Rice Synthetic Biology Institute:
Rice launches Rice Synthetic Biology Institute to improve lives (Rice News)

Rice Innovation Fellows:
10 Houston scientists named to fellowship (InnovationMap)

Frank Liu '78:

Martin Luther King Jr Day, Next Tuesday:
Rice to mark MLK Jr Day with lecture by Ohio State's Treva Lindsey (Rice News)

Ashok Veeraraghavan:
Rice Professor wins Texas Academy's O'Donnell Award (Rice News)

Rebecca Richards-Kortum:
This Rice Professor Developed Cancer-Detection Technology (IEEE Spectrum) 

Pete Olson '85:
Former Fort Bend County-area US congressman and former naval aviator Pete Olson ’85 has been named the board chair of the Lone Star Flight Museum, effective January 1.

The Rice Thresher:

WY Geng:
Click here for an interview with acclaimed director and producer WY Geng who graduated from Rice in 2016 with a triple major in mathematics, computer science and visual and dramatic arts.

James Tour:
Molecular jackhammers' 'good vibrations' eradicate cancer cells (Rice News)

Moshe Vardi Lecture, Friday:
Moshe Vardi, who is University Professor and the George Distinguished Service Professor in Computational Engineering at Rice, will deliver the World Logic Day Lecture entitled  “What Came First, Math or Computing?” at noon this Friday at McMurtry Auditorium, Duncan Hall.  Remote participation will be available by Zoom.  Read more and/or register here.

RUPD:
Houston mayor, police discuss public safety (Rice News)

Kinder Institute:
Houston needs improving.  Are Houstonians really willing to pay for it? (Rice News)

Jay Zeidman, MBA '11:

Vivian Ho:
Last month, Vivian Ho was featured on Houston Matters, discussing the economics surrounding pharmacies.  Listen here.

Michelle Smith '79:

The Year in Review:
2023 at Rice (YouTube)

Manuel Dominguez-Rodrigo:
Study: AI Technology More Accurate (Rice News)

Rice Researchers:
The Increasing Use of Carbon Nanotubes Amid Misconceptions (Rice News)