Naomi Halas:
Halas awarded Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry (Rice Owls) 

Syzygy Plasmonics:
Houston clean energy startup announces sweeping layoffs (Houston Chronicle)

Trivia Answer:
OJ Brigance ’92 is the only football player in history to win a Grey Cup (Stallions, 1995) and a Super Bowl (Ravens, 2001) with teams based out of the same city (Baltimore). He was inducted into the Rice Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003 and he was honored with an ARA Distinguished Alumni Award in 2012. (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

Rice Track:
Preview: Women l Men (Rice Owls)

Rice M Tennis:
Rice Returns Home to Face LSU Today (Rice Owls)

Rice W Tennis:
Rice Shuts Down Houston (Rice Owls)

Rice W Basketball:
Fisher's Career Night Not Enough Against Tulane (Rice Owls)

Dinner for the Moody:
Art powerhouses Host Moody Center Dinner (Houston Chronicle)

Trivia Question:
Name the only football player in history to win a Super Bowl and Grey Cup with teams based out of the same city. Email your answer here.

NFL Big Data Bowl:
Seniors named semifinalists in NFL's sports analytics competition (The Rice Thresher)

Rice Baseball:
Fan Fest ushers in upcoming season (The Rice Thresher)

Trivia Answer:
Graham Walker, the half-brother of Kansas City Chief QB Patrick Mahomes, was on the Rice Football 2024 roster.  On Sunday, Patrick and the Chiefs will face the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

Federal DEI Ban:
Rice among Texas schools facing uncertainty (Houston Chronicle)

Peggy Whitson, PhD '86:
Whitson to lead historic mission to International Space Station (Rice News)

The Rice Thresher: