Rice University is celebrating over five years of providing access to higher education through the Rice Investment, a financial aid program introduced during the 2019-20 academic year.

Moravian missionaries named the Pennsylvania city of Bethlehem after the biblical birthplace of Jesus on Christmas Eve in 1741.

KPRC 2′s Michael Horton spoke with Mark Jones, a political science professor at Rice University, to break down Trump’s victory.

Stories that once lived in the shadows are now stored in one of the most extraordinary archives in the world -- the “Archives of the Impossible” at Rice University.

Fifty years ago, Philadelphia prison officials ended a medical testing program that had allowed a University of Pennsylvania researcher to conduct human testing on incarcerated people, many of them Black.

For the last three months, the people who live near a leaning power pole have been calling and calling and calling for help.

For the last three months, the people who live near a leaning power pole have been calling and calling and calling for help.

Researchers at Rice University are hoping to release this implant in the next few years which will also hopefully reduce developing and manufacturing costs for popular weight loss medications like Ozempic.

IJH beats Rice, 33-7, at home

Former Rice University baseball coach Wayne Graham passed away Tuesday. He was 88 years old.

Graham led Rice to a national championship in 2003 and led Owls for 26 years.

Rice University canceled classes but encouraged students and those within the Rice community to seek out counselors on campus or call their 24-hour call center for support a day after Andrea Rodriguez Avila was found dead in her dorm room.

Texas running back CJ Baxter injured a knee in practice this week and will miss the 2024 season.

Former Rice, Texans, Roughnecks linebacker holds third annual football camp Saturday.

Brenden Rice already had plenty to prove as the son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Jerry Rice.

Wide receiver drafted

Vietnam aims to transform its rice sector, making it more resilient to climate change while also reducing its emissions of methane, a greenhouse gas far more potent than carbon dioxide.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice has surrendered to police on charges including aggravated assault after he and another driver of a speeding sports car allegedly caused a crash on a Dallas highway last month.

Johnson Development has named a new community in Katy, Texas, called Grange

Angel Reese had 10 points and 19 rebounds, and third-seeded LSU overcame a feisty performance by No. 14 seed Rice for a 70-60 victory in the first round of the women’s NCAA Tournament.

Tristan da Silva scored 20 points and Colorado won its first NCAA Tournament game in three years, wrapping up the First Four with a sloppy 60-53 win over Boise State.

Pera had a 96-127 record in seven seasons with the Owls

Owls coming off 6-6 season and trip to the First Responders Bowl in Dallas.

Rice wide receiver aces combine

Arsenal hammered West Ham 6-0 for its biggest ever Premier League away victory before United beat Aston Villa 2-1 in a huge result in the race for Champions League qualification.

The search for a shooter is entering its third day after three people were killed early Sunday while attending a birthday party at a short-term rental home in Katy.

Southern California and most of women’s college basketball has been captivated by the early season success of undefeated USC and its freshman phenom JuJu Watkins.

William “Willy” Rice, the founder of Rice University, will be buried at his family plot after students called for his removal due to his slave-owning past.

It isn’t uncommon for athletes to grow up on the same field together all the way to the high school stage. After all, schools and districts are zoned for a reason.

Michael Pratt threw for 263 yards and accounted for three touchdowns as No. 22 Tulane held on to defeat Rice 30-28 Saturday for its sixth straight win.

After a routine win over Rice to start the season, Texas coach Steve Sarkisian lamented no one seemed to be talking about how good the No. 4 Longhorns’ defense could be.

JT Daniels tied a career high passing for 401 yards and three scores, Daelen Alexander rushed for three touchdowns and Rice defeated Houston 43-41 in double overtime in the 42nd Bayou Bucket.

Houston and Rice are crosstown rivals who will meet for the 45th time in a game where the winner will take home the Bayou Bucket trophy.

The extreme heat and drought conditions are having a big impact on farmers.

Hoping to stave off inflationary pressures on a diet staple, the Indian government is banning exports of non-Basmati white rice varieties.

Rice University mourned the loss of Owl track and field great, Fred Cloud. He was 77.

A Connecticut family is reeling from its latest ordeal because of gun violence.

Rice defensive end played in East-West Shrine Bowl, worked out for Texans.

Family members of those killed and wounded during the mass shooting at Santa Fe High School continue fighting for the release of information about what exactly happened in May 2018. A proposed law would yield some of those answers, but a hearing on the bill was canceled at the last minute this week.

Sir’Jabari Rice scored 23 points and No. 2 seed Texas shut down sharpshooting Colgate for an 81-61 victory in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Max Rice remembers the excitement he saw watching Northwestern win its first NCAA Tournament game six years ago.

Host Khambrel Marshall sits down with former Prairie View A&M president Ruth Simmons, who resigned from her post in February. She discusses her plans and the impact of politics in education.

Sir’Jabari Rice scored 19 of his game-high 24 points in the second half and overtime, and No. 6 Texas held off Oklahoma 85-53.

A year ago, President Joe Biden used his first State of the Union address to push top Democratic priorities that were sure to face a battle in the narrowly divided Congress — tough asks like an assault weapons ban.

Sir’Jabari Rice scored 21 points and Timmy Allen added 19 to send No. 10 Texas to a 76-71 win over No. 11 Baylor.

Quincy Olivari scored 30 points, including six in overtime, Max Fiedler had a triple-double and Rice defeated UTSA 88-81.

Travis Evee scored 21 points and his left-handed floater at the buzzer carried Rice past UTEP 83-82.

Jim Rice grew up in Houston. He’s been going to baseball games for close to 50 years. He never imagined he’d be holding the ball that led to the Houston Astros second world championship title.

IN THIS EPISODE: After several rough cases involving abuse and neglect in children--including here in Harris County, Host Khambrel Marshall sits down with Dr. Bob Sanborn, president and CEO of Children At Risk. He believes that much of the abuse and suffering in children can be reduced if the government stepped forward.

TJ McMahon threw for three touchdowns, ran for a fourth and Juma Otoviano scored in overtime to lift Rice past Louisiana Tech 42-41, wrecking the Bulldogs’ homecoming in the process.

Cloned key fobs, high-powered Hellcats and thieves daring police and risking arrest are part of a trend in which vehicles are being stolen from factory lots and dealer showrooms only to be later sold on the street for tens of thousands of dollars less than their worth.

New coach Lincoln Riley's tenure at No. 14 Southern California got off to a roaring start with a 66-14 victory over Rice.

Niche has named Rice University among its top 10 colleges in America, according to its 2023 best colleges rankings.

More than 100,000 people have been evacuated to safer areas as heavy rains bring flood risks to a region of southwest China that was devastated by heat and drought for most of the summer.

The Denver Broncos' new ownership group is the league's most diverse, with four of the six members either female or minorities.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has been added to the new Broncos ownership group.

Negotiations that led to the executive order on race and policing signed last week by President Joe Biden had been in danger of breaking down.

Houston Newsmakers: Barbara Bush’s ‘A Celebration of Reading’ event returns for 28th year

Houston Life Reporter Lauren Kelly joins us live from Rice University’s brand new opera hall. She will show us what it takes to stage an opera performance. Kelly will show us the wigs and costumes, and she will get on stage with performers. The entire Houston community is invited April 9 for a tour, but you and your family can get a preview Thursday on Houston Life.

Two lifelong Republicans representing neighboring congressional districts in South Carolina are unlikely players in the fierce debate over the future of their party.

Max Fiedler posted 12 points, eight rebounds and six assists as Rice beat Charlotte 73-61 in the Conference USA Conference Tourney second round.

Erik Czumbel had a career-high 22 points as UTSA got past Rice 82-71.

Keonte Kennedy made a foul shot with 45 seconds left to give UTEP the lead en route to a 70-67 win over Rice.

Travis Evee hit a 3-pointer to start overtime and Rice never trailed in the extra period to beat Southern Miss 77-72.

Kenneth Lofton Jr. had 16 points and Amorie Archibald scored 14 to lead Louisiana Tech to an 83-79 victory over Rice.

Tevin Brewer matched his career high with 25 points to help Florida International beat Rice 80-77 on Saturday night.

Quan Jackson had 21 points as UAB won its eighth straight home game, beating Rice 92-68.

Thomas Bell tied his career high with 21 points as North Texas won its 10th consecutive game, routing Rice 67-44.

Max Fiedler had 16 points to lead six Rice players in double figures as the Owls rolled past Jarvis Christian 98-63.

Jamal Bieniemy scored a career-high 36 points and Tydus Verhoeven scored 12 and UTEP beat Rice 72-70 on Saturday for its sixth-straight win.

Max Fiedler had 22 points as Rice beat UTSA 91-78.

Kenneth Lofton Jr. had 19 points and 13 rebounds as Louisiana Tech topped Rice 80-63.

A Houston woman has filed a sexual assault lawsuit against Rice University and a former piano instructor – who is serving time for indecency with another child – claiming years of abuse that began when she was just 10 years old.

Austin Butler made a layup with 1:23 left to give Charlotte the lead en route to a 67-64 win over Rice on Saturday.

Carl Pierre had 21 points as Rice topped Old Dominion 77-69.

Carl Pierre scored a career-high 30 points and tied a school record with eight 3-pointers to lead Rice to an 87-77 win over Marshall.

Jairus Hamilton had 22 points and 10 rebounds as Western Kentucky topped Rice 80-66.

Travis Evee had a season-high 25 points as Rice held on to beat UAB 85-80.

Carl Pierre recorded 19 points and 10 rebounds to lift Rice to a 65-61 win over Middle Tennessee.

Tylor Perry had 18 points and North Texas rolled past Rice 75-43 in a Conference USA opener.

Rice has announced the postponing of Saturday's women's basketball game with North Texas due to COVID-19 related issues within the Rice program.

Rice University has announced plans for its spring semester.

Class first began at Rice University in September of 1912 under a charter that called for the free education of the “White inhabitants of Houston and Texas.”

COVID-19 issues within the Owls program has wiped out the Rice basketball schedule for Sunday for both men's and women's basketball teams.

Travis Evee matched his season high with 24 points as Rice routed Incarnate Word 85-55.

Quincy Olivari had a season-high 27 points as Rice topped Houston Baptist 88-73.

The Harris County District Attorneys’ office announced a new partnership with area universities and colleges to help provide access to services for students and survivors of sexual assault.

Mason Harrell scored 24 points as Texas State beat Rice 80-69.

Oakland held off Rice for a 76-73 win in the Gulf Coast Showcase on Tuesday.

Max Fiedler had 30 points and 12 rebounds, Chris Mullins added 25 points and Rice edged past Evansville 109-104 in triple overtime.

Carl Pierre had 20 points as Rice beat Southern 81-63.

Marcus Sasser scored 26 points, Kyler Edwards added 18 points and six rebounds, and No. 15 Houston routed Rice 79-45.

Owls open basketball season with easy win over Pepperdine

U.S. Rep. Tom Rice says that he hopes his vote this year to impeach President Donald Trump won’t be enough to overshadow his other accomplishments as he seeks a sixth term.

Six schools from Conference USA want to join the American Athletic Conference and are expected to be accepted by the end of the week.

Bijan Robinson ran for three touchdowns in the first half and Texas rebounded from a humiliating loss a week earlier by pounding Rice 58-0.

Clayton Tune completed 22 of 30 passes for 236 yards and a pair of touchdowns, Alton McCaskill rushed for two TDs and caught a third as Houston walloped crosstown rival Rice 44-7.

It’s not every day that you turn 100, and World War II veteran Tom Rice wanted to make sure his 100th birthday was unforgettable.

Pennsylvania’s high court has dealt a blow to victims of child sexual abuse who are trying to revive their otherwise outdated claims.