Lenard Gabert Sr. '1917:
Eldorado Building reopens after $9.7 million restoration (Houston Chronicle)

Moody Center:
Moody Center Gives An International Air Force His Due (PaperCity)

Ruth Simmons:
Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice renamed for Ruth Simmons (Brown News)

Strong Innovation Fund Award:
Rice Professors Receive 100K Strong Innovation Fund Award (Rice News)

Stanley Siegel (1928-2023):

The Rice Trasher:
Friday, March 31, 2023 (ISSUU)

James Tour:
Eco-efficient cement could pave the way to a greener future (Rice News)

Neuroscience BS:
Neuroscience BS to debut in the fall (The Rice Thresher)

Shelley Pennington (1956-2023):

Jeffrey Fleischer (Thanks, Charles Maynard!):
Ancient DNA reveals entwined African and Asian ancestry along the Swahili Coast (Rice News)

Glenn Youngkin '90:

Class of 2027:
Rice hits record low 7.7% acceptance rate for class of '27 (The Rice Thresher)

Shepherd School:
Spring opera, ‘L’incoronazione di Poppea’, set for April 14 and 16 (Rice News)

The Rice Thresher:

James Chappell:
James Chappell Wins NSF CAREER Award (Rice News)

AIMBE Fellows:
Higgs, Ramos elected to AIMBE College of Fellows (Rice News)

Richard Thomson MD (1933-2023):

Barney Graham '75 (Thanks, Peter Fasullo '75/'76!):
Dr Barney Graham ’75 wrote an opinion piece in the New York Times yesterday entitled “We Have Cutting Edge Science to Make Vaccines.  But Will Everyone Benefit?”

Baker Institute:

Beer Bike, Saturday, April 1:
Beer Bike to divide races among safety concerns (The Rice Thresher)

Eduardo Salas:
Salas receives American Psychological Foundation Gold Medal Award (Rice News)

Naomi Halas:
Nanophotonics pioneer celebrated as newest University Professor (Rice News)

Beth Buchanan (1999-2023):

Academic Quadrangle:
Proposed Quad redesign decenters controversial history (The Rice Thresher)

Rice Business Plan Competition, May 11-13:
Largest intercollegiate student startup competition announces teams (Rice News)