Lisa Gray '88:
On Friday, Lisa Gray tweeted:  “Starting 1/30, I’ll be back at the Houston Chronicle, this time as op-ed editor.  I’ll miss @CityCastHouston – but I’m excited about working with the @ChronOpinon crew.”

Harry Hugly (1929-2023):

Glenn Youngkin '90:
Youngkin's political brand at risk after GOP losses in Virginia (The Hill)

Rice Village:

Jerzy Szablowski:
DARPA grant will fund hunt for drug that can keep people warm (Rice News)

Class of 2027:
Rice adds 486 students to the Class of 2027 through ED (Rice News)

Shepherd School:

Romeo and Juliet, February 2-4:
International Shakespeare troupe returning to Rice (Rice News)

Kai Lewis:

Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition (Thanks, Michelle Smith '79!):
On Saturday, January 7, the 12th Annual Houston District Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition, featuring twenty-five young singers, took place at Duncan Recital Hall at the Shepherd School.  Of the winners advancing to the Regionals in New Orleans this Sunday, January 15, three have Rice ties including Dorothy Gal (MM ’18), Hayden Smith (MM ’23) and Audrey Welsh (MM ’24).

Kamryn Sanamo '23:

Marion Merseburger Freeman (1927-2022):
On December 29, Marion Merseburger Freeman passed away.  Born in Shiner, she earned a BA and a MA from Rice in 1950. Together with her late husband, JH (he passed away in 2004), they raised 3 children.  Also, she enjoyed traveling, she was passionately interested in the arts and she was active for many years in the Blue Bird Circle.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

Xue Sherry Gao:
Rice scientists get fungi to spill their secrets (Rice News)

Julian West:
Lab lights way to simple chemical synthesis (Rice News)

Peter Loewen:
Peter Loewen wins top honor for musicology research (Rice News)

Rice Bioscientists:
DNA repair scheme gets closer look for cancer therapy (Rice News)

Rice History Corner:

Mark Torres:
Climate warming reduces organic carbon burial beneath oceans (Rice News)

Mike Wernicke (1947-2022):