January 11, 2026
RUPD:
The public is invited to comment on the Rice University Police Department as part of the national accreditation process. Read more here.
RUPD:
The public is invited to comment on the Rice University Police Department as part of the national accreditation process. Read more here.
John Shepherd '09:
President Trump has nominated John Shepherd, a judge from southern Arkansas, to be a federal judge for the Western District of Arkansas. He earned a BA in Political Science from Rice in 2009 where he was a four-year football letterman (2006-07-08-09). Read more.
Glasscock School:
Rice Brain Institute:
Institute awards first seed grants (Rice News)
Arthur B Cohn:
Why a historic Houston home still stands beside Daikan Park downtown (Houston Chronicle)
Billy Joe Martin (1933-2025):
Voluntary Separation Incentive Program:
Rice salutes employee's dedication, service (Rice News)
Crossword Puzzle:
Rice was part of yesterday’s Houston Chronicle print edition crossword puzzle. See clue 62 across: What is a ten letter word for a kitchen appliance used at a Houston campus?
Sharon and Greg Mathews:
The current edition of the UT alumni magazine The Alcade features generations of Longhorns who share their Alumni Center wedding stories, including Rice baseball fans Sharon and Greg Mathews. Click here (next to last couple).
Nicholas Keith (1946-2025):
Owls With Impact:
How These Rice Alumni Are Changing Lives (Rice News)
Trevor Hudson (1992-2025):
David Turner (1940-2025):
Ope Amosu, MBA '14:
Watch here a New York Times review of ChopNBlok. Ope Amosu’s restaurant started as a pop-up before becoming a vendor at Post Houston food hall in 2021 and now has a standalone brick-and-mortar location at 507 Westheimer in Montrose since October last year.
Eric Engineer '01/'02: