ALT Group of people holding a large American flag during a public event with a blurred crowd in the background.

ALT Large American flag displayed on the field during a pre-game ceremony at a packed Houston Texans stadium.

ALT Group of people holding a large American flag stretched across a football field before a game with a packed stadium in the background.

ALT Three people help hold a large American flag at a sports event, with football players in blue jerseys visible in the background.

ALT Image of three people in hi-vis vests and hard hats. Text says "Host a Rice Extern!" with a green circle with text saying "register by Sept. 28"

ALT Image of five people standing outside smiling at the camera and wearing lanyards. Above them is text that says registration open with the Rice Alumni Weekend logo in the bottom corner

ALT A black and white image showing students taking notes with textbooks and notebooks open in front of them.

ALT Man in tuxedo with medal and bow tie speaking at podium during Rice Alumni Laureates Awards. White text overlay says "Nominate an owl today" and there is a logo for the Rice Laureates Awards.

ALT Black and white image of students sitting on a lawn in front of a building on Rice University campus.

ALT A group of people stand around a table smiling at the camera.

ALT A group of four people stand in front of a bar with colorful bottles. They are smiling and two of them are holding plates of pizza.

ALT Three people sit around a red table smiling at the camera. Behind them two people talk at a bar.

ALT Two people are at a table enjoying drinks, one is sitting and one is standing. Behind them are more people talking and a display of whiskey barrels.

ALT A black and white image of two buildings with cartoon ghosts flying out of the windows. White text says "Haunted History Old Haunts & Hidden Histories" with text underneath saying "October 27 | 6:30-8 p.m."

ALT A group of people stand posing for an image wearing tie-dye Rice University shirts, some holding pride flags and holding a banner that says Rice Pride and another banner that says D'Trique Fitzgerald 2026 Trendsetter Grand Marshall

ALT A group of people stand in an archway smiling with some holding psoters that say "Welcome to the Den" "Fly Home," and "You were Chaosen."

ALT Six people stand in front of a banner that says "You belong here" in Rice University's quad. They are smiling and it is daytime, with Lovett Hall behind them.

ALT A crowd of people in Rice shirts and yellow headbands sit on bleachers cheering.

ALT A crowd of students dance and smile outside during dusk.

ALT Two college students sitting on outdoor steps, smiling and looking at a tablet together near a brick building. At the bottom of the graphic there is text saying "Host a Rice Extern" with the Rice athenian owl and a green circle with text inside saying "Register by Sept. 28"

ALT A group of people walking in front of the Lovett Hall sallyport at Rice University. Text on the graphic reads "Defining Moments" with a smaller line saying "We're big fans."

ALT A group of seven people stand smiling in front of a sign that reads "Laureates Awards Dinner." They pose with hands up, showing owl hand gestures. The background features blue curtains, and text at the bottom of the image says, "Nominate an Owl Today!"

ALT A group of people stands together indoors holding a large Rice University banner. They are surrounded by a festive arrangement of silver and blue balloons. The setting has brick walls.

ALT A group of people gathered indoors, smiling and holding a large blue banner with the Rice University logo and name. They appear to be in a living room, with a large flower artwork hanging on the wall behind them.

ALT A group of people stand together smiling in a room holding a Rice University banner. A sign reads "Welcome to Rice! Class of 2030" and there are Rice branded balloons behind them.

ALT A group of people are gathered outdoors on a wooden deck with a building in the background. They are holding a Rice University banner.

ALT Sean O’Brien, Richard Smalley, Robert Curl, Harold Kroto and Jim Heath outside the Space Science and Technology Building shortly after the discovery of C60 in 1985. Photos courtesy of Wiess School of Natural Sciences