Glasscock School:
Registration for spring 2022 Community Learning & Engagement courses is now open.  On-Campus and online class options are available.  Browse offerings and/or register here.

Luis Campos:
Historian of science joining Rice as Baker College Chair (Rice News)

Oleg Igoshin:
Swirling bacteria mimic Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' (Rice News)

Allen Till (1956-2021):

Shepherd School:
Flutist Marianne Gedigian to join Shepherd School (Rice News)

NEST360:
NEST360 wins 2021 Innovating for Impact Partnershp Award (Rice News)

Mary Tobin:

Rice Endowment:
Rice endowment reels in 36% return for fiscal year (Pensions & Investments)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Thanksgiving Leftovers!”.

Kinder Institute:
Ruth Lopez Turley named next director (RIce News)

Josef Sifuentes, PhD '10:
Sifuentes wins UT System Outstanding Teacher Award (Rice News)

Bryan Washington:
Bryan Washington, Scholar-in-Residence for Racial Justice at Rice, was recently named one of Forbes 30 under 30 Media for 2022.  Read more.

Elle Moody '14:
The Moodys Open Up On Their Family Giving (Rice News)

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

Welch Institute:
Welch Institute names two to Scientific Advisory Board (RIce News)

Dr Horace Flatt (1930-2021):
On November 22, Dr Horace Flatt passed away.  A native Texan, he earned three degrees from Rice, a BA “with distinction” in Physics in 1951 and a MA in1953 and a PhD in 1957 both in Mathematics.  After military service, he spent most of his professional career in California where he headed a research and development laboratory.  Also, he was a “noted authority” on Peruvian coins and he was active in the community.  He is survived by, among others, his wife Jean Ann.  Click here for The Dallas Morning News obituary.  

Dr Charlie T Clasen III (1972-2021):
On November 19, Dr Charlie T Clasen III passed away.  Born in New Orleans, he earned a BA in Biology from Rice in 1994 and a MD from LSU School of Medicine in 2000.   He enjoyed a career as an Orthopedic Hand Surgery Specialist at the Hand Center of Louisiana in Metairie for the past sixteen years.  Also, he was an avid outdoorsman and he “delighted family and friends with his culinary skills, his knowledge of wine, and his musical talent as a guitarist”.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of nineteen years, Dr Stacey Clasen.  Click here for the Times-Picayune obituary.

CLEVER PLANETS:
Orbital harmony limits late arrival of water on TRAPPIST-1 planets (Rice News)

Best Value Colleges in Texas:
Houston has 2 of top 3 best value colleges in Texas (Houston Chronicle)

Aditya Atholi '09:
Aditya Atholi ’09, who interned for US Rep Louis Gohmert, plans to run for Congress.  Read more.

The Ion:
Cancer care firm ANKR wins IONS’s first startup showcase (Houston Chronicle)

Spring Big Questions Courses:
What makes a terrorist and what makes a classic? (Rice News)

Germaine Franco '84/'87:
Encanto Is the Best Disney Animated Film Since Frozen (Vulture)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “ My personal debt to Rice University … is quite fundamental, 1963”.