Should hitters change their swing based on the count? Rice study weighs in
A newly published study co-authored by Scott Powers, analyzed newly released Major League Baseball swing-tracking data to examine one of baseball’s most debated questions: Should hitters change their swing with two strikes?
From Houston to Paris: Rice researcher investigates AI’s growing role in fact-checking
Rice doctoral student Agustin Prinetti will spend the fall semester in Paris studying how people use AI chatbots to fact-check political content and navigate misinformation.
‘Rice means something to all of us’: Association of Rice Alumni honors Laureates Award recipients
A parliament of Owl alumni and friends recently gathered at The Revaire to celebrate the achievements, dedication and impact of Rice’s alumni at the Association of Rice Alumni’s annual Laureates Awards Dinner. The association’s president David Leal ’03 welcomed the more than 200 alumni and friends to kick off the event.
Rachel Kimbro has been reappointed dean following a term marked by expanded research investment, new academic programs and increased opportunities for students.
Making an Exoneree challenges Rice students to investigate potential wrongful convictions
Making an Exoneree is a new class at Rice where students work with people in prison to reinvestigate cases that may involve wrongful conviction.
Even after adopting cattle, early herders kept hunting and gathering
The first pastoralists in eastern Africa didn’t suddenly switch to a diet centered only on cows, sheep and goats. Instead, they kept eating a wide mix of foods — fish, wild animals and plants, according to key findings from new University of British Columbia-led research, with Rice University as a key contributor.
‘There truly is no place like Rice’: Arjun Surya shares commencement address
‘There truly is no place like Rice’: Arjun Surya shares commencement address.
From campus classrooms to commencement stage: Rice faculty, staff celebrate their own graduates
As more than 1,360 students crossed the stage at Rice during the university’s largest undergraduate commencement ceremony in history, the celebration at Rice Stadium was especially personal for a number of faculty and staff members watching from the stands — and in several cases, standing on stage to hand their own children a diploma.
Four Rice students named 2026 Sumners Scholars.
Boniuk Institute awarded $2.9M to study religion’s impact on AI, biotech and more
Today, the big questions surrounding religion and science are about responsibly building and managing new scientific technologies, how they can shape what the world should be and what it could become — questions Rice’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance will try to answer in partnership with the University of California, San Diego thanks to a new $2.9 million grant from the Templeton Religion Trust.
Rice celebrated its 113th undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 9, conferring 1,367 undergraduate degrees.
Rice conferred 270 doctoral degrees during its 113th commencement May 9 at Tudor Fieldhouse. Doctoral candidates along with friends, family and loved ones gathered for the ceremony, which included the awarding of doctoral regalia and dissertation titles, congratulatory remarks, cheers and a few moments to reflect on this milestone.
‘So much love and gratitude in my heart’: Rice celebrates advanced degree graduates
Nearly 900 advanced degree recipients were celebrated May 9 as Owls walked across the stage at Tudor Fieldhouse to roars of applause and cheers, marking the culmination of their academic journeys at Rice University.
Rice sophomore honored by prestigious academic honor society for efforts in public health and policy
Rice sophomore selected as a Phi Beta Kappa Key into Public Service Scholar for the second year in a row.
Swords drawn, students take stage for unconventional Rice final
Taught by lecturer Kyle Clark, Combat and Movement for the Stage is open to any Rice student regardless of major.
