Ryan Levy '97 (Thanks, Michelle Smith '79!):
Houston winery wins a top honor at Rodeo’s uncorked competition (ABC13)

The PhD Project:
Department of Education launches investigation into Rice (Houston Chronicle)

SXSW:
Rice partners with Texas House during SXSW (Rice News)

Rice Innovation:

Comics Conference at Rice, March 20-23:
Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist Art Spiegelman to headline conference (Rice News)

Twilight Epiphany Skyspace:
Heaven in Houston (Texas Coop Power)

Sylvester Turner:
Rice mourns passing of longtime Houston leader, public servant (Rice News)

Stinebaugh Family Financial Literacy Program:
$3 million gift establishes financial literacy initiative (Rice News)

Moody Center:
Meet Erin Rolfs, Director of Marketing and Communications (AAMG)

The Rice Thresher:

Rice Business:
New building project celebrates milesone (Rice News)

Moody Center Complex for Student Life:
Second student center to open by fall 2027 (The Rice Thresher)

Ope Amosu, MBA '14:

Glasscock School:
Click here for the Spring 2025 CCLE Course Guide.  Courses are now open for registration.

Wes Anderson:
Wes Anderson’s latest film, “The Phoenician Scheme” will be released on May 30.  He is the son of ARA Meritorious Service Award honoree and Rice baseball fan Texas Anderson ‘81/’85 who passed away last October 3. 

Rice Engieering:
Luay Nakhleh reappointed as dean (Rice News)

World Engineering Day:
Rice supporting World Engineering Day as official partner (Rice News)

Slyvia Dee:
Sylvia Dee battling climate-driven diseases through the Texas Virosphere Project (Rice News)

Texas-France Space Hub:
Hub aims to innovate space commerce and research (Rice News)

Ken Lacey (1952-2025):
Ken Lacey, Lovett College, Rice ’75, passed away last week after an extended battle with glioblastoma.  He was a wonderful spirit, with mischief in his smile, and a great athlete as well.

Ken connected with Grayson Alderman (also Rice ’75) while at Rice and they settled in Manchester, England.

They were regular class reunion attendees despite their distance from Houston indicating their deep connections to Rice and the friends they made as undergraduates.

XINWU QUIAN:
Rethinking equity in electric vehicle infrastructure (Rice News)

Ryan Levy '97:
Nice Winery has been named Top All-Around Winery for the second consecutive year at the 2025 HLSR International Wine Competition.  The winery is run by Ryan Levy ’97 and Ian Eastveld.

The Rice Thresher: