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Serious success

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 Southern Ivy 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.

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And the Emmy goes to a Rice grad

Mark Brice ’80 walked the red carpet at the 2008 Emmy Awards — and left with a statue. The Rice graduate received an Emmy for his cinematography in the PBS reality series, “Carrier.” The 10-hour series followed the six-month deployment of the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier.

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Rice brings families together for a weekend

Rice recently welcomed its extended family to campus for Rice Families Weekend 2008. The four-day event offered the parents of prospective and current students an opportunity to see what Rice has to offer. Here’s a glimpse of what happened during the event.

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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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