Brian Armstrong '05/'06:
On Wednesday, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said that it is departing Delaware and reincorporating itself in Texas. Brian Armstrong ‘05’06 is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coinbase.
Michael Baze '90:
ARMS:
Tiny swarms, big impact (Rice News)
Annual Elections Conference in Houston, December 8:
Baker Institute and The Carter Center to co-host conference (Rice News)
Moody Center:
‘Endangered Feces’ turns humor into habitat in Harris Gully (Rice News)
Global Affairs Major:
New major prepares Rice students to lead across borders (Rice News)
Pedro JJ Alvarez:
Alvarez honored with Benjamin Franklin Medal in Civil Engineering (Rice News)
Best in Class:
Princeton Review ranked Rice Business No. 2 for graduate entrepreneurship (Rice News)
Rice Alumni Weekend:
President DesRoches celebrates connections (Rice News)
Shepherd School Gala:
Gala raises $1.5 million (Houston Chronicle)
The Rice Threshser:
Rice Alumni Weekend:
Alumni Weekend reunites Owls with classmates (Rice News)
Virani Undergraduate School of Business:
Virani School provides opportunities for future leaders (Rice News)
Jain Studies:
Rice establishes endowed professorship in Jain Studies (Rice News)
Baker Institute:
Mexico Country Outlook 2026 (Rice News)
James Gaffigan, MM'03:
Rice alumnus to helm Houston Grand Opera as music director (Rice News)
An American Conductor Comes Home to Lead Houston Grand Opera (NYT)
Junichiro Kono:
Kono awarded American Physical Society’s Isakson Prize (RIce News)
Ice Village at Rice Village, November 28 - January 4:
Let the Holiday Skating Begin (Rice News)
Rice Architecture:
Marjanovic reappointed as dean (Rice News)
A Transformative Initiative:
KHOU is reporting that today Rice is set to “announce a transformative new real estate and campus development project that will reshape the connection between its campus and Houston’s historic Rice Village while modernizing the university’s sports venues”.
James Barefield (1934-2025):