Willy Rice Statue:
Rice Task Force to consider relocation of Willy Rice statue (Houston Chronicle)

Rice Bioengineers:
Study: How breast implant surfaces affect immune response (RIce News)

Kinder Institute:
Housing in Houston: Tough times for tenants, would-be homeowners (Rice News)

Amanda Marciel:
Rice scientists create process to seed solar panel crystals Houston Chronicle)

Lyn Ragsdale:
Award, plaque to honor legacy of former Dean of Social Sciences (Rice News)

Andy Karsner '89:
Why has Andy Karsner frightened the mighty ExxonMobil? (Washington Post)

Grant Youngman:
On June 4, Grant Youngman passed away at the age of 76.  In 1968, He earned a BA from Rice and was commissioned as an ensign in the US Navy.  Also, he earned an MBA from Georgia State.  He taught computer science for the Navy at the University of Georgia in Athens.  He is survived by, among others, his wife Lena.  Click here for the Savannah Morning News obituary.

Jonathan Ajo-Franklin:
Seismic study will have keep carbon underground (Rice News)

Jing Zhou:
Study: Use rewards effectively to boost creativity (Rice News)

Mickey Norman "44:
Catching up with Mickey Norman GHBA News)

Chelsea Clark '21:
Chelsea Clark ‘surprised’ by Rice Engineering best-written thesis award (Rice News)

Task Force on Slavery, Segregation and Racial Injustice:
Message to the Rice Community - June 16, 2021 (Rice News)

Rebecca Richards-Kortum:
When a Loss Becomes a Win (MacArthur Foundation News)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “this slaughter of the English language, 1928”.

Baker Institute:
Study: US and Mexico must work together on asylum (RIce News)

Stephen Hahn '80:
Former FDA Commissioner Joins Flagship Pioneering (PR Newswire)

Rice Magazine:
Rice Magazine takes top prize in international competition (Rice News)

Fred Boyett (1930-2021):
On June 10, Fred Boyett passed away.  A native Texan, he earned a BA from Rice in 1951.  He enjoyed a thirty-five year career with US Customs, retiring as Asst. Regional Commissioner in Houston in 1987.  Also, he loved “hunting and fishing” and he “competed fiercely in golf for many years”.  He is survived by, among others, his wife of nearly seventy years, Dorothy.  Click here for the obituary.

Charles Koberg III (1935-2021):
On June 3, Charles Koberg III passed away  Raised in San Angelo, he earned a BA (1956) and a BS (1957) in Chemical Engineering from Rice.  He enjoyed a career with Convair, Monsanto Textiles, a wig and hairpiece manufacturer and wholesaler in Hong Kong and as a venture consultant.  Also, he was a member of American Mensa and was an excellent tennis player.  Click here for the San Angelo Standard-Times obituary.

Charles Robert Gregg (1929-2021):
On April 21, Charles Robert (Bob) Gregg passed away.  A native Texan, he attended Rice (class of 1951) where he met his future wife Margaret Minahan (class of 1953).  He graduated from UT with a BS in Mechanical Engineering.  “He lived his faith by quiet example.  He will be missed by family and friends.”  He is predeceased by, among others, Margaret (they were married for 67 years).  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.