Faculty, staff and students at the annual GEM meeting
What does it mean to be a GEM Fellow?

I am a GEM.

As in someone precious?

Nope. Well, I mean yes - thanks for noticing. I meant that I am a GEM Fellow.

What’s that?

Glad you asked.

The Graduate Student Commons, outside of Valhalla
Viva Valhalla, Rice's Graduate Student Bar!

Viva Valhalla! Tucked away under the steps of Keck Hall lies one of Rice campus’s hidden gems and a hub for graduate student life on campus.

A colorful series of post its with question marks on them
Grad School: Expectations vs. Reality

You made it through the application process and admissions, and you now know that you will be starting graduate school in the near future. Congratulations!

People gathered in auditorium for conference
Grad School 101: Making Virtual Conferences work for you

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused academic conferences to shift to an online format for the foreseeable future.

Colorful bubbles of varying sizes filled with question marks
Grad School 101: What to expect during year one

Even though you are prepared to be challenged, the first year of graduate school will likely feel more difficult than you imagined. This is completely normal.

Rice's recruiting weekend. Students in paleontology hall.
Grad School 101: Make visiting weekends work for you

You made it through the meticulous graduate school application process, and now you are invited to a visiting weekend at a graduate program!

Student in lab working with purple gloves
Grad School 101: Discover your research interests!

Most people apply to graduate school with at least a vague idea of what they would like to research, but how developed those interests are at the start can vary greatly.

Fireworks over Lovett Hall
Grad School 101: 4 easy ways to prep for your first year of grad school

Congrats on your admission to Rice!

A faculty member congratulates his student upon her doctoral convocation.
Grad School 101: Finding an adviser

The student-adviser relationship is one of the most important aspects of graduate school for a multitude of reasons.