Engineering and Science Building:
Two Deans, One Shared Vision (Rice News)

Everyday Infrastructures:
An Interview with Tei Carpenter (RDA)

UTEP 38, Rice 28:
RIce Drops Road Finale at UTEP (Rice Owls)
Miners Fry Rice (UTEP Athletics)
Rice rally falls short (The Roost)
Rice season hits yet another speedbump (The Roost)
Rice falls to UTEP (Houston Chronicle)

C-USA Football:
Week 12 Roundup (The Roost)

Rice W Basketball:
Owls Fall to Oklahoma State, 68-48 (RIce Owls)

Rice Swimming:
Phill Hansel Invite Day Three (Rice Owls)

Baseball Player Moves (Thanks, Sten Gustafson!):
Yesterday, the Tampa Bay Rays added catcher/infielder Ford Proctor to their 40-man roster.  Read more.

David Varner (1960-2021):
On November 13, Dave Varner unexpectedly passed away.  A native Houstonian, he earned his Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Architecture degrees from Rice in 1982.  He married Marjorie Foelker ’83 in 1986.  He enjoyed a career as an accomplished architect in Washington DC, before joining SmithGroup where he retired as Office Director in December 2020.  Also, he was an exceptional athlete and he and Marjorie loved to travel.  A year ago, they moved to Bellingham WA.

Today, there will be service in Washington State and there will be another service in the DC area on Saturday, December 11, with details to follow.  Click here for the obituary. 

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Friday Follies: Mechanical Malfunction”.

Rice Football:
Rice at UTEP: 5 things to watch (Houston Chronicle)

Player Moves (Thanks, Hall Gosnell!):
On Thursday, the Atlanta Falcons signed OLB Emanuel Ellerbee to the 53-man roster.  WR Austin Trammell remains on their practice squad.

Texas High School Football Playoffs:
Last night, Ridge Point (with Bert Emanuel Jr and DK Kalu) defeated Cy-Fair, 41-20,  in the area playoffs.  Next up, the Panthers play Atascocita in the regional semifinals at 7 pm Friday, November 26, at TDECU Stadium.

Rice Athletics:
Rice Athletics Celebrates Interational Education Week (Rice Owls)

Rice M Basketball:
Owls Top UNO, 83-78 (Rice Owls)

Rice W Basketball:
Owls Host Oklahoma State Today (Rice Owls)

Rice Swimming:
Phill Hansel Invite Day Two (Rice Owls)

Texas High School Volleyball Playoffs:
Yesterday, Northside Brandeis defeated Bridgeland (with Alice Volpe), 3-1, in the state semifinals in Garland.

Trivia Answer:
Former Rice volleyball player Shelby Livingstone is the daughter of Baylor president Linda Livingstone and Rice soccer player Shelby DesRoches is the daughter of incoming Rice president Reginald DesRoches. (Thanks, Joe Graves and Mike Ross!)

Way to go, Melinda Clark, Nancy Bailey, George Dethlefsen, Ann Bixby, Bev Schorre, Art Gottschalk, Mary Jane Kinnebrew, Martha Proctor Gano, Jimmy Disch, Scott Wise, Matt Moake, Clarke Anderson, Steve Lukingbeal, Bill Allison, Russell Henderson, Ted Richard, Richard Zansitis, Dennis Carnes, Walt Greenberg, Nancy Eubank, Richard Avant, Joel Gilbert, George Wagner, Jim Woodruff, Paul Reese, Bryant Wilkinson, Dan Hyde, Joe Graves, Cary Gray, Bob Reinhold, Betty Bixby, James Walker, Larry Nettles, Joan Krajca-Radcliffe, Chris Kohnhorst, Mike Ross, Guy Rollins, Nancy Burch and Sallie Schwall!

Next trivia question next Tuesday!

Brian Armstrong '05/'06 (Thanks, Tammy Taura '84):
Coinbase: Brian Armstrong – How I Built This with Guy Raz (Apple Podcast)

Vivas Kumar '14:
This week, Mitra Future Technologies (“Mitra Chem”) completed a $20 million Series A funding round led by billionaire investor Chamath Palihapitiya’s Social Capital Holdings. The startup aims to boost the North American battery supply chain industry that is currently dominated by China, by producing an iron-based cathode for non-Chinese applications.  Read more.

The CEO and Co-Founder of Mitra Chem is Vivas Kumar ’14.  In 2020, he was featured in Rice Magazine as a “Twenty in their Twenties” young alumni here. 

Shepherd School:
A Day in the Life (YouTube)

Rice M Basketball:
Owls Begin Four-Game Road Trip at New Orleans (Rice Owls)

Rice M Tennis:
Owls Add Three (Rice Owls)

Rice Swimming:
Phill Hansel Invite Day One (Rice Owls)

Texas High School Volleyball Championship:
Today at 5 pm, Bridgeland (with Alice Volpe) plays Northside Brandeis in the state semifinals in Garland.  Read more.