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Lovett Hall
As the first building on campus, students recognize the iconic Lovett Hall as a quintessential symbol of the Rice experience. Lovett Hall happens to be home to the Office of Admission.
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Sewall Hall
With art studios and psych lab space, Sewall Hall is a useful academic space for many students.
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Herzstein Hall
The second building built for the academic quad, Herzstein Hall houses one of the largest amphitheaters on campus, capable of seating 300 students.
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Academic Quad
One of the oldest parts of campus, the Academic Quad is anchored by Lovett Hall, the first building on campus.
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Anderson Hall
In Anderson Hall you'll find Rice’s architecture program, one of the best professional programs in the country. Around campus you might find projects designed by our talented architecture students dotted across campus.
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Fondren Library
If you need to get some serious studying done, Fondren Library is your best bet. In addition to the 2.5 million volumes and 3 million microforms, the library has many study spaces for students to discover.
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Rayzor Hall
Housing 12 foreign language departments as well as a state-of-the-art Language Resource Center, Rayzor Hall is one of the academic buildings that line the academic quad.
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Humanities Building
Home to the School of Humanities, this building was carefully constructed around an existing mature live oak tree, which now shades the courtyard at the base of the building’s Pitman Tower.
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MultiCultural Center
The MultiCultural Center was established in order to provide a space to cultivate a diverse and inclusive community with our students, faculty, staff and alumni.
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Herring Hall
This building houses offices for faculty from the School of Humanities, specifically for the Department of Art History and Department of English, as well as the Humanities Research Center.
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Brochstein Pavilion
A central gathering place for students and faculty, the building’s design was inspired by the 4,000-plus trees across campus. Stop inside to grab a coffee or sandwich.
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Rice Memorial Center
The original structure built before the Ley Student Center was added on, the RMC is home to the Center for Civic Leadership as well as student offices such as the offices for Rice Thresher, Campanile (yearbook), and KTRU Radio.
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Ley Student Center
The Ley Student Center functions as the hub for student life. Be sure to stop by our student run coffee shop, the Rice Coffeehouse, for your favorite drink!
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McNair Hall
Home to the School of Business which now offers a business major and minor for undergraduate students as well as a "Lilie Outpost" for the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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James A. Baker Hall
Named after former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, this building houses the Baker Institute, Economics and Policy Studies departments.
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Kraft Hall
Kraft Hall is our newest home for the School of Social Sciences. With seven different departments and other programs for research, students practice experiential learning by venturing outside their classrooms to tackle society’s greatest challenges.
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Alice Pratt Brown Hall
Ranked among the top 10 undergraduate programs in the country, students at the Shepherd School regularly perform in concerts, operas and recitals. The facilities include a 1,000-seat concert hall, an opera studio, 45 practice rooms and two courtyards.
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Brockman Hall for Opera
This new building houses the Lucian and Nancy Morrison Theater, a three-tiered, 600-seat, European-style theater with an orchestra pit for 70 musicians. It is the first theater with this particular configuration among U.S. universities and conservatories.
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Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center
With indoor basketball courts, racquetball courts, squash courts, cardio and weight areas, a dance studio, outdoor-lighted basketball courts, heated outdoor recreation and competition pools, and group fitness classes, there is something for anyone to enjoy.
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George R. Brown Hall
For all our future scientists, the School of Natural Sciences in George R. Brown Hall is their home. This building was constructed for research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, organic chemistry and the booming biomedical sciences.
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Anne and Charles Duncan Hall
Home to the George R. Brown School of Engineering, Duncan Hall is well known for its intricately painted ceiling - a feature you won't find in your average classroom building.
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Baker College
As the oldest residential college on campus, Baker is filled with tradition. Bakerites love to pass on this legacy with every new incoming class, and pride themselves on their spot as number one.
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Brown College
The residents of Brown, a.k.a. Brownies, may just be some of the sweetest people you meet at Rice. Between bonding at Brown Skate and going all out for holidays with floor decorations, you’ll love spending time with Brownies.
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Duncan College
By making milkshakes for Thirsty Thursday or playing ping pong during Monday Night Lights, Duncaroos love fostering community. If you’re lucky, maybe you’ll witness someone getting “dunked” in the affectionately named DuncTank outside for their birthday.
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Hanszen College
Hanszen's friendly, caring and supportive college culture is reflected in their "Hanszen Family Heart." Hanszenites can be found lunching in the quad by day, enjoying sunset from the Terrace, and studying in cozy corners by night.
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Jones College
As the first women’s college on campus, Jones has a long and storied history. Though it has since become co-ed, Jonesians never forget to celebrate the birthday of their namesake, Mary Gibbs Jones, with their annual birthday bash.
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Lovett College
Named after Rice’s first president, Edgar Odell Lovett, this college loves its communal spirit and welcoming nature. Because of the building's distinctive architecture, many compare Lovett’s main building to a giant toaster.
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Martel College
While young, Martelians honor their history! Best known for instituting Greek Week, this is just one way they celebrate the Greek heritage of their founding father, Speros P. Martela. In their free time, you might find Martelians on their sundeck.
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McMurtry College
Though a newer college, McMurtry embraces this chance to innovate! Whether it’s proposing new traditions or flexing creative skills in the McMurtry Innovation Space (open to anyone!), Murts know how to live in the present while planning for the future.
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Sid Richardson College
Though they are the smallest residential college, Sidizens take pride in their tower, which is the tallest building on campus. With floor and common culture and “floor wars,” life is never boring at the small but mighty Sid Rich.
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Wiess College
Traditions at Wiess center around their fun nature. Through activities like Team Fun Friday Wiess or their iconic camping trip, Wiessmen bond through activities that embrace their well known motto: Team Family Wiess!
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Will Rice College
With the mystical phoenix as its mascot, Will Rice owns its name as the College of Gods and Goddesses. They love competition - challenge them in the game room or in intramural sports, Will Ricers will never turn you down!
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Academic Tents
As part of the initiative to fight COVID-19, Rice erected these to ensure students have a safe environment to join an in-person class. Students have even been able to personalize the tents in order to give them the Rice touch.
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Alice Pratt Brown Hall
Ranked among the top 10 undergraduate programs in the country, students at the Shepherd School regularly perform in concerts, operas and recitals. The facilities include a 1,000-seat concert hall, an opera studio, 45 practice rooms and two courtyards.
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Anderson Hall
In Anderson Hall you'll find Rice’s architecture program, one of the best professional programs in the country. Around campus you might find projects designed by our talented architecture students dotted across campus.
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Anderson Biological Labs
Known to most on campus simply as "Bio," Anderson Biological Labs is the southernmost of three similar buildings (biology, geology and space science), all of which were designed by the same architects.
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James A. Baker Hall
Named after former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, this building houses the Baker Institute, Economics and Policy Studies departments.
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Brockman Hall for Physics
While this may seem like your average classroom building, be sure to check out the deck in the back where students can enjoy the view of a fountain while they study.
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George R. Brown Hall
For all our future scientists, the School of Natural Sciences in George R. Brown Hall is their home. This building was constructed for research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, organic chemistry and the booming biomedical sciences.
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Dell Butcher Hall
This building, which houses the administrative space for the Smalley-Curl institute, features intricately etched glass as well as an unusual outdoor classroom on its roof.
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Herman Brown Hall
The Herman Brown Hall for Mathematical Sciences features classrooms and faculty offices for the Departments of Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy. Fun fact: former President George H. W. Bush once had an office in this building.
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Herring Hall
This building houses offices for faculty from the School of Humanities, specifically for the Department of Art History and Department of English, as well as the Humanities Research Center.
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Anne and Charles Duncan Hall
Home to the George R. Brown School of Engineering, Duncan Hall is well known for its intricately painted ceiling - a feature you won't find in your average classroom building.
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Fondren Library
If you need to get some serious studying done, Fondren Library is your best bet. In addition to the 2.5 million volumes and 3 million microforms, the library has many study spaces for students to discover.
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Herzstein Hall
The second building built for the academic quad, Herzstein Hall houses one of the largest amphitheaters on campus, capable of seating 300 students.
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Humanities Building
Home to the School of Humanities, this building was carefully constructed around an existing mature live oak tree, which now shades the courtyard at the base of the building’s Pitman Tower.
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Keck Hall
Keck Hall provides laboratory space and offices for faculty in the Department of Biosciences and the Department of Bioengineering. Under the steps of the chemistry lecture hall you'll find the graduate student lounge, Valhalla.
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Keith-Wiess Geological Labs
This middle structure of the so-called “bio, geo, spac” trinity of buildings built between the late ’50s and mid ’60s houses Earth science, geology and geophysics.
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Kraft Hall
Kraft Hall is our newest home for the School of Social Sciences. With seven different departments and other programs for research, students practice experiential learning by venturing outside their classrooms to tackle society’s greatest challenges.
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Maxfield Hall
This building, one of the original four structures on the Rice campus, continues to house office and classroom space as well as a working cogeneration plant.
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Mechanical Engineering Building
The Cox Mechanical Engineering Building is home to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.
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McNair Hall
Home to the School of Business which now offers a business major and minor for undergraduate students as well as a "Lilie Outpost" for the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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Mudd Computer Science Lab
Built to be the university’s center for computation, Mudd Lab offers workstations for students and employees.
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OConnor Building for Engineering and Science
The Ralph S. O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science is the largest research facility on campus. Passive and active design strategies reduce the building’s carbon footprint, resulting in laboratories that use 50 percent less energy than a comparable research space.
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Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
The OEDK allows students to step out of the classroom and literally build their futures. With an emphasis on experiential learning, Rice encourages and supports students who want to use their skills to impact the world around them.
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Rayzor Hall
Housing 12 foreign language departments as well as a state-of-the-art Language Resource Center, Rayzor Hall is one of the academic buildings that line the academic quad.
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Sewall Hall
With art studios and psych lab space, Sewall Hall is a useful academic space for many students.
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Space Science and Technology Building
The third building in the so-called "bio, geo, spac" trinity of Rice, it was built with financial support from NASA to house Rice’s space science department (now under the Department of Physics and Astronomy).
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Rice Stadium
Home to the Rice Owls football team, this historic stadium is where President Kennedy made his inspiring “Moonshot” speech.
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Tudor Fieldhouse
The Tudor Fieldhouse and Youngkin Center complex houses Rice Athletics and provides practice and competition space for the Rice basketball and volleyball teams.
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Reckling Park
Students love to cheer on the baseball team in the spring and summer at this stadium where Rice has won an eye-opening 77 percent of its more than 600 games at Reckling Park since opening in 2000.
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Ley Track and Soccer Stadium
Students can find soccer matches here, or watch Rice compete in track and field.
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George R. Brown Tennis Center
If you want to play a game of tennis, head to this sprawling 126,000-square-foot complex, the home for tennis at Rice at all levels (NCAA, intramural and the Rice Tennis Club).
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Fox Gym
This gym is a practice space inside the Tudor Field House and Youngkin Center athletics complex.
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Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center
With indoor basketball courts, racquetball courts, squash courts, cardio and weight areas, a dance studio, outdoor-lighted basketball courts, heated outdoor recreation and competition pools, and group fitness classes, there is something for anyone to enjoy.
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Rice Aquatics Center
You may have played beach volleyball, but have you ever heard of pool volleyball? Students come to this aquatics center for fun intramural matches or to simply spend a relaxing afternoon poolside.
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Intramural Fields
Students can reserve these fields any time they'd like for games and tournaments.
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Bike Track
This bike track open for students to use is located west of Rice Stadium in the Greenbriar parking lot.
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Rice Bikes
Taking care of all your biking needs since 2011, this student-run business was founded by two Rice students to provide bike-related services and to bring the Rice community together.
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Waltrip Indoor Training Center
Reminiscent of a big bubble, this new indoor training center offers climate-protected space for varsity athletics training, campus recreation and Rice student events.
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Abe and Annie Seibel Servery
Baker, Will Rice, Lovett and Sid Rich share this servery. Best fries on campus? You'll have to decide.
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Academic Quad
One of the oldest parts of campus, the Academic Quad is anchored by Lovett Hall, the first building on campus.
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Academic Tents
As part of the initiative to fight COVID-19, Rice erected these to ensure students have a safe environment to join an in-person class. Students have even been able to personalize the tents in order to give them the Rice touch.
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Alice Pratt Brown Hall
Ranked among the top 10 undergraduate programs in the country, students at the Shepherd School regularly perform in concerts, operas and recitals. The facilities include a 1,000-seat concert hall, an opera studio, 45 practice rooms and two courtyards.
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Allen Center
Students come to the Allen Center to take care of business as the Financial Aid Office, Cashier's Office, Registrar's Office, and Disability Resource Center are all located here.
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Anderson Biological Labs
Known to most on campus simply as "Bio," Anderson Biological Labs is the southernmost of three similar buildings (biology, geology and space science), all of which were designed by the same architects.
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Anderson Hall
In Anderson Hall you'll find Rice’s architecture program, one of the best professional programs in the country. Around campus you might find projects designed by our talented architecture students dotted across campus.
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Anderson-Clarke Center
Home to the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies, this building is unique because of a feature right outside: named the "Warhol Tree," the large tree directly in front of the building was planted by Andy Warhol himself.
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Anne and Charles Duncan Hall
Home to the George R. Brown School of Engineering, Duncan Hall is well known for its intricately painted ceiling - a feature you won't find in your average classroom building.
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Baker College
As the oldest residential college on campus, Baker is filled with tradition. Bakerites love to pass on this legacy with every new incoming class, and pride themselves on their spot as number one.
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Baker Kitchen
A hidden gem in Baker College, Baker Kitchen offers rare commodities like oat milk and chai tea lattes.
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Betty and Jacob Friedman Holistic Garden
Students can volunteer in this space that promotes the benefits of planting, nurturing and picking your own produce.
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Bike Track
This bike track open for students to use is located west of Rice Stadium in the Greenbriar parking lot.
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Bioscience Research Collaborative
Located in the Texas Medical Center, the BRC puts students at the center of cutting edge research and medical technology. Gain invaluable experience by connecting with medical professionals in the largest medical center in the country.
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Brochstein Pavilion
A central gathering place for students and faculty, the building’s design was inspired by the 4,000-plus trees across campus. Stop inside to grab a coffee or sandwich.
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Brockman Hall for Opera
This new building houses the Lucian and Nancy Morrison Theater, a three-tiered, 600-seat, European-style theater with an orchestra pit for 70 musicians. It is the first theater with this particular configuration among U.S. universities and conservatories.
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Brockman Hall for Physics
While this may seem like your average classroom building, be sure to check out the deck in the back where students can enjoy the view of a fountain while they study.
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Brown College
The residents of Brown, a.k.a. Brownies, may just be some of the sweetest people you meet at Rice. Between bonding at Brown Skate and going all out for holidays with floor decorations, you’ll love spending time with Brownies.
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Cambridge Office Building
This administrative building houses multiple departments and is home to the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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Central Quad
This large open space right next to the Ley Student Center and Brochstein Pavilion is a great place to meet up with friends and relax on a warm sunny day.
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Cohen House
Home to the Faculty Club, which serves lunch on the weekdays to faculty and staff who are members.
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Dell Butcher Hall
This building, which houses the administrative space for the Smalley-Curl institute, features intricately etched glass as well as an unusual outdoor classroom on its roof.
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Duncan College
By making milkshakes for Thirsty Thursday or playing ping pong during Monday Night Lights, Duncaroos love fostering community. If you’re lucky, maybe you’ll witness someone getting “dunked” in the affectionately named DuncTank outside for their birthday.
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Emergency Medical Services
Rice Emergency Medical Services, or EMS, provides rapid response to calls across campus, standby coverage at special events, education of the Rice community, and a commitment to compassionate care.
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Engineering Quad
You might feel inspired in this open space surrounded by buildings used for classroom and lab space for the School of Engineering. Be sure to check out the public art piece located here, 45°, 90°, 180°.
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Facilities Engineering
Our headquarters for facilities.
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Fondren Library
If you need to get some serious studying done, Fondren Library is your best bet. In addition to the 2.5 million volumes and 3 million microforms, the library has many study spaces for students to discover.
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Food Trucks
When you're not feeling the dining hall menu for dinner, check out the food trucks that come onto campus! Eating gourmet local food has never been easier.
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Founder's Court
On sunny days, you may find students playing frisbee on this lawn in front of Lovett Hall, named for the founder of Rice.
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Fox Gym
This gym is a practice space inside the Tudor Field House and Youngkin Center athletics complex.
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Galveston, Texas
A little over an hour away, you can visit the beach at this island off the coast of Texas, or explore The Strand, Galveston's main shopping street.
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George Bush Airport
One of two airports in Houston, you'll find Intercontinental a little over 20 miles from campus.
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George R. Brown Hall
For all our future scientists, the School of Natural Sciences in George R. Brown Hall is their home. This building was constructed for research in biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, organic chemistry and the booming biomedical sciences.
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George R. Brown Tennis Center
If you want to play a game of tennis, head to this sprawling 126,000-square-foot complex, the home for tennis at Rice at all levels (NCAA, intramural and the Rice Tennis Club).
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Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center
With indoor basketball courts, racquetball courts, squash courts, cardio and weight areas, a dance studio, outdoor-lighted basketball courts, heated outdoor recreation and competition pools, and group fitness classes, there is something for anyone to enjoy.
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Graduate Apartments
This garden-style apartment complex for graduate students, a short walk or bike ride from the Rice campus, is served by the Rice shuttle system.
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Greenbriar Building
Located just across Greenbriar Drive from Rice Stadium in the Rice Village shopping district, the Greenbriar Building houses some offices for Development and Alumni Relations.
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Greenhouse
Are you ready to get digging? This greenhouse isn't for fun - it's for research! Any researcher can apply for space in the facility, and the greenhouse committee reviews all requests and awards space based on scientific merit.
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Hamman Hall
This space dedicated to all things theatre features past production banners hanging throughout the lobbies. And as the home of the Rice Players, Houston’s oldest collegiate theatrical troupe, Hamman is infused with history as well as creativity of its current thespians.
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Hanszen College
Hanszen's friendly, caring and supportive college culture is reflected in their "Hanszen Family Heart." Hanszenites can be found lunching in the quad by day, enjoying sunset from the Terrace, and studying in cozy corners by night.
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Herman Brown Hall
The Herman Brown Hall for Mathematical Sciences features classrooms and faculty offices for the Departments of Mathematics and Physics and Astronomy. Fun fact: former President George H. W. Bush once had an office in this building.
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Hermann Park
One of Houston’s most historic and popular green spaces, this 445 acre park sits right across the street from campus and features an outdoor theatre, the Houston Museum of Natural Science and much more.
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Herring Hall
This building houses offices for faculty from the School of Humanities, specifically for the Department of Art History and Department of English, as well as the Humanities Research Center.
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Herzstein Hall
The second building built for the academic quad, Herzstein Hall houses one of the largest amphitheaters on campus, capable of seating 300 students.
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Hobby Airport
While the smaller of the two airports in Houston, Hobby airport is conveniently located a little over 10 miles from campus.
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Houston Downtown
A whole lotta history, culture, cuisine, science and industry packed into one place. We couldn’t be happier to call Houston home.
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Houston Museum District
Start planning now - you’ll want to visit the 19 museums in this district while you're at Rice. Whether you’re into contemporary art or want to learn about natural science, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.
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Houston Zoo
Students can see a variety of animals at the Houston Zoo, located just across the street inside Hermann Park. You also won’t want to miss Zoo Lights, a wintertime favorite.
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Hudspeth Auditorium
This auditorium is adjacent to the Anderson-Clarke Center.
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Humanities Building
Home to the School of Humanities, this building was carefully constructed around an existing mature live oak tree, which now shades the courtyard at the base of the building’s Pitman Tower.
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Intramural Fields
Students can reserve these fields any time they'd like for games and tournaments.
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Jamail Plaza
Situated between McNair Hall and Baker Hall, this plaza features a beautiful granite dome fountain.
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James A. Baker Hall
Named after former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, this building houses the Baker Institute, Economics and Policy Studies departments.
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Jones College
As the first women’s college on campus, Jones has a long and storied history. Though it has since become co-ed, Jonesians never forget to celebrate the birthday of their namesake, Mary Gibbs Jones, with their annual birthday bash.
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Keck Hall
Keck Hall provides laboratory space and offices for faculty in the Department of Biosciences and the Department of Bioengineering. Under the steps of the chemistry lecture hall you'll find the graduate student lounge, Valhalla.
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Keith-Wiess Geological Labs
This middle structure of the so-called “bio, geo, spac” trinity of buildings built between the late ’50s and mid ’60s houses Earth science, geology and geophysics.
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Kraft Hall
Kraft Hall is our newest home for the School of Social Sciences. With seven different departments and other programs for research, students practice experiential learning by venturing outside their classrooms to tackle society’s greatest challenges.
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Ley Student Center
The Ley Student Center functions as the hub for student life. Be sure to stop by our student run coffee shop, the Rice Coffeehouse, for your favorite drink!
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Ley Track and Soccer Stadium
Students can find soccer matches here, or watch Rice compete in track and field.
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Lirens Location
Location test
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Lovett College
Named after Rice’s first president, Edgar Odell Lovett, this college loves its communal spirit and welcoming nature. Because of the building's distinctive architecture, many compare Lovett’s main building to a giant toaster.
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Lovett Hall
As the first building on campus, students recognize the iconic Lovett Hall as a quintessential symbol of the Rice experience. Lovett Hall happens to be home to the Office of Admission.
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Martel College
While young, Martelians honor their history! Best known for instituting Greek Week, this is just one way they celebrate the Greek heritage of their founding father, Speros P. Martela. In their free time, you might find Martelians on their sundeck.
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Maxfield Hall
This building, one of the original four structures on the Rice campus, continues to house office and classroom space as well as a working cogeneration plant.
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McMurtry College
Though a newer college, McMurtry embraces this chance to innovate! Whether it’s proposing new traditions or flexing creative skills in the McMurtry Innovation Space (open to anyone!), Murts know how to live in the present while planning for the future.
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McNair Hall
Home to the School of Business which now offers a business major and minor for undergraduate students as well as a "Lilie Outpost" for the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
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Mechanical Engineering Building
The Cox Mechanical Engineering Building is home to the Department of Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science.
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Media Center
This home to Rice Cinema aims to use the media of film, photography and art as an educational tool in both research and teaching to unite different branches of education. This building also includes gallery space and a 246-seat theater.
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Moody Center for the Arts
Whether you spend time using the audio visual editing booths or visit the maker space, you’ll find the Moody Center for the Arts features multiple spaces dedicated to encouraging students to challenge conventions through art.
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Morningside Square Apartments
The Morningside Square Apartment Complex is a two-story, 1950s vintage style community for second year and up graduate students.
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Mudd Computer Science Lab
Built to be the university’s center for computation, Mudd Lab offers workstations for students and employees.
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MultiCultural Center
The MultiCultural Center was established in order to provide a space to cultivate a diverse and inclusive community with our students, faculty, staff and alumni.
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NASA Space Center
Houston, we have liftoff! While the Johnson Space Center may be famous for its historic missions to space, it's also a great way for students to connect with the thriving aerospace industry in Houston.
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North Servery
Come to North if you're craving Asian inspired food - you'll find Wok On Sunset here. Or, if you're feeling lucky, maybe you'll find a surprise addition to the menu on some select nights.
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OConnor Building for Engineering and Science
The Ralph S. O’Connor Building for Engineering and Science is the largest research facility on campus. Passive and active design strategies reduce the building’s carbon footprint, resulting in laboratories that use 50 percent less energy than a comparable research space.
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Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
The OEDK allows students to step out of the classroom and literally build their futures. With an emphasis on experiential learning, Rice encourages and supports students who want to use their skills to impact the world around them.
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Peter and Nancy Huff House
Students come here to visit the Center for Career Development, which offers resources for finding internships or figuring out plans after graduation. Students can also stop by the Office of Alumni Relations for events throughout their time at Rice.
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Rayzor Hall
Housing 12 foreign language departments as well as a state-of-the-art Language Resource Center, Rayzor Hall is one of the academic buildings that line the academic quad.
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Reckling Park
Students love to cheer on the baseball team in the spring and summer at this stadium where Rice has won an eye-opening 77 percent of its more than 600 games at Reckling Park since opening in 2000.
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Rice Aquatics Center
You may have played beach volleyball, but have you ever heard of pool volleyball? Students come to this aquatics center for fun intramural matches or to simply spend a relaxing afternoon poolside.
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Rice Bikes
Taking care of all your biking needs since 2011, this student-run business was founded by two Rice students to provide bike-related services and to bring the Rice community together.
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Rice Children's Campus
This building just off campus provides a safe and enriching educational environment for the children of Rice employees.
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Rice Memorial Center
The original structure built before the Ley Student Center was added on, the RMC is home to the Center for Civic Leadership as well as student offices such as the offices for Rice Thresher, Campanile (yearbook), and KTRU Radio.
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Rice Stadium
Home to the Rice Owls football team, this historic stadium is where President Kennedy made his inspiring “Moonshot” speech.
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Rice Village
Take a break on the weekend by walking to Rice Village, a shopping and dining center that features a variety of dishes and cuisines.
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Rice Village Apartments
Just two blocks from the Rice campus and served by the university’s shuttle system, this four-story apartment complex is for first-year graduate students.
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Sewall Hall
With art studios and psych lab space, Sewall Hall is a useful academic space for many students.
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Sid Richardson College
Though they are the smallest residential college, Sidizens take pride in their tower, which is the tallest building on campus. With floor and common culture and “floor wars,” life is never boring at the small but mighty Sid Rich.
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Solar Studios
In this unique space formed from a collection of shipping containers converted into solar-powered lab and exhibition spaces, artists and researchers perform experiments in sustainability, art, and technology supported by Rice University Strategic Initiatives and the Center for Environmental Studies.
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South Servery
Head to South Servery, serving Hanszen and Wiess College, to find dishes from their signature cook, Chef Ahmed.
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Space Science and Technology Building
The third building in the so-called "bio, geo, spac" trinity of Rice, it was built with financial support from NASA to house Rice’s space science department (now under the Department of Physics and Astronomy).
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Tailgate Owley
Hang out here on football game days in the fall with alumni and Rice fans of all ages.
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Texas Medical Center
Hailed as the largest medical complex in the country, the Texas Medical Center is an epicenter for innovation in research and care. Students have the opportunity to see the leaders of the medical field first hand through research and internships.
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The Hangout
Take a minute to relax at The Hangout. Conceived by a group of architecture students as part of a weekend competition, this winning entry brought their design to life as a place for students to rest, read or chat.
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The Roost at Reckling Park
One of the many places to enjoy the games at Reckling Park.
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Tudor Fieldhouse
The Tudor Fieldhouse and Youngkin Center complex houses Rice Athletics and provides practice and competition space for the Rice basketball and volleyball teams.
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Twilight Epiphany
Both public art and music space, this space can accommodate 120 people on two levels and is acoustically equipped for musical performances. Come by at sunrise or sunset to watch the daily light performances.
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Valhalla
Named in reference to Norse mythology, Valhalla has been around for more than 40 years as a place for graduate students to hang out, relax and socialize.
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Waltrip Indoor Training Center
Reminiscent of a big bubble, this new indoor training center offers climate-protected space for varsity athletics training, campus recreation and Rice student events.
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West Servery
On Wednesday nights, Chef Roger's famous cinnamon rolls draw crowds to this servery connected to Duncan and McMurty.
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Wiess College
Traditions at Wiess center around their fun nature. Through activities like Team Fun Friday Wiess or their iconic camping trip, Wiessmen bond through activities that embrace their well known motto: Team Family Wiess!
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Wiess President's House
This house just off campus is where the president of the university and their family lives. Currently, it is occupied by President David Leebron, Rice University's seventh president.
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Will Rice College
With the mystical phoenix as its mascot, Will Rice owns its name as the College of Gods and Goddesses. They love competition - challenge them in the game room or in intramural sports, Will Ricers will never turn you down!
