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Fever Pitch

For one exhilarating month, the World Cup seemed to be everywhere at Rice....

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A Greener Game Plan

Houston’s World Cup spotlight became a catalyst for greener public spaces and smarter planning....

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Inside the Action

Rice students and alumni didn’t just watch the World Cup unfold — they helped make it happen. ...

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A Different Kind of Game Changer

At FIFA Fan Festival, Rice turned a playground swing into a showcase for decades of university research and alumni-led innovation....

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Oranje Crush

The Netherlands’ famed fanwalk brought one of soccer’s most exuberant traditions to Rice’s doorstep....

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Cover Story: Fever Pitch

How Rice turned Houston’s World Cup moment into a showcase for innovation, community and Owl pride....

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Ambition in Action

Two years into Momentous, Rice’s 10-year strategic plan, major investments in teaching and research are already reshaping the university....

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Our Artemis Era

As NASA’s Artemis program sets its sights on the moon and beyond, Rice faculty and alumni are helping carry forward a partnership more than six decades in the making....

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Ciao, Chao!

For the first time, 12 residential colleges were represented on the O-Week welcoming committee....

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Happy Owlidays!

Rice Magazine’s third-annual holiday gift guide highlights three alumni-owned businesses that collectively offer something for everyone on your list....

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Now Reading: Alumni Books

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Everything Everywhere All at Once

With her latest album, Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw builds on a career shaped by unlikely inspiration, collaboration and creative risk....

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Sorting Himself Out

From Rice to Broadway, actor and playwright Chadd Alexander has built a career around the power of belonging....

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A Place to Rest, a Prairie to Restore

How Elisa Maciá Donovan created an eco-friendly cemetery that supports conservation of the coastal prairie....

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Now Reading: Faculty Books

Jae-Hee Jung on how political parties use moral rhetoric and Tomás Q. Morin’s cat-narrated debut novel ...

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Historian John Boles on "Grand Papa Jefferson"

Rice Professor Emeritus John Boles explores Jefferson’s role as a father and grandfather to reveal a more personal side of the third president. ...

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Written in Wolf DNA

Rice bioscientist Lauren Hennelly’s research points to southern Asia as a global hotspot for gray wolf diversity — and a conservation priority....

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A Cultural Crosswinds

Four Shepherd School faculty members join CAYO’s inaugural Mexico exchange, connecting young musicians through performance <br /> and education....

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Writing Beyond the Page

Rice’s new MFA brings together craft, community and Houston’s literary energy. ...

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Powering Partnership

The Baker Institute’s new Eastern Mediterranean Energy Center aims to strengthen energy infrastructure, research exchange and geopolitical collaboration....

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Press Play on Recovery

Rice engineering students won international honors for TacTile, a game-based stroke rehab system....

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The Big Number: 2 Million

At Rice, students aren’t just learning about environmental challenges in the classroom; they’re helping solve them between classes — one banana peel at a time....

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Particles of Confederation

Rice’s DUNE-TECH program introduces undergraduates to the science behind one of the nation’s most ambitious physics experiments....

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The Road He Paved

The late Richard Tapia applied his brilliance and determination to advancing mathematics — and to changing who succeeds in STEM....

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Historic Echoes

Rice’s oldest lecture hall blends historic charm with modern functionality....

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The Next Chapter

As the founder of Butterfly Books, Lucia Noto has donated thousands of books and built a youth-led nonprofit rooted in literacy, service and hope....

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Letter from the President: Momentous Progress, Global Reach

This is what global impact looks like at Rice: thoughtful growth, bold discovery, meaningful partnerships, and a commitment to preparing our students to lead in a world that is inc...

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Editor’s Note: Space and Time

From the moon to the World Cup, this issue shows a Rice community that doesn’t simply watch big moments unfold but helps shape them....

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