September 27, 2021

William 'Bill" Chase (1936-2021):
On September 13, William “Bill” Chase passed away.  A native Virginian, he earned a BA (1958) and a BS (1959) in Electrical Engineering from Rice and a MS in Industrial Management from UH in 1971.  He enjoyed a thirty-year career as an engineer with NASA.  In addition to golf, he “had a passion for coin collecting and baseball car memorabilia and loved to travel and read”.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of sixty-four years, Jeanette.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary. 

September 22, 2021

Ted McHugh:
Rice lands grant to improve time-release drugs (Rice News)

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

Wes Anderson (Thanks, Nancy Shelby!):
Click here for the latest New York Times article about Wes Anderson entitled “When Wes Anderson comes to Town, Buildings Get Symmetrical”.  Wes is the son of ARA Meritorious Service Award winner (2003) and avid Rice baseball fan Texas Anderson ‘81/’85.