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Faculty bestowed with award recognizing superior teaching

April 24, 2023

Nine faculty received the 2023 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, which honors top Rice instructors by votes from alumni who graduated within the past two, three and five years.

Rice Sport Management students attend the 2023 Final Four in Houston.

Rice Sport Management students take on Final Four

April 5, 2023

An innovative course, titled The Business of Major Sporting Events, allowed Rice University students to be heavily involved in the planning and production of the 2023 men’s Final Four in Houston.

Peter Chung, a 21-year-old Rice graduate, was hired in February as the youngest director of player personnel in college football at Houston Christian University.

Rice alum now youngest director of player personnel in college football

March 22, 2023

Peter Chung, a 21-year-old Rice graduate, was hired in February as the youngest director of player personnel in college football at Houston Christian University.

Rice students at NFL Honors

Superb Owls

February 13, 2023

Rice University Sport Management students worked at Super Bowl LVII festivities in Glendale, Arizona, last weekend.

Thomas Avalos at Minute Maid Park.

World Series smile

November 7, 2022

Thomas Avalos, a Lovett College senior majoring in sport management at Rice University, is all smiles while working during the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Avalos is a ticket experience ambassador for the team. The Astros won the World Series in six games over the Philadelphia Phillies.

rankings

Rice ranked by Niche as one of nation’s top 10 universities

August 29, 2022

Rice earns an “A+” grade and ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 universities in the latest ratings of American colleges compiled by Niche.

Jamey Rootes

Remembering Jamey Rootes, head of Rice’s Hutchinson Leadership Initiative in Sport Analytics

August 23, 2022

Jamey Rootes, longtime president of the Houston Texans who was recently appointed to head the Hutchinson Leadership Initiative in Sport Analytics in Rice's Department of Sport Management, died Aug 21. He was 56.

Jamey Rootes

Former Houston Texans president Jamey Rootes joins Rice’s Department of Sport Management

August 19, 2022

Jamey Rootes, former president of the Houston Texans, has joined Rice University’s Department of Sport Management and will head the newly created Hutchinson Leadership Initiative in Sport Analytics.

Rice Owls pitcher Tom Vincent throws while his performance is analyzed by various sport analytics software. Trackman captures the ball flight metrics, KinaTrax captures markerless motion and AMTI records ground force measurements. Photo by Jeff Fitlow.

Rice creates major in sport analytics to offer training in rapidly expanding field

May 5, 2022

Sport analytics, the subject of the hit movie “Moneyball” and the book of the same name , has transformed the way professional and college teams scout and evaluate potential players.

Teaching awards

Faculty, staff, students honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service

April 25, 2022

Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service.

Spring D2K

Stroke analysis project wins Spring D2K Showcase

April 21, 2022

Deep learning can be a tool to help those who suffer strokes discover their risk of having another. That idea won the top capstone prize in the Spring D2K Showcase.

Sport management students compete in COSMA competition.

A winning combo: Rice sport management students win trophy, score real-world experience

March 9, 2022

A team of four Rice University sport management students won the inaugural Commission on Sport Management Accreditation (COSMA) Case Study Cup, part of the organization’s annual conference hosted last month by the University of Houston.

Thomas Avalos at Minute Maid Park.

Rice student helps fans make World Series memories

November 2, 2021

How many part-time college jobs put you smack-dab in the middle of the World Series?

Bronze Owl Statue

Rice among most acclaimed universities in Princeton Review history

September 7, 2021

Rice University ranks among the most lauded institutions in the history of the Princeton Review’s annual survey on the nation’s best colleges, according to a newly published report analyzing three decades of reviews on America’s institutions of higher education. 

Founders Court

Rice ranked by Niche as one of nation’s top 10 universities

August 30, 2021

Rice University wins an “A+” grade and ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 universities in the latest ratings of American colleges compiled by Niche.

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