SPEED Center:
Philip Bedient to testify before Texas Legislative Committees (Rice News)

Lydia Kavraki:
Kavraki elected to European Academy of Sciences (Rice News)

Alexander Regier:

SPPEED CENTER:
FIRST system provides critical flood warnings in real time (Rice News)
Flash-flooding deaths can be prevented by Phil Bedient (Houston Chronicle)

DexMat:
DexMat is an advanced materials startup with technology originating at Rice and Bryan Guido Hassin ’01 serves as CEO.  The company produces a sustainable nanomaterial (called Galvorn) that is many times stronger than steel, lighter than carbon fiber and as conductive as copper.  Click here for an entertaining video promoting Galvorn.

Best in Class:
Rice rises 26 spots in ranking of Top 100 US universities for utility patents (Rice News)

Karen Burgess '92:

Terence Gee '86:
Terrence Gee named interim chief information officer at Rice (Rice News)

Venice International University:
Rice joins global academic network (Rice News)

Moody Center:

Tobin O'Donnell (1979-2025):

John B Anderson:
Coastal geologist issues urgent call to save the Gulf Coast (Rice News)

Moody Center:
The Reading Room HTX to complement “Figurative History” exhibition (Rice News)

Lawson Gow '13:
Greentown Labs Appoints Lawson Gow to head of its Houston Incubator (Greentown Labs News)

"Nasa Stories at the ION":
Rice, NASA launch speaker series (Rice News)

Chihtong "Lilly" Lee '25:
Rice engineering student honored for research to reduce surgical complications (Rice News) 

Alex Lathem:
Pattern Materials makes its mark in Houston (Rice News)

Kinder Institute:
Hurricane Beryl: A year in review (Rice News)

Howard P Smith (1947-2025):
On June 27, Howard Smith passed away.  A native Texan, he graduated from Rice in 1969.  “He will be remembered as a beloved husband, father, grandaddy, brother, uncle, and friend to many.”  He is survived by, among others, his wife Michelle (they will married in 1985).  Click here for the San Antonio Express-News obituary.

Mario Escobar:
Rice bioengineer wins American Heart Association award (Rice News)