Baker Institute:
Biden's Foreign Policy: One Year In (Rice News)

Caroline Shaw '04:
Caroline Shaw on writing classical music (Daily Beast)

2022 Good Brick Awards:

Moody Center:
Moody Kicks Off 2022 With Incredible New Slate of Programs (Houstonia)

Rabbi Oren Hayon '94:
Emanu El Runners: One Step At A Time (Houston Chronicle)

Rice History Corner:

Andre Izidoro:
Earth isn't 'super' because the sun had rings before planets (Rice News)

Stephanie Wu '13:
Stephanie Wu offers accupuncture with neon lighting and pop art basketball prints (SF Examiner)

Ann Harithas:

Rice Engineering:
Rice Engineering sees its largest ever incoming class of freshmen (Rice News)

Germaine Franco '84/'87:

Jane Sanders (1938-2021):
On December 18, 2021, Jane Sanders passed away.  A native Houstonian, she graduated from Rice in 1960.  In addition to raising three children with her former husband Larry, she became a national award-winning elementary teacher.  Also, she loved adventures, fabric of all kinds and feasts with friends and family and she was a voracious reader.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

Germaine Franco '84/'87:
Last month, Disney released a podcast with Lin-Manuel Miranda and Germaine Franco '84/'87 discussing their work on Encanto.  Listen here.

Piper Madland '89:
Piper Madland '89 is running for Houston City Council, District G.  Election day is January 25, with early voting January 10-21.  Read more.

Mike Hundt (1949-2021):

Beer Bike:
All-Alumni Tent for Beer Bike set for April 2, 2022 (Rice News)

Mike Cherubino (1964-2021):

R-ICE Skating:
Owls on ice (Rice News)

JoAnn Lattimer (1942-2021):

Headline-making Houstonians:
Yesterday, the Houston Chronicle published a list of the 34 most fascinating, controversial and notorious Houstonians of 2021.  Making the list as fascinating Houstonians are Reggie DesRoches and Frank Liu '78.

Jim Holzem (1924-2021):

Baker Institute:
US energy infrastructure mapped by Baker Institute (Rice News)

Laurie Adams Frost (1958-2021):

Douglas Brinkley:
Yesterday, Politico Magainze published a tribute to the late Max Cleland by Douglas Brinkley.  He passed away last month.