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December 4, 2013

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Dunn Foundation:
Dunn Foundation awards biosciences grants (Rice News)

Rice Police:
Police transparency blasted after Rice arrest (Chronicle, subscriber content)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Disoriented".
Last Edited by Shelby at 12/4/2013 6:15:29 AM

December 3, 2013

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Peter Wolynes:
Bad proteins branch out (Rice News)

Frank Gregg (1924 - 2013):
On November 28, Frank Gregg passed away.  A native Houstonian, he attended Rice before joining the Army.  Afterwards, he worked for Gulf Oil as a petroleum engineer for over 40 years.  Also, he was active in service organizations.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

Rice History Corner: 
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Twirlers".
Last Edited by Shelby at 12/3/2013 5:31:33 AM

December 2, 2013

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Rebecca Kortum-Richards:
New tools to fight cervical cancer (Houston Chronicle, subscriber content)

Richard Baraniuk:
Congressional support building for open-access textbook bill (Rice News)

Berkley Barfield (1915 - 2013):
On November 21, Berkley Barfield passed away.  A native Texan, he attended Rice (class of 1937) but “the impact of the Great Depression” impeded his dream of graduating”.  He served in WWII and the Korean War.   He was very interested in prose and poetry and he started writing poetry full time at the age of 91.  He had written three books and was working on a fourth at the time of his death.  Click here for the Humble Observer obituary.
Last Edited by Shelby at 12/2/2013 6:01:35 AM

December 1, 2013

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David Nino:
Engineering students get lesson in leadership (Rice News)

Ross Dawson (1934 - 2013):
On November 22, Ross Dawson passed away.  Born on Christmas Day in Oklahoma, he earned a bachelor’s degree in 1956 and a master’s in 1958 from Rice, both in geology.  He enjoyed a long and distinguished career in the oil business.  He “was an enthusiastic participant in the World Oilman’s Tennis tournament since its inception in 1977 and was a board member for many years”.  Also, he was very active in his church.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Last Edited by Shelby at 12/1/2013 5:31:10 AM

November 30, 2013

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R-ARM (Thanks, Bruce Shelby!):
How A Robotic Arm Changed 4 Lives (NPR)

Hal Ticknor '52:
Car of Missing 82-Year-Old Man Found (NBCDFW.com)

Jackie Church (1921 - 2013):
On November 18, Jackie Church passed away.  A native Texan, she served as an assistant to the Dean of Humanities at Rice until retiring in 1970.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary. 

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Post-Thanksgiving Follies: Back to Work, People".
Last Edited by Shelby at 11/30/2013 5:36:54 AM

November 29, 2013

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Tiffany Vo:
Vo wins Kirschstein National Service Award (Rice News)

Laura Dresser '88:
Know Your Madisonian: Laura Dresser (Wisconsin State Journal)

Lois Katherine Ongley (1951 - 2013):
On November 16, Lois Katherine Ongley passed away.  A native Michigander, she earned a BA in Geology from Middlebury in 1973, a MS in Geology from Texas A&M in 1977 and a PhD in Environment Science and Engineering from Rice.  She taught at Bates College and Unity College and enjoyed traveling around the world.  Click here for the BDN Maine obituary.
Last Edited by Shelby at 11/29/2013 5:30:57 AM

November 28, 2013

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Happy Thanksgivvukah (Thanks, Nancy Shelby!):
The Untold Story (New Yorker)

Colleen Kegg:
On November 13, Colleen Kegg passed away at the age of 62 after a long battle with a rare neurological disorder known as Cortical Basal Degeneration (CBD).  A native Houstonian, she graduated from Rice in 1973.  She moved to Santa Barbara in 1979 where she worked for the US Geological Survey while she obtained a degree in Mechanical Engineering from UCSB in 1982.  Click here for the Santa Barbara News-Press obituary.

254 Texas Courthouses:
Leonard Lane has completed the webpage for Hunt County.  Check it out.

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Thanksgiving, 1975: Over the River and Through the Woods!"
Last Edited by Shelby at 11/28/2013 5:23:13 AM

November 27, 2013

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Junichiro Kono:
Flashes of brilliance (Rice News)

Hal Ticknor '52:
82-Year-Old Garland Man Still Missing After 6 Weeks (NBCDFW.com)

Leslie LeVack (1932 - 2013):
On November 15, Leslie LeVack passed away.  A native Texan, she graduated from Rice in 1954.  She “enjoyed reading, doing crossword puzzles, and singing in the church choir, but her greatest passion was being a grandmother.”  Click here for the Chronicle obituary. 

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Rice Status Guide, 1967".
Last Edited by Shelby at 11/27/2013 5:42:25 AM

November 26, 2013

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Gibbs Center:
Gibbs Center among top 20 student recreation centers (Rice News)

Julie Fette:
College freshmen craft children's literature (YouTube)

Ernest Severin (1935 - 2013):
On November 4, Ernest Severin passed away.  He earned three degrees from Rice, a BA in Electrical Engineering in 1957, a BS in Electrical Engineering in 1958 and a MS in Computer Science in 1968.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary. 

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Field Trip".
Last Edited by Shelby at 11/26/2013 6:10:34 AM

November 25, 2013

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Rice School of Architecture:
Rice Second Century House (Rice News)

Ann McIver Holmes (1927 - 2013):
On November 13, Ann McIver Holmes passed away.  A native Houstonian, she earned a BA in from Rice in 1947.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary. 

Lockhart, Texas:
Video: BBQ in the heart of Texas (CBS Sunday Morning)
Last Edited by Shelby at 11/25/2013 5:34:10 AM
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