Baker Institute:
Chief Justice Says Personal Attacks on Judges Are ‘Dangerous’ and Must Stop (NYT)

Rice Business:
Rice Business explores AI (Rice News)

Trivia Answer:
Hanna Huston ’19, the daughter of head Swimming coach at Rice Seth Huston, is head Swimming coach at St. Thomas.  (Thanks, Chris Kohnhorst and Mike Ross!)

Rice Athletics:
Eric George's Journey to Rice Athletics (HBJ, Subscriber content)

Rice W Basketball:
WBIT Tickets (Rice Owls)
WBIT Information (NCAA)

Brad Bucher '65 (Thanks, Kathleen Boyd '80!):
Last week, Glasstire posted this tribute to Brad Bucher here.

Women in Leadership Conference:
Conference passes torch to next generation (Rice News)

Shepherd School:

Trivia Question:
Name the current Rice head coach whose daughter, a Rice alum, is also a head coach in the same sport at another NCAA school.  For a bonus point, name the school.  Email your answer(s) here.

Rice Athletics:
Armstead Named Executive Senior Associate AD & Senior Women Administrator (Rice Owls)

Rice W Basketball:
WBIT Tickets (Rice Owls)
WBIT Information (NCAA)

Dr Larry McIntire (1943-2026):
As reported, Dr. Larry McIntire, who founded the Department of Bioengineering at Rice,  passed away on January 23, 2026.  A Celebration of Life will be held on April 18, 2026, at noon at the Park Springs Community Main Clubhouse, 500 Springhouse Circle, Stone Mountain, GA 30087.  Click here for more details.  

Alex Maldonado, M. of Arts in Teaching '24:

Rice W Basketball:
Rice to Host Louisiana Tech in WBIT (Rice Owls)

Rice Tennis:
Women Win 4-3 Thriller at Tulane (Rice Owls)

Rice Swimming:
Dyson Leads Rice to Runner-Up Finish at NIC (Rice Owls)

Rice W Tennis:
Owls Fall to No. 38 Charlotte (Rice Owls)

CASST:
Rice selected to lead US Space Force Strategic Technology Institute 4 (Rice News)