With memories of war, alum earns Hughes fellowship
Rice alumna Dania Daye came of age as a civil war ravaged her home in Lebanon. Motivated by that experience, she’s now fighting death and disease — and getting plenty of help to do it. Daye has earned a prestigious grant from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute that will allow her to pursue combined degrees in medicine and a doctorate in engineering at the University of Pennsylvania.
Clinton Global Initiative honors Rice's students — again
Rice students are once again making an impression on former President Bill Clinton. Twelve months after a Rice team was honored for developing a diagnostic lab-in-a-backpack, the Clinton Global Initiative recognized four students for developing a microfinance project that fights poverty abroad. The project aims to help the poor help themselves by starting businesses.
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Home improvement
The Center for Civic Engagement has launched a new home page. Visit the remodeled site
And the winner is ...
Thanks to students participating in an online poll, the “first dog” of Rice University has a name
A night at the opera
Renée Fleming will grace the stage Thursday night at The Shepherd School Opera Gala
Calendar Events
The history of the Tuskegee Airmen 2/20
Capt. Claude Platte, who broke racial and educational barriers in the Air Force pilot training program, examines the role of African-American pilots in World War II
The Civil War era 2/20-2/22
Scholars will examine the Civil War era at the Museum of Southern History Symposium on Southern History
Town Hall meeting 2/24
Rice President David Leebron will discuss the university's latest developments and answer questions at McNair Hall
De Lange Conference 3/2-3/4
The world's leading thinkers discuss the concept of sustainable and humane cities