innovative filtration technology.
bit.ly/4k52CMA
bit.ly/4k52CMA
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“Students at the Rice Global Paris Center participated in classes this morning as usual. The Rice Global Staff have given guidelines for safety should they encounter a protest. Student safety is always top priority.” – Caroline Levander, Vice President for Rice Global
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Rice physicist Yonglong Xie is taking his quantum materials research to new heights as a 2026 Packard Fellow! The prestigious fellowship will support his efforts to uncover new quantum phenomena and expand what's possible in materials science. bit.ly/4ytJg7B
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The future of AI is taking shape at Rice. With plans to recruit AI-focused faculty members, expand academic programs and invest in cutting-edge research facilities, Rice is making a major commitment to advancing AI and shaping what's next. ow.ly/k6cy50ZXQ5E
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New city, new experiences, new perspectives!
Rice junior Abbie Wang traded her usual summer routine for six weeks in Seoul, where she immersed herself in Korean culture and explored a different approach to medicine through Rice in Korea. bit.ly/4AYYvrs
Rice junior Abbie Wang traded her usual summer routine for six weeks in Seoul, where she immersed herself in Korean culture and explored a different approach to medicine through Rice in Korea. bit.ly/4AYYvrs
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