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By Nathaniel Uy. Commemorating the 1986 People Power Revolution Through Learning, Reflection, and Sustainable Practices

By Anna Lucas. Mastering Negotiation Through Immersive Experience: Learning Beyond Traditional Coursework

By Manuel Carmona Pichardo. Rice’s campus is more than just beautiful, it’s packed with secret carvings, mysterious inscriptions, and historical gems that most people walk past every day without noticing.

Wednesday, Mar. 26, 2025

Spring Break as a Graduate Student

By: Steve Tchoneteck. Since Rice is right in the middle of Houston, there’s always something interesting to do, whether you want to rest, explore, or give back.

By: Iago Mariano. Um tutorial do processo para adquirir sua licensa para dirigir nos Estados Unidos.

By Carly Graverson. Monetary purchasing power is location-dependent.

By: Manuel Carmona Pichardo. Explicando la diferencia entre la comida Tex-Mex y la auténtica cocina mexicana desde un punto de vista histórico, cultural y culinario.

By Nathaniel Uy. How Houstonians Made the Most of the Winter Surprise

By: Manuel Carmona Pichardo. La guía para peatones de como sobrevivir y prosperar en Houston sin carro propio.

By Bohan Zhang. Exploring Houston's Vibrant New Chinese Flavors.

By Anna Lucas. How the MIT Policy Hackathon Expanded My Perspective on Policy, Technology, and Problem-Solving.

By Phelecia Scotland. Understanding how to email professors helped me to navigate the ins and outs of graduate school.

By Phelecia Scotland. Impostor syndrome thrives in silence and isolation, but it diminishes when faced with self-compassion and community.

By Katie Garcia. My experience at Rice as an Undergraduate and Graduate Student.

By Katie Garcia. My experience at Rice as an Undergraduate and Graduate Student.

By Katie Garcia. My experience at Rice as an Undergraduate and Graduate Student.

Monday, Jan. 13, 2025

Korean Food in Houston

By Hannah Lim. Your guide to finding great Korean restaurants in Houston.

作者:费尔南达·莫拉莱斯-卡尔瓦。莱斯大学卓越教学中心(CTE)的目标是“通过循证实践、强大的社区建设和教育科学研究来培养优秀的教学”。

作者:Manuel Carmona Pichardo. 步行者的生存指南:如何在没有私家车的情况下, 在休斯顿生活并过得精彩

Monday, Jan. 6, 2025

Weekend Getaways Near Houston

By Hannah Lim. Perfect Getaways Just a Short Drive from Houston!

By Katie Garcia. My experience at Rice as an Undergraduate and Graduate Student.

By Katie Garcia. My experience at Rice as an Undergraduate and Graduate Student.

By Bohan Zhang. Houston offers a wide variety of fun events and activities to enjoy during the winter season!

Monday, Jan. 6, 2025

Proposing a Workshop

By Daziyah Sullivan. So I have an idea for a workshop or tutorial to further my research community… what do I do next?

Por Luisa Rezende: um pouco sobre a comunidade brasileira no campus.

Por Fernanda Morales-Calva. El objetivo del CTE en la Universidad de Rice es "[fomentar] una enseñanza sobresaliente a través de prácticas basadas en la evidencia, una sólida construcción de comunidades y la investigación en ciencias pedagógicas".

By: Fernanda Morales-Calva. Rice University’s Department of Psychological Sciences offers rigorous Ph.D. and Master’s programs ideal for students focused on research and applied practice.

Monday, Dec. 2, 2024

Fazendo Ph.D. em Rice University

By Daniela Hikari Yano. Um resumo de como é fazer um Ph.D. em Rice University por uma aluna brasileira!

我目前住在莱斯大学研究生宿舍,我无比喜爱这里的生活!

By Bohan Zhang. With 16 varsity teams competing in NCAA Division I, Rice offers an incredible opportunity to enjoy high-level sports on campus.

By: Manuel Carmona Pichardo. Making the most out of your money and accounts using the advantages of the banking system works in the USA.

By: Manuel Carmona Pichardo. Understanding how the banking system works in the USA, especially for international students.

By Manuel Carmona Pichardo. Understanding how the banking system works in the USA, especially for international students.

By: Manuel Carmona Pichardo. Understanding how the banking system works in the USA, especially for international students.

By Astrid Campos. From student to instructor, giving back and breaking barriers in science.

By Chun-Ying Chao. Resources of conference travel grant that helps you succeed.

By Anna Lucas. How I have leveraged the resources in the Master of Global Affairs program to shape my professional growth and craft my career trajectory.

By: Selvalakshmi Selvaraj Anand. From Research Institute to Academia: Navigating New Horizons

By Nathaniel Angelo Uy. Navigating Personal Spaces and Cultural Memory in the Works of Do Ho Suh at Rice University’s Moody Center for the Arts

By Arthur Steve Tchoneteck. Rice has been a great place for me to go over and beyond the limit in order to build my resilience!

By Carly Graverson. What do you call a cow with no legs? Ground beef!

By Agustin Prinetti. A guide to mastering academic events even if you're not a natural networker

Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024

Tex-Mex is not Mexican

By Manuel Carmona Pichardo. Explaining the difference between Tex-Mex and authentic Mexican cuisine, from a historical, cultural and culinary point of view.

By Bohan Zhang. Did you know that there are several other cozy book corners scattered throughout Rice where you can relax with a good book?

Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024

Time Management as a Ph.D. Student

By Carly Graverson. “I’m a Ph.D. candidate, of course one of my most common phrases is ‘OMG, I’m so busy!’” - Someone on TikTok, probably

By Jae'la Solomon. The Friends of the Texas Historical Commission Preservations Scholars Program has molded my understanding of history, preservation, and the study of the Humanities.

By Chun-Ying Chao. My experience at the COLDEX Leadership Workshop at Brown University.