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!):

Scientia Institute:
Panel examines American democracy through foreign perspectives (Rice News)

Apoorv Bhargava '12:
This week, WeaveGrid, a leader in EV charging management software, announced backing from sister brands Hyundai Motor and Kia after recently unveiling an investment from Toyota.  The co-founder and CEO of WeaveGrid is Apoorv Bhargava ’12.  Read more.

James Tour:
Breakthrough in pancreatic cancer therapy advances to clinical trials (Rice News)

PRISM:
How Rice is using generative AI (Rice News)

Black History Month:
Fondren Library celebrates Black History Month (Rice News)

Maya Harpavat:

Kathryn Cavender:
Campus Safety leader to retire (Rice News)

Rice Business Wisdom:
Study: Hidden inequality exists in auto lending (Rice News)

The Rice Thresher:

Margaret Beier:
Beier leads National Academies study (Rice News)

Black History Month:
Rice to celebrate Black History Month (Rice News)

Peter Wolynes:
Peter Wolynes wins 2025 National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences (Rice News)

Shepherd School:
Back-to-back concerts showcase musical diversity (Rice News)