The Ion:
Houston council delays vote amid community organizers’ opposition (Houston Chronicle)
Arbor Day:
Texas Arbor Day walk highlights campus canopy (Rice News)
Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “the first such award ever to be made, 1937”.
Margaret Sobel (1940-2021):
On September 29, Margaret Sobel passed away. Born in Washington DC, she earned a BA from Smith College in 1962 and a PhD in French Language and Literature from Rice in 1969. While at Rice, she met and married Professor of Architecture Robert Sobel. She “had a number of academic assignments in European literature and languages at Rice and UH, and subsequently in Virginia and Maryland”. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Staff Council:
Staff Council providing advocacy, awareness for campus community (Rice News)
e-Nable:
Hand of kindness makes a child’s day (RIce News)
Rice HIstory Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Lost again, circa 1970”.
Frank Liu '78:
New Mega Food Hall Prepares to Open (Paper City)
Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Maxfield Hall, Part 2, 2021”.
Frank Liu '78:
New Mega Food Hall Prepares to Open (Paper City)
Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Maxfield Hall, Part 2, 2021”.
The Ion:
Advocates says community being left out of ‘community benefits agreement’ (Chronicle)
Alan H Green (Thanks, Sallie Schwall!):
Native son comes home to star in TUTS’ ‘Sister Act’ (Houston Chronicle)
Rice HIstory Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry enitited "Maxfield Hall, Part 1, 2021".
The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday. You can check it out here.
State of the University:
Leebron outlines progress, challenges (RIce News)
Bob Eury '77:
How Bob Eury transformed downtwon Houston (Houston Chronicle)
David Schubert:
Last week, David Schubert, who served as executive director of the Houston Area Translational Research Consortium (HATRC) at Rice from 2012-2014, passed away. I will post the obituary when available.
Alan H Green (Thanks, Sallie Schwall!):
Alan H Green, who attended Rice on a football scholarship majoring in pre-law but ended up graduating with a BA in Vocal Performance from the Shepherd School in 1995, returns to Houston tomorrow as “Curtis” in the Sister Act at TUTS at the Hobby Center. Read more
Frank Liu '78:
Shipley Do-Nuts plans “experiential HQ’ at former Finger Furniture site (Houston Chronicle)
John Kimball Kehoe (1934-2021):
On October 27, John Kimball “Kim” Kehoe passed away. After earning a PhD in Business Management from Harvard, he focused on executive development. He was a professor of the Jones School until his retirement at the age of 80. He is survived by, among others, his wife of forty-seven years, Mary. Click here for the obituary.
Volumetric Biotechnolgoies:
Rice professor, grad student strike $45 million deal for startup (Rice News)
What's in Woodson:
HACER Oral Histories (Woodson Research Center)