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📣 Announcement! Starting with incoming Fall 2027 students, we're expanding The Rice Investment to provide financial aid support for even more families!

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The soccer matches are over, but these Rice students are still reflecting on the summer of a lifetime interning for FIFA. Read how Pu (Martel ‘29) and Jacob (Hanszen '27) gained valuable experience at one of the biggest stages in sports! https://t.co/zRJYSiVfE7

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Applying to Rice? View the updated Rice supplement questions here: https://t.co/p5v1SaRndU

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As a host sponsor for the FIFA World Cup 2026, Rice has enjoyed bringing the global soccer vibes right onto campus! Between our lively watch parties and the artist-painted soccer balls displayed around the university we are officially a destination for World Cup fever.

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“You’re the first person I’ve met from Montana!” Abby (McMurtry '28) hears this a lot. See how she's thriving in Houston after trading barbed wire fences, cattle ranching and a graduating class of 41 students for the beautiful campus of Rice University. https://t.co/pOafoKgZcn

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When Ian (McMurtry ‘26) first arrived at Rice, he knew he was interested in policy and law school, but what he didn't know was that Rice would allow him to bridge these two fields in so many ways — both inside the hedges and beyond. https://t.co/T2hxRkyc93

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From unlucky rolls to a $400 startup grant, Jonathan (Will Rice ’26) turned his love of board games into community, connection, and big impact with the help of the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (LILIE). Read more: https://t.co/iRxpwn9kGv

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The tassels have been turned, the caps have been tossed and the future is officially yours. Congratulations to the Rice University graduating Class of 2026! 🎓🦉 #RiceGrad26

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Laylee (Sid Rich ‘29) is redefining the "typical" pre-med experience by using Rice’s flexible curriculum to pair her STEM foundations with medical humanities and language studies. https://t.co/UaPZmj97N1

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Every year Rice's 11 residential colleges fill thousands of balloons with water and prep colored powder for an epic battle, turning the campus into a living tie-dye masterpiece!

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Isabella (Hanszen ‘26), who plans on pursuing a legal career, spent her spring weekends at the Varner-Hogg Plantation, uncovering artifacts that tell the stories of enslaved people. https://t.co/kpHOhoivle

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Undergrad business students at Rice University gather for the annual Spring Fling event for some good food and a chance to talk to professors, as well as learn more about new undergraduate business programs at the Virani Undergraduate School of Business.

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It’s College Decision Season! Students who are still weighing your final college acceptance offers, read on for advice from the Rice admission staff on what to consider when deciding on where to make your "home" for the next four years. https://t.co/5OArWmzfms🦉✨

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Katie's (Jonese ‘26) time at Rice has been rewarding, sometimes in unexpected ways. She has learned that if you don’t see a community you need, you can build it yourself. https://t.co/JxWSTCihCc

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Congratulations to our newest Owls!🦉We can’t wait to see the impact you’ll make here at Rice. See you on campus soon! #RiceAdmission #Rice2030 #RiceUniversity

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McMurtry College recently held their Executive Council Changeover where new leaders were welcomed. Each residential college at Rice has their own distinct lineup of leadership roles—a testament to the college’s unique culture and self-governance.

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From small-town Mississippi, Abigail (Sid Richardson ’26) hit the ground running when she came to Rice, located in the heart of the nation’s fourth largest city. See how she has been exploring life beyond the hedges! https://t.co/gRgFrWkDMo

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Students signed up as teams to compete in KSA's (Korean Student Association) own Culinary Class Wars, inspired by the popular Netflix reality cooking show. Competitors competed for prizes while spectators enjoyed the good eats!

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HACER threw a fiesta for their 54th birthday and celebrated with food, live music, dancing, cake and incredible vibes!

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Students, faculty and staff engage in discussion as part of HACKED: The HUMAN OS, a School of Humanities and Arts series on the cost, consequence and human impact of artificial intelligence.