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By Bohan Zhang. Exploring the heart of the Great Plains during the winter break.

Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026

Rocks, missions and donuts

By Gaetano Ferrante: A weekend getaway trip to the Texas Hill Country.

By Morgan Bettin-Coleman. Rice offers so many activities - there's something for everyone!

Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026

Rice Graduate Dining

By Osinachi Okafor. You Fit Swipe?

By Osinachi Okafor. Is Houston America or Nigeria?

By Osinachi Okafor. Is Houston America or Nigeria?

By Sebastian Berrios Carvajal. Being promoted from observer to participant in this deeply American tradition.

By Bohan Zhang. A Journey Through History.

By Bohan Zhang. A Six-Day Journey Across Texas.

By Bohan zhang. Five Days of History and Culture Across Texas’s Bustling Megaregion.

By Osinachi Okafor. I had my first lecturing debut in America and it was a delight!

By Osinachi Okafor. Much Ado About Finding the Right Apartment as an International Student

By: Maximiliano Triana Camacho. A quick guide to Houston Astros baseball, where orange and navy paint the city.

By Jae'la Solomon. Rice University offers many great opportunities for paid research and teaching work.

By Osinachi Okafor: What shocked you most about America upon arrival as a first timer?

By: Maximiliano Triana Camacho. Where Clutch City still means fourth-quarter poise

By: Nathaniel Uy, Reflections on growth, purpose, and finding belonging through the APSA experience

By: Maximiliano Triana Camacho. Where SWARM is more than a chant, it’s the way they play

By: Sebastián Berríos-Carvajal. Building a life, finding community, and dancing through my first year at Rice.

By: Maximiliano Triana Camacho. A quick guide to Rice Football, where Owls fly loudest.

By Alan Covarrubias. A Week of Scientific Exploration with Club de Ciencias Mexico.

By: Manuel Carmona Pichardo. The oversimplified guide to your first year as a graduate student

By Carly Graverson. Lessons learned from my graduate school journey.

By Bohan Zhang. Your Guide to Indoor Fun for the Hottest Days.

Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025

What’s For Ya, Is For Ya

By Daziyah Sullivan: A perspective on how to deal with rejection in academia. This can relate to a failed grant proposal, fellowship application, submitted paper, etc.

De Bohan Zhang. Eu moro no Rice Graduate Student Housing e aqui estao os motivos que eu amo!

Para estudantes de doutorado que recebem o subsidio, Rice irá cobrir 100% do seguro saúde.

De Carly Graverson. O poder de compra depende da sua localização.

By Jae'la Solomon. The Medical Humanities Research Institute has expanded my exploration of the world.

By Osinachi Okafor. The Church: A Second Home or a Much-Needed Community?

Monday, Jul. 21, 2025

The Mercatus Center Fellowships

By Brandon Garcia. This article shares a great opportunity to undergraduate and graduate students at Rice.

By Osinachi Okafor. The Church: A Second Home or a Much-Needed Community?

By Carly Graverson. Owls supporting owls!

By Osinachi Okafor. Chicago was a dream.

By Osinachi Okafor. Now, Go Get your Student Visa Renewed.

Friday, Jul. 18, 2025

Owl About Your Thesis

Rice Ph.D. student Carly Graverson reveals how gold nanoparticles could revolutionize medicine, catalysis and the energy crisis—one molecule at a time.

By Osinachi Okafor. First, Get A Valid Texas ID.

By Osinachi Okafor. MANGO LASSI!: A Summer Heat burster.

By Osinachi Okafor. A Summer Heat burster: Zobo!

By Osinachi Okafor. Museum Visit: The Fine Art of Looking II

 By: Osinachi Okafor. Museum Visit: The Fine Art of Looking I

By Osinachi Okafor. My go-to Nigerian/African Supermarkets when I run out of foodstuffs.

作者:Manuel Carmona Pichardo。在这里,色彩、科学与宇宙学相遇。

By Anna Lucas. True listening isn’t passive; it’s an intentional act that lays the foundation for understanding, trust, and growth.

作者:Chun-Ying Chao 我仍然记得我收到研究生院录取通知书的那个夜晚。台湾已经是午夜了,我却兴奋得无法入眠。

作者:Katie Garcia。我在莱斯大学从本科到研究生的学习经历。

作者:Katie Garcia。我在莱斯大学从本科到研究生的学习经历。

作者:Katie Garcia。我在莱斯大学从本科到研究生的学习经历。