Fondren Library

10/21/2026

Learn about the university’s proposed AI values and explore ways to calculate the carbon impact of its AI usage. Join us for the AI and the Environment Learning Community meeting on October 26 at 3:00 PM in Herring 129. Register at https://tinyurl.com/RiceEnviroAI2!

10/21/2026

10/21/2026

10/16/2026

Congratulations to Fondren GIS/Data Center student employees Min Choi, Daniel Jennings, and Saebyeok Keum, who teamed up with Kaavin Balasubramanian and Syed Fazail Haider to secure 2nd place and a $5,000 prize at the Rice Urban Sustainability World Cup Hackathon.

Their project, SolOasis, utilizes a bespoke walkability dataset to calculate shade, safety, and walkability metrics between points across the city. Rather than focusing solely on the fastest path, SolOasis helps Houstonians map out the shadiest and safest walking routes. Additionally, the platform provides city planners and policy-makers with actionable data to identify priority areas for future investment in walkability and cooling infrastructure.

We are extremely proud of our GDC students and their teammates for using their spatial data skills to address real challenges in our community.

10/15/2026

Press pause on your screen to take up some thread (or fabric glue) to make a mini-arpillera, or a simple scrap tapestry. Join us in Brown Fine Arts Library to see examples of students' arpilleras on display, make a stitch, nibble a treat. Drop in when you can on Wednesday, October 28th from 2-4!

Department of Modern and Classical Literatures and Cultures

10/14/2026

Spin some vinyl with us this Wednesday. Woodson Research Center, the Houston Folk Music Archive, and the Houston Blues Museum Archive are sponsoring a listening party featuring Buckwheat Zydeco’s 100% Fortified Zydeco (1983) from the Joe Specht collection. Stop by to hear the album and get funky in Fondy.

Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 4 PM
Woodson Research Center (1st Floor of Fondren Library)

P.S. We are hosting Play that Funky Music Woodson listening sessions for the remainder of the semester every Wednesday at 4 pm! Come check it out.

10/13/2026

10/12/2026

Don’t trust anything these people say (in this reel). 🤷

10/10/2026

Midterm Recess is here! Please note our updated building hours for Friday, Oct 9 through Sunday, Oct 11. Hours are identical for both Rice ID holders and general visitors.

Hours are as follows:

Friday, 10/9 | 7 AM - 6 PM
Saturday, 10/10 | 10 AM - 6 PM
Sunday, 10/11 | 12 PM - 6 PM