Baker Institute:
Study: US and Mexico must work together on asylum (RIce News)

Stephen Hahn '80:
Former FDA Commissioner Joins Flagship Pioneering (PR Newswire)

Rice Magazine:
Rice Magazine takes top prize in international competition (Rice News)

Fred Boyett (1930-2021):
On June 10, Fred Boyett passed away.  A native Texan, he earned a BA from Rice in 1951.  He enjoyed a thirty-five year career with US Customs, retiring as Asst. Regional Commissioner in Houston in 1987.  Also, he loved “hunting and fishing” and he “competed fiercely in golf for many years”.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of nearly seventy years, Dorothy.  Click here for the obituary.

Charles Koberg III (1935-2021):
On June 3, Charles Koberg III passed away  Raised in San Angelo, he earned a BA (1956) and a BS (1957) in Chemical Engineering from Rice.  He enjoyed a career with Convair, Monsanto Textiles, a wig and hairpiece manufacturer and wholesaler in Hong Kong and as a venture consultant.  Also, he was a member of American Mensa and was an excellent tennis player.  Click here for the San Angelo Standard-Times obituary.

Charles Robert Gregg (1929-2021):
On April 21, Charles Robert (Bob) Gregg passed away.  A native Texan, he attended Rice (class of 1951) where he met his future wife Margaret Minahan (class of 1953).  He graduated from UT with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.  “He lived his faith by quiet example.  He will be missed by family and friends.”  He is predeceased by, among others, Margaret (they were married for 67 years).  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

Rice Engineering:
Rice lab peers inside 2D crystal synthesis (Rice News)

Juneteenth:
Rice celebrates Juneteenth and emancipations to come (Rice News)

Baker Institute:
Report: Texas must address groundwater future (Rice News)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Van Gogh Arrives in Houston, 1951”.

Rice Bioscientists:
Popularity runs in families (Rice News)

What's in Woodson:
Celebrating Pride Month (Woodson Research Center)

Timothy Morton:
Timothy Morton’s Hyper-Pandemic (The New Yorker)

Alexander Karsner '89:
Exxon Board to Get a Third Activist Pushing Cleaner Energy (New York Times)

Rice Engineering:
Absorbent aerogels show some muscle (RIce News)

Rice Media Centter:
A farewall to barns (Rice News)

Andrew Schaefer:
NIH supports mathematical optimization of tumor treatment (Rice News)

Will Robin (Northwestern '10):
William Robin, a close family friend, is a regular contributor to the New York Times.  Yesterday, the Times published his obituary of Yoshi Wada (1943-2021), inventive creator of sound waves.

SlaveVoyages:
Rice hosting database with extensive record of slave trade (Houston Chronicle)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Chandler Davidson, 1936-2021”. 

Susie O'Gorman '76 (Thanks, Melinda Clark '77):
Yesterday, Susie O'Gorman '76 placed second on Jeopardy.  She and her husband Ron O'Gorman '75 ‘79 live in Mobile, Alabama.

George P Bush '98:
On Wednesday, George P Bush ’98 launched his campaign for attorney general in Texas against incumbent Ken Paxton.  Read more.

Mildred Jenkins (1928-2021):
On May 27, Mildred (Millie) Jenkins, the mother of Barbara Gibbs ’73, passed away.  She was a “force of nature”.  Together with her late husband Tom (whom she meet on a blind date), they raised seven children.  Also, she worked as the assistant to the Dickinson ISD Superintendent for fifteen years and she was active in the community as well as in her church.  Click here for the obituary.