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.
OpenStax:
Institutional Partner Program expands for next academic year (Rice News)
Jet Lag:
Rice is working on an implantable device to help shake off jet lag (Houston Chronicle)
Art Gottschalk:
Shepherd School Professor of Music Composition Art Gottschalk is a member of the jury for the Piazzolla Music Competition which seeks to continue Astor Piazzolla’s legacy as the single most influential figure in the history of tango. Read more.
Carol Burns '83:
Carol J Burns Named Deputy Director for Research for Berkeley Labs (Berkeley News)
Baker Institute:
Report: Houston is ready for the green energy transition (RIce News)
Susie O'Gorman '76 (Thanks, Melinda Clark '77):
Susie O'Gorman '76 will be a contestant on Jeopardy this Friday, June 4th. She and her husband Ron O'Gorman '75 '79 live in Mobile, Alabama.