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NEWS 1/22/19 10:06pm

Hanszen, Lovett and Sid announce new magisters

By Savannah Kuchar

Search committees at Hanszen, Lovett and Sid Richardson Colleges have announced their new magisters, who will begin their terms at the end of this academic year.

NEWS 1/22/19 10:00pm

Professor Rebecca Richards-Kortum named to Inventor Hall of Fame

By Lila Greiner

Rebecca Richards-Kortum, the Malcolm Gillis University Professor of Bioengineering, will be one of the 2019 inductees to the National Inventors Hall of Fame this May, according to a press release from the Hall.

NEWS 1/22/19 9:58pm

Rice community celebrates MLK day with visit from Houston mayor, parade

By Rynd Morgan

After students voiced concerns about the dilapidated state of Rice’s float, Rice students, alumni, faculty and staff honored Martin Luther King Jr. weekend by participating in Houston’s MLK march and attending an on-campus vigil featuring speakers including Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and Rice President David Leebron.

NEWS 1/22/19 3:59pm

Applications to Rice reach all-time high

By Andrew Grottkau

Undergraduate applications to Rice University in 2018 increased by roughly 30 percent over 2017, according to a press release from the university.

NEWS 1/15/19 11:38pm

Associate dean pushes for more humanities Peer Academic Advisors

By Rishab Ramapriyan

In response to a lack of humanities students in the Peer Academic Advising (PAA) program, Associate Dean of Humanities Lora Wildenthal has urged all humanities students to complete the Year-Long, O-Week and Head PAA position applications, which were due on Monday.

NEWS 1/15/19 11:38pm

Changes come to caregiving amidst concerns over program

By Amy Qin

The Wellbeing Center is placing additional regulations on the caregiving program, according to an email obtained by the Thresher sent by Si Qi Tong, a campuswide caregiver.

NEWS 1/15/19 11:26pm

Chief justices to crack down on crawls with underaged hard alcohol consumption

By Sammi Johnson

Crawl stop hosts will now be responsible for transports that occur at their stops as part of a campus-wide effort to better regulate crawls, according to multiple chief justices.

NEWS 1/15/19 11:14pm

SA introduces resolution opposing proposed Title IX changes

By Cameron Wallace

The Student Association Senate introduced a resolution to submit a public letter to the Federal Register expressing Rice undergraduates’ opposition to the Department of Education’s proposed Title IX changes at the SA meeting on Monday.

NEWS 1/15/19 11:07pm

Intro language courses to no longer carry D1 credit

By Savannah Kuchar

Students who take introductory-level language courses will no longer receive Distribution I credit for these classes beginning in May 2019.

NEWS 1/15/19 11:05pm

Student Health Services reports 11 flu cases since winter break

By Rishab Ramapriyan

A total of 11 flu cases have been reported this semester to Rice University Student Health Services as of Tuesday afternoon according to Dr. Jessica McKelvey, director of Student Health Services.

NEWS 1/8/19 10:32pm

Early decision application pool rises 39 percent

By Anna Ta

This year’s applicant pool for early decision grew 39 percent from last year to a total of 2,628. The Office of Admissions accepted 408 applicants, making the admission rate roughly 15.5 percent.

NEWS 1/8/19 10:11pm

Task force provides aid to international student facing financial needs, seeks administrative support

By Anna Ta

The international student financial aid task force is helping one international student remain at Rice by assisting with basic financial needs.

NEWS 1/8/19 10:05pm

Duncan magisters lift ban on private gatherings with alcohol

By Emily Abdow and Cameron Wallace

The Duncan College magisters will decide whether to lift a college-wide ban on private gatherings with alcohol instituted in December. Their decision will be influenced by student attendance at two college meetings about alcohol safety occurring this week.

NEWS 1/8/19 10:02pm

Thanksgiving break to lengthen in 2020

By Amy Qin

Wednesdays will be included in Thanksgiving break for the 2020-2021 academic year, according to Anna Margaret Clyburn, the student representative of the working group created by the Faculty Senate in the beginning of the school year.

NEWS 1/8/19 10:02pm

Alum appointed a deputy mayor of Fuqing, China

By Christina Tan

Former student athlete and Rice alumni Yuan Lin (Will Rice ‘12, M.S. Statistics ‘13) has been appointed the youngest-ever deputy mayor of Fuqing, a county-level city in China with a population of over 1.3 million.

NEWS 1/8/19 9:58pm

Former Architecture Director Anderson Todd remembered

By Rishab Ramapriyan

Former director of the Rice School of Architecture Anderson Todd, who served as the Gus Sessions Wortham Professor Emeritus of Architecture, passed away on Dec. 21 at age 97.

NEWS 1/8/19 9:57pm

Ralph O’Connor, Rice trustee emeritus, passes

By Rishab Ramapriyan

Ralph O’Connor, Rice University trustee emeritus and Houston-based entrepreneur, passed away on Dec. 30 at age 92.

NEWS 12/20/18 10:19am

Recent incidents prompt discussions about racial profiling

By Andrew Grottkau , Anna Ta and Amy Qin

Two recent incidents involving an investigation into on-campus thefts have sparked conversations about racial profiling on campus.

NEWS 12/4/18 1:38pm

RUPD investigates multiple thefts across residential colleges

By Anna Ta

Rice University Police Department is investigating thefts from Wiess, Will Rice, McMurtry and Duncan Colleges that occurred over the last three weeks, according to an email sent by Dean of Undergraduates Bridget Gorman to the student body.

NEWS 11/30/18 11:14pm

Who is Michael Deem?

By Andrew Grottkau

Reports surfaced this week that Michael Deem, a professor of bioengineering at Rice University, is under investigation for his involvement in creating the first genetically modified human beings.

News

Hanszen, Lovett and Sid announce new magisters

Professor Rebecca Richards-Kortum named to Inventor Hall of Fame

Rice community celebrates MLK day with visit from Houston mayor, parade

Applications to Rice reach all-time high

Associate dean pushes for more humanities Peer Academic Advisors

Changes come to caregiving amidst concerns over program

Chief justices to crack down on crawls with underaged hard alcohol consumption

SA introduces resolution opposing proposed Title IX changes

Intro language courses to no longer carry D1 credit

Student Health Services reports 11 flu cases since winter break

Early decision application pool rises 39 percent

Task force provides aid to international student facing financial needs, seeks administrative support

Duncan magisters lift ban on private gatherings with alcohol

Thanksgiving break to lengthen in 2020

Alum appointed a deputy mayor of Fuqing, China

Former Architecture Director Anderson Todd remembered

Ralph O’Connor, Rice trustee emeritus, passes

Recent incidents prompt discussions about racial profiling

RUPD investigates multiple thefts across residential colleges

Who is Michael Deem?

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