Rice student named Truman Scholar
Rice University junior Andrew
Amis, chemical engineer and history major, is one of 62 students selected from 629 nominees from 54 U.S.
colleges and universities as a 2013 Truman Scholar. He will receive up
to $30,000 for graduate study. »
Wen wins Watson Fellowship, Toppa wins Zeff Fellowship
Rice University senior Jenny Wen is one of 40 students across
the country awarded a Thomas J. Watson Fellowship. She will receive
$25,000 for 12 months of world travel and independent study. Senior
Sabrina Toppa is this year's recipient of the Roy and Hazel Zeff
Fellowship, which is awarded to the Rice student ranked highest by
the Rice Faculty Committee on Fellowships and Awards who does not
receive a Watson Fellowship. She also will receive a $25,000 grant
for world travel and independent study. »
A conductor talks music at the 2013 Campbell Lecture Series
Over the course of three evening lectures, Patrick Summers,
artistic and music director of Houston Grand Opera (HGO), offered a
personal and educational take on the title theme of the series,
"Thinking Music: The Artistic Life of a Conductor as a Cultural
Leader and Teacher." »
Glasstire Interview with Gunilla Klingberg
Rice University Art History PhD Student and HRC Fellow, Rachel Hooper, interviews artist Gunilla Klingberg about her exhibition, "Wheel of Everyday Life," which opened on Jan 31, 2013 at the Rice Gallery. »
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