Rice Business Plan Competition:
Rice Business Plan Competition selects 2025 ventures (Rice News)

Susan Christian:
Rice appoints Susan Christian to lead new campus events unit (Rice News)

Lydia Kavraki:
Lydia Kavraki elected to National Academy of Engineering (Rice News)

Paulina Stark '57/'60:
In Memoriam: Paulina Stark (UMass News)

Pro-Life Researcher:

Moody Center:
Spectrum Sammy brings color, curiousity, conversation to the Moody (Rice News)

Federal Funding Cuts:
Rice testifies against federal funding cuts (The Rice Thresher)

Rice Nexus:
Grand opening event Feb 14 (Rice News)

Early Decision II:
6% admitted in first-ever round (The Rice Thresher)

Joan Rea (1927-2025):

Common Ground:
Black, Jewish students seek common ground (Houston Chronicle)

Mary Peterson (1927-2025):

Emilia Morosan:
Emilia Morosan on team awarded Kavli Foundation grant (Rice News)

Rice Researchers:
Collagen research could 'reshape biomedical research' (Rice News)

Rice History Degree:
Unlocking the past, shaping the future (Rice News)

Naomi Halas:
Halas awarded Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry (Rice Owls) 

Syzygy Plasmonics:
Houston clean energy startup announces sweeping layoffs (Houston Chronicle)

Dinner for the Moody:
Art powerhouses Host Moody Center Dinner (Houston Chronicle)

Federal DEI Ban:
Rice among Texas schools facing uncertainty (Houston Chronicle)

Peggy Whitson, PhD '86:
Whitson to lead historic mission to International Space Station (Rice News)

The Rice Thresher:

Friends of Fondren Library:
Rice Authors Celebration features panel discussion (Rice News)

Roscoe Lawless (1943-2025):

Grammy Awards:
Yesterday, Goliard Travel Scholar Caroline Shaw ’04 won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance for her Rectangles and Circumstance.  The Grammy is her fifth.  She previously won awards in 2024, 2022, 2020 and 2014.

New Orleans Laffont Competition (Thanks, Michelle Smith '79!):