Owls make their first splash in American Athletic Conference
The Rice Owls swimming team got an early taste of championship play in the American Athletic Conference last week, as the rest of the university’s programs prepare to make the leap later this year.
Owls 2023 football schedule released
The American Athletic Conference released its 2023 football schedule this week, and Rice will make its conference debut on Sept. 23, 2023, on the road against USF and hosts ECU one week later in the Owls' first AAC home game.
Owls avoid season-opening sweep with series-finale victory
The Rice Owls baseball team overcame an early 5-0 deficit to defeat the University of Louisiana at Lafayette 12-8 in Sunday’s series finale at Reckling Park.
Olivari sets Rice record for career 3-pointers
Quincy Olivari made Rice history Feb. 11, knocking down six 3-pointers against Florida International University to break the school record with 230 for his career.
Rice baseball supporters get to know squad at annual Fan Fest
The Rice baseball team held its annual Fan Fest event Feb. 5, inviting Owls fans to acquaint themselves with the team before the season begins.
Front-row seat to a thrilling triumph
Rice President Reginald DesRoches and his wife, University Associate Paula DesRoches, provided courtside support for the Owls men’s basketball team as it took on the University of North Carolina at Charlotte Jan. 26 at Tudor Fieldhouse.
People, papers and presentations for Jan. 23, 2023
Evelyn Tang, an assistant professor of physics and astronomy and a member of Rice University’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics, is one of 17 early-career researchers to receive a $50,000 award in the inaugural year of the Scialog: Molecular Basis of Cognition initiative, which will begin with a conference Oct. 12-15 in Tucson, Arizona.
Owls take two in dramatic finishes
It was a thrilling holiday weekend for the Rice men’s basketball team, which won Conference USA contests over a pair of in-state rivals.
Rice swimmers capture title at Open Water Championship
Individual titlist Ella Dyson led the Rice swimming team to its second triumph at the College Swimming Coaches Association of America Open Water Championship Dec. 18.
Owls come up short on field, but bowl trip otherwise full of fun
The Rice football team came up short in its first postseason appearance since 2014, but that didn't stop the Owl faithful from enjoying the sights and sounds surrounding last week's the LendingTree Bowl.
Basketball teams, RUSMP host School House Mania for area students
Rice Athletics and the Rice University School Mathematics Project hosted Houston-area students at Tudor Fieldhouse last week for their annual School House Mania.
People, papers and presentations for Dec. 19, 2022
Minjae Kim, assistant professor of management in organizational behavior at the Jones Graduate School of Business, was ranked one of 2022’s 50 best undergraduate business professors by Poets and Quants.
Battle of the birds: LendingTree Bowl at a glance
The game marks the Rice football program’s first postseason action since 2014
After beating Aggies and Frogs, Rice women 7-0 for first time
The Rice women’s basketball team scored a pair of victories over major conference foes
Rice volleyball team bows out in second round of NCAA Tournament
Rice’s volleyball team dominated the final two sets to claim a 3-1 victory (26-24, 24-26, 25-16, 25-14) over the University of Colorado Boulder in the first round of the NCAA Tournament Dec. 1 in Waco, Texas, before dropping a five-set battle with Baylor University (16-25, 25-22, 25-23, 14-25, 15-11) in the second round Dec. 2.
