Shannon Walker '87/'92/'93 (Thanks, Kathleen Boyd '80!):
An upcoming Westbury-area library will be named after local NASA astronaut Shannon Walker. Read more.

Shawn Travis:
On September 23, Shawn Travis passed away “unexpectedly of natural causes” at the age of 52.  He grew up in Kansas City MO and earned a BA from Rice in 1991, a PhD from Princeton in 1998 and a JD from Harvard Law in 2001.  He had a “long and fulfilling career“ at Vanguard in Malvern PA as well as enjoying “a key project” outside of work.  He is survived by, among others, his wife Susan and their daughters Eleanor and Beya.  Click here for the obituary.

Wellbeing and Counseling Center:
Center sees 37% increase in demand from last year (The Rice Thresher)

Baker Institute:
Baker Institute among finalists for Climate Challenge Cup (Rice News)

The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday.  You can check it out here.

Beatrice Riviere:
Riviere named Association for Women in Mathematics fellow (Rice New)

Mohit Aron, PhD '00:
IIT Delhi alum gifts USD 1 million to Computer Science and Engineering Dept (Careers360.com)

School of Social Sciences:
A new ‘STaRT’ for Social Sciences students (Rice News)

Apoorv Bhargava '12:
The next step for electric cars is to make them part of the grid (Fast Company)

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

Tower of Many:
A look into Old Sid (The Rice Thresher)

What's in Woodson:
It’s spooooooooky season (Woodson Research Centeer)

Jerzy Szablowski:
Packard Foundation backs Rice bioengineer (Rice Owls)

Emily Yoder '03:
Blackstone appointed Emily Yoder ’03 as Senior Managing Direcgor, Strategic Relationship Management.  Read more.

Miah Im (1974-2021):
Opera Studies Music Director remembered (The Rice Thresher)

GHP State of Education:
Leebron talks legacy, education and what’s after Rice in fireside chat (RIce News)

Maynard Holt '89:
Click here to listen to a podcast with Maynard Holt ’89 discussing “crazy leadership ideas”.

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “James L Kinsey: Colleague, Mentor, and Friend".

Kanisha Feliciano:
Shepherd School Artist Diploma Student to debut in new Broadway musical (Rice News)

Moody Center:
New Gerardo Rosales will debut on Moody Project Wall (Rice News)

The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published today.  You can check it out here.

ISLA:
ISLA expounds Latin American scholarship at Rice (RIce News)

Glenn Youngkin '90:
Inside the many faces of Virginia GOP’s Youngkin (Washington Post)

Miah Im (1974-2021):
HGO opera Coach and Rice professor radiated an enthusiasm for music (Houston Chronicle)

Baker Insitute:
Dr Rola El-Sorag named director of Center for Health and Biosciences (Rice News)

Dr Robert Grossman (1933-2021):
On October 7, Dr Robert Grossman, a pioneering neurosurgeon at Houston Methodist, passed away. Two of his daughters graduated from Rice, Dr. Amy Grossman Coburn with a BA in Biology in 1981 and Kate Grossman Rose with a Master of Architecture in 1992 and a MBA in 1998.  Also, Amy served on the Friends of Fondren Library board for several years.  Click here for the Chronicle story.

Little Bird HTX:
Get your comfort food at Little Bird HTX, new spot at Sammy’s (RIce News)