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September 25, 2016

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Jones School:
Audio: Interview with Peter Rodriguez (Houston Public Media)

Judith Cashen Allen (1939 - 2016):
On September 7, Judith Cashen Allen passed away.  A native of New Mexico, she graduated from Rice in 1961.  She served as a Cenacle Sister from 1963-1968 and she was co-owner of ABC (Allen Book Center) from 1980-1985.  She is survived by, among others, her husband Fred.  Click here for The Beaumont Enterprise obituary. 
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September 24, 2016

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Rebecca Richards-Kortum (Thanks, Susan Zimmerman!):
'Genius Grant Winner' Is A Genius At Inspiring Students (NPR)

The President's Lecture Series:
Next up in the President’s Lectures Series is Ford Foundation President Darren Walker on Monday, October 3.  Click here to read more.  

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Friday Follies: Before There Were Drones ... '
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September 23, 2016

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Vice President Joe Biden:
How Rice landed Joe Biden as a guest speaker (HBJ)

Rice-Made Nanoparticles:
Tattoo therapy could ease chronic disease (Rice News)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "A Novel Approach to Shirts and Skins".
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September 22, 2016

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Rebecca Richards-Kortum:
Rice's Rebecca Richards-Kortum named MacArthur Fellow (Rice News)
Rice engineer secures prestigious MacArthur fellowship (Houston Chronicle)
Meet Rebecca Richards-Kortum (MacArthur Foundation)

Rice Theatre:
Rice Theatre to present ‘Julius Caesar’ Sept 30-Oct 2, Oct 6-8 (Rice News) 

Jeffrey Fleisher:
Uncovering history (Rice News)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Masterson Speaks, 1969".

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September 21, 2016

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Baker Institute:
James Baker: 'The man who made Washington work' (Houston Chronicle)

Jones School:
Rice Business Wisdom site launches (Rice News)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Mischief Behind Physics".
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September 20, 2016

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Shepherd School:
Rice orchestras to present season debut concerts (Rice News)

John Sealy Jockusch (1917 - 2016):
On September 4, John Sealy Jockusch passed away.  Born in Galveston, he attended Rice (class of 1941) and served 5 years in the Army.  He worked for Dittmar & Co (now Morgan Stanley) from 1950 until 2010 when he retired at the age of 93.  Also, he was very active in his church and in the community, including helping to form the United Way of Texas.  Click here for the San Antonio Express-News obituary. 

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Where Hippies Are Few, 1967".
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September 19, 2016

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Jan West '73:
Public Affairs' Jan West honored by Rice Board of Trustees (Rice News)

Bill Cooper (1923 - 2016):
On September 5, Bill Cooper passed away.  A native Nebraskan, he completed Rice in 1947 after military service.  He enjoyed a career with Humble Oil (nka ExxonMobil) for over 35 years until he retired in 1982.  He was married to his wife Grace for 68 over years.  Also, he supported many charities.  Click here for the Dallas Morning News obituary.  
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September 18, 2016

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Jan West '73:
Public Affairs' Jan West honored by Rice Board of Trustees (Rice News)

Joan Portis Wyatt (1931 - 2016):
On August 25, Joan Portis Wyatt passed away.  A native Texan, she attended Rice (class of 1953) where she met her late husband of 57 years Gordon (’51).  After raising a family, she earned a BS (’85) and a MS (’87) from Sam Houston State.  She enjoyed a career as a counselor, a professor at South Plains College and a Peace Corps volunteer in the Ukraine.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.  
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September 17, 2016

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Vice President Joe Biden:
Biden announces new measures to help cancer patients at Rice (Rice News)
In Rice visit, Biden announces cancer research reform (The Rice Thresher)

Christopher Fagundes:
Psychology professor receives Robert Ader New Investigator Award (Rice News)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Friday Football: hold fast to courage".
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September 16, 2016

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Baker Institute Lecture, Today, 3 pm:
VP Joe Biden to deliver remarks about Cancer Moonshot today (Rice News)

Rice Media Center Premier, September 24:
The US premier of “we are in it”, a film by Yehuda Sharim, will take place at the Rice Media Center on Saturday, September 24  The film “chronicles the stories and journeys of five Houston residents and their attempt to find refuge in this American metropolis”.  The event is open to the public but registration is recommended.  Read more.

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Graduation at Leon Springs, 1917".
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