Douglas Brinkley:
Douglas Brinkley nominated for two Grammys (Rice News)

New Art / New Music:
Shepherd School students riff on Moody's 'Urban Impressions' (Rice News)

Nanxiu Qian:

Allen Dockery:
On November 15, Allen Dockery passed away.  A native Texan, he attended Rice (class of 1954) before joining the US Marine Corps.  After military service in Korea,  he finished college at UT Austin.  He enjoyed a career in ranching.  He is predeceased by, among others, his wife Jacqueline (they were married in 1959). Click here for the San Antonio Express-News obituary.

Marvin Gordy (1937-2022):

Rice Engineers:
Rice refines analysis of MRI contrast agents (Rice News)

Construction on Campus:
Construction of RMC, Hanszen building remains on schedule (The Rice Thresher)

Syzygy Plasmonics:
On Wednesday, Syzygy Plasmonics, a deep-decarbonization company that is electrifying chemical manufacturing, announced $76 million in Series C fundraising.  The company is a Houston-based startup fueled by technology developed at Rice.  Read more.

Changing Job Prospects:

Apoorv Bhargava '12:
On Tuesday, WeaveGrid, a developer of software solutions for the scalable deployment of electric vehicles on the electric grid, announced $35 million in Series B fundraising.  The co-founder and CEO of WeaveGrid is Apoorv Bhargava ’12.  Read more.

Germaine Franco '84/'87:

Rice Business:
Rice Business Receives Top Billing (Rice News)

The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday.  You can check it out here.

Rice-IITK Collaborative Center:
Rice, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur to cooperate on research (Rice News)

Ahi Ajayan '26:
Rice student performs on main track in upcoming film ‘Ayisha’ (Rice News)

WiRES Award:
Two Rice professors among top 35 women in robotics (The Rice Thresher)

Henry Rachfold Jr (1925-2022):
Former Rice professor dies at 97 (Rice News)

Post Houston:
Cool respite with a conscience (Rice News)

Rice Chorale:
Rice Chorale finds joy in music (The Rice Thresher)

What's in Woodson:

Jerzy Szablowski:
Rice engineer seeks better signals from cells (Rice News)