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April 3, 2019
News for owl seasons.
Updates and opportunities from Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies.


Funding & Fellowships  |  Opportunities  |  Events @ Rice
Beyond the Rice Hedges  |  Take a Break  |  News


ANNOUNCEMENTS


NEW WEBSITE: Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies
We've taken your feedback from the Fall 2018 Survey of all Students and redesigned graduate.rice.edu. Visit the site to check out the new menu structure and updated links and information! Send feedback to jkh6@rice.edu.
Extended thesis submission hours
Extended thesis submission hours begin Monday, April 8. Please visit our office between 8:30 - 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Thesis submission deadline is NOON on April 19. More.
Fall registration begins soon
Fall registration for graduate students begins Monday, April 8. April 12 is the deadline to register without a late fee. See the academic calendar for more information.
Commencement registration closing soon
If you applied for graduation after Feb 1, 2019, or have not received information on how to sign up, please email gradconvocation@rice.edu. Click here to register for Advanced Degrees Convocation or Doctoral Convocation by April 13. To register for the Doctoral Convocation Brunch, click here. Doctoral regalia orders are closed, other advanced degree orders due by April 13.


FUNDING & FELLOWSHIPS


April 5: Humanities Funding Opportunities for Graduate Students
Up to $5,000
The Humanities Research Center’s Spatial Humanities Initiative invites proposals for summer travel funding. Example uses include documenting a historic site through sketching, photographs, GPS, or LiDAR technology; exploring local archives holding historic maps and photographs of the site; consulting with regional historians and scholars of the area; etc. More.

Opens this month: SIOP Small Grant Program
Up to $7,500 per grant
The Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology's Small Grant Program provides tangible support to its members for research related activities. This award can be used in conjunction with other funding for a large-scale project. More.

Opens Sept. 16: Fulbright Postdoctoral Fellowships for U.S. Citizens
Up to two years; $47,500 per academic year
Fulbright’s postdoctoral and early career awards present an excellent opportunity for recently minted scholars to deepen their expertise, acquire new skills, work with additional resources and make connections with leading scholars in their fields. More.
Cake Walk Approaching - send us your awards!
The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies would like to recognize students that were awarded major external fellowships. Get your invite to the Cake Walk event! Check the criteria here, and if you are eligible, fill out the form to get your cake! Questions? Email Kim Gonzalez.


OPPORTUNITIES AT RICE


Graduate Student Support Hours
April 3, 3-4 p.m., Brochstein Pavilion
Feeling stressed or anxious about a graduate school situation? Student Support Specialist Pia Byrd is holding open office hours. Look for the glass cookie jar on her table. You are welcome to have a cookie and a confidential chat.
COMING SOON: GRADitude Week
April 22-26
Save the date! The Office of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies is excited to celebrate our graduate students during our first annual GRADitude Week! Check out the schedule of events below, or view here. We look forward to toasting you later this month - add to your calendar below!

April 22: Social Media Kickoff & Giveaways!
April 23: Musical Thesis
April 24: 3 Emoji Thesis Day & Cupcakes at GPS
April 25: GRADitude Fest & Cake Walk - Food & Fun at Grad Commons
April 26: Coffee & Cards


EVENTS AT RICE


Latin American Writer-in-Residency Series Lecture
April  4, 5 p.m., Sewall 309
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The Department of Spanish, Portuguese and Latin American Studies and the Humanities Research Center hosts Argentine writer Selva Almada who will present a talk titled "Leer y escribir: de donde sale una escritoria." Free & open to the public. More.
Creativity through Courage: Leaving the Comforts of Your Home Discipline
April  9, 4 p.m., Duncan Hall
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It is through collaboration with unlikely partners that we have been able to make the most creative and unexpected advances. This talk will explore the value in stepping out of our comfort zones and exploring the ways that disciplines across the university can influence and shape our problem solving approaches, and the unexpected and exciting creative solutions that can be obtained as a result. More.
Faith at work: does it work?
April  9, 7 p.m., Rice Chapel
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For many, work is the single largest time commitment in life. And for many, faith and church community are the most meaningful commitments in life. Understanding how people integrate these two facets of life the heart of a new study led by Prof. Elaine Howard Ecklund of Rice and Prof. Denise Daniels of Seattle Pacific University. More
The Future of Urban Mobility
April 11, 7 p.m., BRC
This panel discussion will explore the future of urban mobility in Houston and other cities — the challenges, opportunities and how to best balance changing technologies with the need to create more walkable, bikeable and transit-friendly cities. More.
Diversity in the International Studies Profession
April 12, 5 p.m., HUM 117
Ashley Leeds, Chair of Political Science, will focus on understanding the impact of increasing women's representation in the field of international studies, a male-dominated field. Dr. Leeds will draw on research and her own personal experience, and will discuss what recent increases in gender diversity in international studies can tell us about the importance of increasing racial and ethnic diversity in the field.
D2K Data Visualization Contest
April 12
Any Rice student, faculty, or staff are eligible to submit their original data visualization work! Submit a project or learn more at d2k.rice.edu. Winners will receive cash prizes and be announced at the D2K Learning Lab Showcase on April 17th.


BEYOND THE HEDGES


Smithsonian Latino Museum Studies Program
Apply by April 14
Get museum experience with lectures, workshops, and behind-the-scenes tours at the Smithsonian. Runs Jul 13 - Aug 17 and includes lodging and travel to D.C. and a stipend. Graduate students in the fields of Latino art, culture, and history should apply. More.


TAKE A BREAK


Screening: The Eternal & Envy
April 4, 7 p.m., Rice Cinema
Rice Cinema is happy to present a screening of two films by Rice alum Daniel Stuyck. The Eternal is a ghost story where a phantom transmission implores the help of an occult-savvy delivery driver. Envy is twelve images in 3,900 fragments. A hymn to the most universal of human emotions, in all its stroboscopic glory. More.


NEWS


NSBE 2019: Explore. Engineer. Elevate.
Seven graduate students in the School of Engineering attended the 2019 National Society of Black Engineers, along with Provost Marie Lynn Miranda, Dean Seiichi Matsuda, Dr. Fred Higgs, Dr. Illya Hicks, Dr. Cortlan Wickliff and alumnus Dr. David Ramirez. Students attended workshops and helped to recruit future engineers to Rice! More photos.
Reyes wins $10,000 fellowship from SIOP
Denise Reyes, a fourth-year graduate student in psychology, has won the Leslie W. Joyce & Paul W. Thayer Graduate Fellowship from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP). “I’ve always had an interest in developing leaders, and a focus on helping women and underrepresented minorities become leaders,” she said. “I will make it my lifelong effort to continually make progress in this domain.” More.

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