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The Vatican
Code jumping off a computer into a graphic image of a profile skull and brain
Rice University industrial-organizational psychologist Tianjun Sun
Quote over an image of a hand touching braille: "Braille is literacy. For many of us who are blind and visually impaired, braille is literacy."- Robert Englebretson, Department of Linguistics
Erik Peterson, Rice University political science
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Juneteenth Panel members standing in front of a curtain. Photo pulled from video by Rice University Public Affairs.
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Rice University sociologists Elizabeth Roberto and Corey Abramson
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Eduardo Salas, Rice University Psychological Sciences
Rice University's Kraft Hall
soccer match
Flyer - Aspen Ideas: Health session "Consolidation and Competition in the Marketplace."
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Pillars and Arches at Rice University's Lovett Hall
aerial view of Rice University campus
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Book cover: Life After Epidemics Ebola Survivors and the Social Dimensions of Recovery Kevin J.A. Thomas Johns Hopkins Press, 2026
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From left: Michael D. Maher, Ed K. Biegert, R. Stanley Williams, President Reginald DesRoches, Mark S. Scheid, Caroline Shaw and David M. Eagleman.
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Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin gave his final State of the Commonwealth address from the Capitol building in Richmond on Jan. 14, 2026. Photo courtesy of Virginia’s Office of the Governor
Dean Rachel Kimbro, Rice University's School of Social Sciences
Marc Howard speaks with students in the Making an Exoneree course during a visit to Rice University. Photo by Kat Cosley Trigg
Gloved hands holding a thermometer
New books by alumni cover motherhood and nature through poetry, the Vietnam War through a family’s prodigious letters, the unseen Erie Canal through an artist’s lens and more. Photo by Amy Kinkead
Saylor Robinson
Screenshot of Rice Magazine article with title: "The Big Number: 62.6%; Research suggests the expansion of sports gambling may carry social consequences"
Miriam Yoo’s wine shop Flask & Field is an established purveyor of natural wine, spirits and elegant kitchenware located in downtown Los Angeles. Photos by Bethany Nauert
People buried at Gishimangeda Cave near Lake Eyasi (pictured) in Tanzania provided evidence of later herders’ more specialized diets. Photo Credit Mary Prendergast
Lucca Ferraz won the 2026 NFL Big Data Bowl, earning the top prize in the league’s annual sports analytics competition. Photo courtesy of NFL Football Operations
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Alejandra Osejo Varona recording a soundscape of the Magdalena River. Photo by Manuel Rojas
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Rice University graduating senior Arjun Surya
Mikki Hebl sits with her son, Jackson, as a baby dressed in a Rice sweatsuit and alongside him on graduation day in their commencement regalia as he graduates from Rice.
Collage of Rice University doctoral students at commencement
Collage of Rice University students at commencement
Collage of Rice University students at graduation
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3 university students presenting to a crowd. Photo: Brandi Smith
Saami Baig
Erin Standen standing outside
Two people sitting at desks with computers by open windows
Photo by Tony Brown. Image of people outside at a booth next to a banner that has the Institute of Health Resilience and Innovation logo with the text "Advancing health from cells to society" above a lightbulb
Kraft Hall overlaid with Rice University School of Social Sciences logo and "Shaping the future." "Spring 2026 Newsletter" underneath
three individuals, two holding a framed certificate, in front of a blue step and repeat that says "RICE"
A group of students holding certificates in front of screen that says "Social Sciences Undergraduate Research + Creative Symposium"