Douglas Brinkley:
Rice historian Douglas Brinkley will be a featured author at the Library of Congress National Book Festival at the Washington DC Convention Center on August 12.  Read more.

Karrie '92 and Tim League '92:

Bobby Tudor '82:
Houston’s role in energy transition relies on innovators, funders (Houston Chronicle)

Society of Africanist Archaeologists:
Rice hosts world’s largest conference for African archaeology (Rice News)

Brad Burke:
Brad Burke Receives a Despande Symposium Award (Rice News)

Juneteenth:
Rice celebrates Juneteenth with two days of free programming (Rice News)

Team Night Owls (Thanks, Michelle Smith '79!):
Rice team wins Accenture Innovation Challenge (InnovationMap)

Jing Chen:
Jing Chen Named to National Academies committee on nearsightedness (Rice News)

Brian Armstrong '05/'06:
Coinbase CEO hits back at SEC chair after lawsuit (Reuters)

Brockman Hall:
Rice builds an opera theatre (Common \ Edge)

Rice Engineering:
Twelve faculty members promoted (Rice News)

Kinder Institute:

Antonios Mikos:
Mikos Receives International Award of the European Society for Biomaterials (Rice News)

SPP10:
Plasmonics conference showcases Rice for international audience (Rice News)

What's In Woodson:

Winnie Shi:
Rice grad student wins DOE research award (Rice News)

James Tour:
James Tour and YouTuber 'Professor Dave' debate the origins of life (The Rice Thresher)

James Turrell Skyspace (Thanks, Susan Zimmerman!):

Beatrice Riviere:
Riviere receives NSF grant (Rice News)

Rice At Large:
Rice At Large now available online (Rice News)

Sue Verheyden:

Innovation Fellows:
Rice announces latest cohort of Innovation Fellows (Rice News)

Baker Institute:
Report; Stock buyback taxes could do more harm than good (Rice News)

James Turrell Skyspace (Thanks, Susan Zimmerman!):

Prizes and Awards:
Prizes and awards presented to new degree recipients (Rice News)

Rice Public Affairs:
Rice Public Affairs honored with pair of Telly Awards (Rice News)

Eldrige Gilbert III, MBA '10:

Peggy Whitson, PhD '86:
Whitson, AX-2 splash down after 10-day space mission (AmericaSpace)

Glasscock School:
Glasscock School kicking off summer with bevy of programs (Rice News)

Fulbright Scholars: