Rice Engineers:
Bumps could smooth quantum investigations (Rice News)

James Tour:
Bacteria-killing drills get an upgrade (Rice News)

Grace Walters '23:
Texas teenager claims Spelling Bee title (NPR/AP)
The Queen Bee of Competitive Spelling (Houstonia, 5/1/20)

David Leebron:

Edward Djerejian:
Edward Djerejian has been named Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative.  Read more.

George Zgourides (1961-2022):

Huda Zoghbi:
Rice trustee shares prestigious 2022 Kavli Prize in Neuroscience (Rice News)

I-O Psychology Program:
Rice’s top ranked I-O psychology program has helped its alumni stand out (Rice News)

Alejandra Merheb:

Fayez Sarofim (1928 - 2022):
Fayez Sarofim, Rice donor and longtime endowment leader, dies at 93 (Rice News)

Allen Gilmer '83:
Allen Gilmer ’83 is an executive producer of a new movie Frank & Penelope to be released in selected theatres tomorrow. Read more.

Baker Institute:
Leading US diplomat David Satterfield named director of Baker Institute (Rice News)

Kathy Collins:
Rice bids fond farewell to finance wizard Kathy Collins (Rice News)

Daniel Cohan (Thanks, Susan Zimmerman!):
Yesterday, Rice professor Daniel Cohan, author of the new book “Confronting Climate Gridlock: How Diplomacy, Technology, and Policy can unlock a clear energy future”, was interviewed on Marketplace on NPR here.

Baker Institute:
Report: Top hospitals blatantly violently price-transparency mandate (Rice News)

Department of Sport Management:
Dr Clark Haptonstall receives the 2022 Burnett Teaching Award (Rice News)

Fayez Sarofim:
Yesterday, Houston philanthropist and noted investment counselor Fayez Sarofim passed away at the age of 93.  Last November, Rice announced the construction of a new building for visual and dramatic arts students and faculty, named Susan and Fayez Sarofim Hall.

Ken Lindow (Class of 1944):
World War II Vet Celebrates 100th (DailyTrib.com)

Rice Chemists:
Cars could get a 'flashy' upgrade (Rice News)

Boniuk Institute:
Sociologist Ecklund named director (Rice News)

Cymene Howe:
Howe wins Berlin prize (Rice News)