William Powell (1932-2023):

Ralph S O'Connor Building:
Official opening marks 'beginning of new era at Rice' (Rice News)

Barney Graham '75:
On Thursday, Barney Graham ‘75 received the first Dr David Satcher Award from the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta.  Also, he will serve as founder and inaugural director of the David Satcher Global Health Equity Institute.  Read more.

Daniel Preston:

John F Kennedy Lectern:
A Piece of History (Space Center Houston)

Rawand Rasheed:
Rice doctoral student receives clean energy fellowship (Rice News)

Rice History Corner:

Rice Biotech Launch Pad:
Rice marks JFK speech anniversary with ceremonial liftoff (Rice News)

Ruth Simmons:
From Brown to Now (The Brown Daily Herald)

Jones School:

National Hispanic Heritage Month:
Rice Celebrates National HIspanic Heritage Month (Rice News)

Stephen Fox '73:
On October 26 at 5:30 pm, Stephen Fox ’73 will deliver a lecture entitled “Galveston & Houston Architecture” at the Bryan Museum in Galveston.  Read more and/or register here.

Ralph S O'Connor Building:
Dedication ceremony to be held this Thursday, Sept 14 (Rice News)
Inside Rice's new engineering science building (Houston Chronicle)

Moody Center:

Alexander Byrd '90 (Thanks, Michelle Smith '79!):
On September 21 at 6 pm, Mayor Sylvester Turner and Houston Public Library Director Dr Rhea Brown Lawson are hosting a final One Houston, One Book event.  Alexander Byrd ’90 is moderating the event which is free and open to the public.  Read more and/or register (in-person or online) here.

Fred Oswald:
New NSF grant to fund study of how AI affects hiring process (Rice News)

Happy Anniversary, Baileson Brewing!
Baileson Brewing, co-owned by Adam Cryer ’01, opened its doors for business six years ago yesterday.  The actual anniversary party will be Saturday, November 11.

Rice Researchers:
Rice helps lead national quantum computing research efforts (Rice News)

Shepherd School:
Tickets are available now for the Shepherd School Chamber Orchestra (Thursday, September 28) and the Shepherd School Symphony Orchestra (Friday, September 29 and Saturday September 30) concerts.  Click here.

Shawn Miller:
Rice names new head of digital learning and strategy (Rice News)

Kathryn Dunlevie '74:
The Pingyao International Photography Festival in Shanxi Province, China, will includes works by Kathryn Dunlevie ’74 from her series Femmes Futuristes.  Read more.

Nick Wolda: