Untapped Potential:
Rice partners with area universities in new African and African American studies consortium (Rice News)
Undergraduate Enrollment:
Rice plans to increase undergraduate enrollment by 800 students by 2025 (The Rice Thresher)
The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday. You can check it out here.
Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "R Formation, 1927".
Baker Institute:
Texas needs to take the lead on carbon capture (Rice News)
Brian Armstrong '05/'06:
Coinbase announces proposed direct listing (The Coinbase Blog)
Robert Miller '82 (Thanks, Larry George!):
A Look at the Lobbyist (Texas Scorecard)
Brittany Massengale '09:
Alumna's Big Plans Were Seeded in the U of A Counseling Program (UA News)
Baker Institute:
Baker Instiitute and CES on top of global think tank rankings (Rice News)
Jones School:
MBA@Rice scores top 10 ranking from US News & World Report (Rice News)
RIce Public Art:
Public Art Acquires Four New Works by Women Artists (GlassTire)
Baker Institute:
Baker Institute receives $4 million gift from Huffington Institute (Rice News)
Rice Endowment:
FY20 Endowment Update (Rice News)
Ward Whaling (1923-2020):
Caltech remembers Ward Whaling (Caltech News)
Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Scouting Report, 1929".
The Ion:
Clean Green (Houston Chronicle)
STEM students:
A path to enjoy more professional success (Rice News)
The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday. You can check it out here.
What's in Woodson:
Fondren Transcription Project continues (Woodson Research Center)
What's in a Name:
A new class of superconductors (Rice News)
Rice Architecture:
Spring lectures look beyond the pandemic (Rice News)
Jim Bridenstine '98:
Former NASA administrator lands new investment job (Houston Chronicle)
The Ion:
DivInc launches diverse accerelator to boost entrepreneurs (Houston Chronicle)
Drucie Chase (1931-2021):
On January 19, Drucie Chase passed away. A native Texan, she was a gifted teacher as well as “a hardworking and compassionate community volunteer”. She is predeceased by her husband John Chase (he passed away in 2012) and their son Judge John Chase Jr (who graduated from Rice in 1975 and passed away in 2019). Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Jim Bridenstine '98:
Outgoing NASA chief calls for unity in space exploration exploits (Space.com)
John Stewart Adams (1958-2021):
On January 16, John Stewart Adams passed away. A native Houstonian and a member of Mensa since the age of 14, he graduated from Rice in 1980. He worked as a SAP Net Weaver Technology Consultant. Also, he “enjoyed fine wine, a good beer, skiing, diving, skating, and cycling”. He is survived by, among others, his wife Helena (they married in 2014). Click here for the obituary.
Rebecca Richards-Kortum:
A New Microscope Developed at Rice Could Revolutionize Cancer Surgeries (Texas Monthly)
Stephen Hahn '80:
Hahn Leaves FDA (New York Times)
Rice Scientists:
Much of Earth's nitrogen was locally sourced (Rice News)
Fred Goree, Jr (1935-2021):
On January 18, Fred Goree Jr passed away. An accomplished pedal steel guitar player at the age of 13, he graduated from Rice in 1957. He founded Goree Architects in 1963 which has designed thousands of auto dealerships nationwide including the seven-story Audi dealership on the Southwest Freeway and the 550,000 sf Westside Lexus. Also, he was active in his church. He is survived by, among others, his wife Jewell. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Kirsten Siebach:
Rocks show Mars once felt like Iceland (RIce News)
Baker Institute:
Payan: 'This unkindness cannot stand' (Rice News)
What's In Woodson:
Houston Public Library provides online access to Rice papers (Woodson Research Center)
Doerr Institute:
Institute blasts leadership development in higher education (Rice News)
AR Ginn (1939-2021):
On January 7, AR Ginn Jr passed away. A native Houstonian, he attended Rice on a football scholarship after graduating from Sam Houston High School in January 1958. He left Rice in 1959 to join Metallic Building Company. In 1976, he co-founded MBCI which became a leading manufacturer of metal building components and later merged with NCI. In 2007, he retired from NCI as Chairman and CEO. Also, he was inducted into the Field Hall of Fame at the National Bird Dog Museum in 2018. He is survived by, among others, his wife of forty-one years, Ollie. Click here for the obituary.
Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Glee Club, 1954".