Natsumi Komatsu:
Doctoral Alumna wins prestigious Schmidt Science Fellowship (Rice News)

Henrietta Rash (1932-2022):
As reported, on May 9, Henrietta Rash passed away at home as she wanted, in no pain and with her daughter and husband Mike Rash beside her, after battling Terminal Kidney Disease for several years.  Born in New Orleans, she enjoyed a long career with Shell Oil.  Henrietta and Mike were long-time avid Rice Athletics fans, most principally for baseball, women’s basketball and volleyball, as well as College World Series season ticketholders.  

Scott Solomon:
Scott Solomon’s Tropical Field Biology course (BIOS 319) is headed back to Belize this summer.  Be sure to check out the class blog here.

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "They Never Did Find It".

Baker Institute:
New members elected to Baker Institute Board of Advisors (Rice News)

FInes Martin (1934-2022):

Rice Engineers:
Bumps could smooth quantum investigations (Rice News)

James Tour:
Bacteria-killing drills get an upgrade (Rice News)

Grace Walters '23:
Texas teenager claims Spelling Bee title (NPR/AP)
The Queen Bee of Competitive Spelling (Houstonia, 5/1/20)

David Leebron:

Edward Djerejian:
Edward Djerejian has been named Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative.  Read more.

George Zgourides (1961-2022):

Huda Zoghbi:
Rice trustee shares prestigious 2022 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience (Rice News)

I-O Psychology Program:
Rice’s top ranked I-O psychology program has helped its alumni stand out (Rice News)

Alejandra Merheb:

Fayez Sarofim (1928 - 2022):
Fayez Sarofim, Rice donor and longtime endowment leader, dies at 93 (Rice News)

Allen Gilmer '83:
Allen Gilmer ’83 is an executive producer of a new movie Frank & Penelope to be released in selected theatres tomorrow. Read more.

Baker Institute:
Leading US diplomat David Satterfield named director of Baker Institute (Rice News)

Kathy Collins:
Rice bids fond farewell to finance wizard Kathy Collins (Rice News)

Daniel Cohan (Thanks, Susan Zimmerman!):
Yesterday, Rice professor Daniel Cohan, author of the new book “Confronting Climate Gridlock: How Diplomacy, Technology, and Policy can unlock a clear energy future”, was interviewed on Marketplace on NPR here.