Rice Magazine

New books on coastal birds, postwar fashion designers, tensions in a Mexican fishing village and the inspiring Olympic story of track star Thane Baker

Here are a few of the talented writers and photographers who contributed to the Winter 2026 issue.

Rice alum Rusty Ludwigsen spent a year diving into the science and politics of marine habitat restoration.

A note from President Reginald DesRoches

When the Shepherd School of Music announces its opera productions, the costume room inside Brockman Hall leaps to life.

Rice engineers are turning the wasted heat of data centers into renewable energy.

With his award-winning novel, “L’Anniversario,” Rice’s Andrea Bajani has become an Italian literary sensation — and ignited a national debate.

Rice sociologist Elizabeth Roberto is studying how dead-end streets, fences, railroad tracks and highways shape inequality across the U.S.