Features

When You Wish Upon a Star
You couldn’t blame Peggy Whitson for being excited—she was about to go on a trip that was out of this world.

by David D. Medina

Room to Grow
Rice’s humanists and social scientists are helping us understand the world of today and shaping the ideas of tomorrow.

by Maria Stalford

The General Education Bridge
Can a required course ever be fun?
Innovative courses and curriculum projects at Rice reveal the pros of putting students in charge of their general education.

by Deborah J. Ausman

MAJOR Influences
“So, what do you want to be when you grow up?”
It’s a question most of us have been asked since we began articulating semi-coherent syllables.

by M. Yvonne Taylor
Photographs by Tommy Lavergne and Jeff Fitlow

Rice: The Next Century Campaign special section

Rice Baseball Team visits the White House