The Rice Thresher is currently earning some shock-and-eww attention for a column in Thursday's issue that provides advice and perspectives on sexual a...
Women 2.0 | Posted 05.21.2012
Universities are a prime breeding ground for cutting edge technology, and, in the best cases, entrepreneurs can find ready and willing prototypes that have stood the test of research and benefit from thousands of dollars of grant funding already put to use.
Posted 02.21.2012
Not every college is tailored toward the student who grew up wearing sweater vests and obsessing over their new TI-83 calculator. However, there a...
The Huffington Post | Caitlin Brown | Posted 02.16.2012
These ten public schools will give you the best bang for your buck, and these six schools are actually cutting tuition costs -- but which private scho...
Posted 02.09.2012
College is much more than simply going to classes and working towards a summer internship. Students look for a campus where the quality of life will h...
The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 01.10.2012
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) was interrupted by protesters Thursday at a speech at Rice University in Houston. "Eric Cantor is not wel...
Posted 12.11.2011
From EarthTechling's Kristy Hessman: Inventors are currently working on a high-tech learning tool that can be powered by solar energy for use in In...
Susanne Mentzer | Posted 11.27.2011
Some professional singers liken vocal production to golf. You will have great days and crummy without rhyme or reason. You give a performance that feels vocally right on, and no one says a thing.
Posted 10.14.2011
As college tuition rapidly becomes more expensive, a good financial aid package is an imperative part of the collegiate decision making process. ...
AP | MICHAEL GRACZYK | Posted 09.10.2011
HOUSTON — Former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf said Monday the White House's suspension of $800 million in U.S. aid to the Pakistani mili...
Adam Daniels | Posted 09.10.2011
American news organizations have bopped in and out of here, we feel the five U.S. teams aren't getting as much attention as their foreign counterparts.
Andrew Winston | Posted 08.13.2011
If these entrepreneurs are our future business titans, then I'm feeling pretty good about where we're headed.
Lesa Mitchell | Posted 08.06.2011
The range of ideas submitted to business competitions is amazing. But too many innovations are sitting on the shelf; let's move them into use.
Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011
Hundreds of Chinese studies majors at top universities in North America have recently formed a network dedicated to forging new economic, cultural, and political links between East and West.
Texas Watchdog | Posted 05.25.2011
The University of Houston plotted to keep its acquisition of Rice University's student-run KTRU radio station secret as long as possible --- going so ...
Robert Ball | Posted 05.25.2011
What is the "cost" of a group buying deal like Groupon? How does it compare to other marketing costs such as TV, radio, print ads, promotions or giveaways?
Huffington Post | Amy Lee | Posted 05.25.2011
Children with divorced parents shoulder twice the financial burden for their own college costs than those from intact homes, because their parents con...
Huffington Post | Nathaniel Cahners Hindman | Posted 05.25.2011
CEO pay has been blasted for increasing risk to the economy, being out of proportion to ordinary wages and being unrelated to actual company performan...
The Rice Thresher | Posted 05.25.2011
In keeping with historical trends, Rice will once more increase next year's tuition. While the 2009-10 tuition sits at $31,430, next year's amount wil...
Opinion | Posted 05.25.2011
I am ashamed to see the way my faith is being portrayed in mainstream media, and I think the world needs to understand the real meaning of Islam, a wo...
Opinion | Posted 05.25.2011
University years, typically when arresting uncertainty and ambiguity proliferate, are a particularly trying time for the mentally ill. As someone who ...
Dan Reimold | Posted 04.09.2012