Andrew Bell

Owls secure Edmonds’ 50th career win at South Florida

The Rice women’s basketball team’s 69-59 victory against the University of South Florida Feb. 7 marked 50 career wins for head coach Lindsay Edmonds.

Owls return home to face SMU following consecutive road wins

The Rice men’s basketball team will look to continue its winning streak Feb. 7 at Tudor Fieldhouse as the squad takes on Southern Methodist University following two straight conference road wins against the University of Memphis and the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Rice Online Master of Computer Science program cracks top 15 in US News rankings

Rice University’s Online Master of Computer Science Program leaped 13 spots in the latest edition of U.S News & World Report’s Best Online Programs rankings, announced today.

Owls take seven top-three finishes at Sterkel Classic

Rice swimming competed against No. 2-ranked Texas and TCU on Saturday at the Sterkel Classic, tallying one event victory and seven total top-three finishes during the competition.

Houston Roughnecks to play 2024 season at Rice Stadium

The United Football League today announced that the Houston Roughnecks will play the 2024 UFL season at iconic Rice Stadium, on the campus of Rice University.

Rice Architecture hosts historian Bess Williamson for lecture on design and disability

Bess Williamson, a historian of design and material culture, gave a lecture at Rice University’s MD Anderson Hall Jan. 22, focusing on the history of built environments for disabled people.

A conversation with new director of Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Bernard Banks

Resilient, driven and collaborative. These three adjectives describe the new director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders, Bernard “Bernie” Banks, who is looking to lead Rice University into a new era of leadership development.

Rice baseball kicks off 2024 season with annual Fan Fest

The Rice baseball team held its annual Fan Fest Jan. 28, inviting Owls supporters to meet the squad before the season begins.

Rice Theatre seniors to present Yasmina Reza’s ‘Art’ with performances opening Feb. 16

Rice Theatre’s “Art” will debut Feb. 16-18 in a translation from French by Christopher Hampton that tells the story of what happens when Serge buys an expensive painting, and the reactions of his two closest friends, Marc and Yvan, to his purchase.

Rice Athletics announces addition of women’s diving team

Rice University President Reginald DesRoches and Tommy McClelland, vice president and director of athletics, joined head swimming coach Seth Huston in announcing to the Owl swimmers that Rice will reinstate women’s diving as a varsity program for the 2024-25 season.

Rice announces addition of women’s diving team

Rice will reinstate women’s diving as a varsity program beginning with the 2024-25 academic year, Vice President and Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland announced Tuesday.

De Lange preconference launch event features film screening, panel discussion

A launch event for Rice University’s biennial 2024 De Lange Conference featured a film screening and panel discussion at the Asia Society Texas Center Jan. 24.

Rice Biotech Launch Pad startup Motif Neurotech closes Series A financing of $18.75 million

Rice University today announced that Motif Neurotech, a neurotechnology developing minimally invasive bioelectronics for mental health formed through the Rice Biotech Launch Pad, closed an oversubscribed Series A financing round of $18.75 million.

Rice women’s basketball hits ground running in AAC

Following back-to-back conference road wins last week against East Carolina University and Tulane University, the Rice women’s basketball team is now tied for first place in its first year in the American Athletic Conference.

Friends of Fondren event celebrates Rice authors, artists

Friends of Fondren Library honored Rice University authors, editors, composers and artists of works published in 2023 during its annual celebration event Jan. 17.