Legal sports betting linked to sharp increases in violent crime, study finds
As legalized sports betting sweeps across the country, new research shows it comes with a measurable rise in violent and impulsive crime on game days.
Rice junior brings creativity and campus spirit to President DesRoches’ 2025 holiday card
Rice University junior Jolina Zhao has added her creative touch to a cherished campus tradition: designing President Reginald DesRoches’ official 2025 holiday card.
Discipline, ambition and responsibility: More than 500 degrees conferred at December commencement
The newest parliament of Owl graduates celebrated a major step in their educational journey during Rice’s December 2025 commencement ceremony, held in Tudor Fieldhouse Dec. 9. The event included 116 bachelor’s degrees, 397 master’s degrees and 65 doctoral degrees conferred among the new graduates.
Levander joins Venice International University board of directors, 30th anniversary celebration
The participation of Rice's vice president for global strategy marks a significant milestone in ensuring Rice has a voice in shaping VIU’s academic direction.
First offered in 2008, the Seminar and Practicum in Engaged Research has paired more than 100 students with more than 50 organizations across the region.
Rice partners on Project Metis to advance global leadership in brain health, emerging brain economy
Rice is a key partner on Project Metis, a groundbreaking initiative led by Center for Houston’s Future to position the Houston-Galveston region as the global leader in brain health and the emerging brain economy.
Rice Student Association president joins White House conversation on open inquiry
Senior Trevor Tobey was one of only a few student leaders invited to participate alongside university administrators and policy representatives.
From field to lab: Rice study reveals how people with vision loss judge approaching vehicles
A new study uses a virtual reality system to examine how adults with and without AMD estimate when an approaching vehicle would reach them.
Fondren Fellows document Fifth Ward’s toxic history through archive
Seniors Catherine Cook and Shay Olaifa are building a public archive that preserves decades of community stories, environmental records and lived experiences surrounding creosote contamination in Houston’s Fifth Ward.
Losing sleep over money: Rice study reveals how financial stress follows workers to bed
New research from Rice shows “stress-before-bed behaviors” as a key mechanism linking financial worry and job insecurity to declining sleep quality.
New research from Rice show major storms are spreading industrial contaminants across entire neighborhoods, raising concerns about future well-being.
Driven by community impact, Rice sophomore joins national cohort tackling country’s toughest issues
Rice sophomore Saami Baig one of just 60 students selected nationwide to attend the Allstate Foundation National Youth Service Summit in Chicago.
Rice students help feed Houston: Social policy analysis capstone connects research and community
Students volunteer and observe a Second Servings pop-up through the capstone project for Rice’s social policy analysis major.
Global affairs major prepares Rice students to lead across borders
Rice’s global affairs major will give students a chance to study global issues through different lenses — political, cultural and economic — while gaining hands-on experience at home and abroad.
Rice leads way with new master’s degree in computational economics
New Master of Computational Economics (MCEcon) program that sits at the intersection of economics, data science and computation positions Rice among the leading institutions offering this kind of quantitative economics and computation degree.