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What do an Olympic gold medalist, a Nobel laureate, a Pulitzer Prize winner and the former presidents of Texaco, Coca-Cola and Eastman Kodak have in common? They all graduated from Rice University — and used the exceptional education they gained here to help them go straight to the top. You can enjoy the same world-class education today, complete with outstanding classroom experiences, one of the best student-to-faculty ratios in the country, plentiful opportunities for research and interdisciplinary work, and hundreds of available extracurricular activities. Come join the thousands who have found their paths to success at Rice — and learn how serious study and serious fun can translate into serious success.
Rice president shares State of the University
Rice President David Leebron recently presented his annual State of the University address to the institution's faculty, staff and students. As he discussed the challenges facing Rice, Leebron noted that the school continues to be very successful in most areas, including recruitment of top students and faculty. He also provided updates on the economic climate and the university's potential merger with the Baylor College of Medicine.
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A diamond year for Rice’s Fondren Library
For six decades, Fondren Library has been at the center of Rice University’s campus. That’s reason enough to celebrate. The institution will mark the diamond anniversary of its world-class library Wednesday with a special panel discussion. Find out what the library has meant to generations of Rice faculty, students and alumni by attending the event.
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Rice students help preserve museum's treasures
For decades, museum staffers have been depending on the old-fashioned method of building plywood boxes around things they want to keep. Of course, it doesn't take a curator to figure out that's not the best way to store the world's most prized possessions. So luckily for Houston's Museum of Fine Arts, a group of Rice students didn't have any trouble thinking outside of the box.
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What they’re saying about Rice
Want to know why Rice University is considered one of the premier institutions of higher education in the nation? Here are just some of the reasons.
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