Congratulations to all Rice University undergraduate, masters and doctoral graduates. This year also marks the first class of undergraduates graduating from Rice Business! bit.ly/3JLoFEI #RiceGrad2024

Grief can be such a powerful emotion. Inspired by the compassion she saw from the health care providers in the Texas Medical Center, Rice University senior Trinity Eimer received a Watson Fellowship to study grief across cultures: bit.ly/3UhiAoD #RiceGrad2024

A $90M grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation is set to transform education by making Rice University home to the country's largest education research hub.

Learn more about how this funding will impact learning strategies across diverse backgrounds in our latest issue.

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Happy to see Pedro and Tony elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, a reflection of their high-impact contributions to their respective fields and the tremendous respect they’ve earned from their peers and collaborators. bit.ly/3Wh2X30

Congratulations to Rice University Ph.D. alumnus Jacob Beckham, who was named to the 2024 class of Schmidt Science Fellows. He is continuing his studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he is working to understand how bacteria signaling can be mimicked to treat anxiety. bit.ly/3UAgkJl

The arts can give us an opportunity to enter and understand someone else’s world. Rice University senior and Moody Fellow Ayla Davis' heartfelt documentary capturing her sister’s life with hearing loss is a beautiful example of that: bit.ly/3UiqcqZ

Welcome to all the newly minted members of the Association of Retired Rice University Faculty. Thank you for your many collective years of service to Rice. May you find retirement to be a time of renewal and fresh discoveries. You will always be part of the Rice community.

Congratulations to all the university award winners who were recognized earlier this week! We are grateful for your contributions to premier, advanced teaching and research at Rice. Thanks to the CTE at Rice for organizing such a special ceremony every year. bit.ly/3w8z8a8

Today we announced Rice University’s OpenStax has secured the largest federal research grant in Rice’s history to lead SafeInights, a multi-institutional initiative for education research. bit.ly/49M4WiY

I enjoyed kicking off an important conversation around the theme “Countries and Context: Research Ethics in a Global Age” for Rice University’s annual ethics and compliance symposium.

Love this video about Rice University engineering students who tricked out an old 1997 Chevy P30 bread truck into an electric vehicle that Housing and Dining can use on campus. The future is green! bit.ly/448QVKP

Enjoyed the wonderful music during the Mariachi Luna Llena annual concert today - incredible talent and great to see the students and performers having fun. Added. Bonus that my father in law was in town and got to join.

So proud of my son Chef Dittmar - I love seeing him follow his passion and had a great time celebrating his graduation The CIA

Congratulations to Sharon Scoppa, director of academic finance, on celebrating more than 20 years on staff at Rice University! I’m grateful for Sharon’s institutional knowledge, attention to detail and training support as we roll out the new budget model.

Congratulations to Megan Reiter, Rice University assistant professor of physics and astronomy, on her U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER Award to investigate the influence of neighboring stars on the formation of planets. bit.ly/3vSk941

Congratulations to Team Heartbeat HERoes, winnerof the OEDK Showcase’s top honor, the Woods-Leazar Innovation Award. It was inspirational to hear what it meant to Veronica Aguilar, whose family immigrated from Venezuela.

Not one but two Rice University School of Humanities professors are completing prestigious Humboldt Research Fellowships, a reflection of the stature of Rice University faculty. Well done, Sophie and Thimo! bit.ly/3xtpP4Y

What a cool story about how a Rice University religion professor and special collections director created Archives of the Impossible, a collection of the work of well-known astronomers, sci-fi writers, psychiatrists and more: bit.ly/3UbP4li

1st 5k since getting back to running this year in the books!A great event for a great cause with 2500+ people crossing the finish line on the Rice Football 50 yard line. #RunfortheRose Rice University Rice Athletics 👐

Grateful for the Boniuk Institute and all that it does to study and advance religious tolerance, and to honor other scholars who engage in this work.