Rice celebrates Black History Month with inaugural kickoff event Feb. 9, 2024
Rice University held its first ever kickoff event for Black History Month Feb. 7 themed “Called to Create: African Americans and the Arts.” More than 200 guests gathered at the Rice Memorial Center’s Grand Hall for an evening of music, dance, guest speakers, food and jubilation.
Wilson to rejoin Rice as head coach emeritus Feb. 9, 2024
Willis Wilson, the winningest basketball coach at Rice, has been appointed head coach emeritus by Rice Vice President and Director of Athletics Tommy McClelland.
In a drive to sustain academic excellence and ensure accessibility for all deserving students while expanding its competitiveness as a top global institution, Rice University announced undergraduate tuition rates for the next two years while bolstering efforts to provide the robust array of financial aid options available to students and their families.
Owls secure Edmonds’ 50th career win at South Florida Feb. 9, 2024
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.
Dateline Rice for Feb. 8, 2024 Feb. 8, 2024
Dateline Rice for Feb. 8, 2024
Condoleezza Rice to speak at Rice Feb. 15, event available on livestream Feb. 8, 2024
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will speak with David Satterfield, U.S. special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues and director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, on Rice’s campus Feb. 15 about leadership in the U.S. and the world.
Teachers learn about nanotechnology at the Rice University NanoAcademy Feb. 8, 2024
The Office of STEM Engagement recently organized two workshops for more than 100 students from third through 12th grades in Houston.
Rice sports finance expert examines ‘the Taylor Swift effect’ at Super Bowl LVIII and how the NFL is targeting women Feb. 8, 2024
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are all anyone is talking about heading into Super Bowl weekend, but how is the pop superstar affecting the National Football League ’s bottom line as legions of ‘Swifties’ become football fans?
Houstonians who need opioid overdose help may still struggle to access medication, Baker Institute report shows Feb. 8, 2024
Though opioid overdose remedies are approved for over-the-counter usage, many Houston pharmacies have not made the lifesaving medication available, according to a report from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Dateline Rice for Feb. 7, 2024 Feb. 7, 2024
Dateline Rice for Feb. 7, 2024
Run with Reggie and Paula Feb. 7, 2024
President Reginald DesRoches and University Associate Paula DesRoches started their Saturday running around the beautiful Rice campus with a group of enthusiastic students. The president and his wife said it was a great way to connect and that they hope to do it again soon.
Owls return home to face SMU following consecutive road wins Feb. 7, 2024
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 Feb. 7, 2024
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.
New Rice report offers options to improve ERCOT reliability Feb. 7, 2024
The reliability of electricity service in ERCOT has come under increased scrutiny since Winter Storm Uri in February 2021. Increasing demand will create issues, but there are several available “insurance” actions that will likely need to be called upon to ensure long-term reliability, according to a new report from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice’s Santiago Segarra wins NSF CAREER Award Feb. 7, 2024
Rice’s Santiago Segarra has won an NSF CAREER Award for his research on leveraging the structural properties of real-world data in order to boost AI effectiveness and utility.
