James Baker:
 ‘A Celebration of Reading’ highlights the Houstonian who ran Washington (Houston Chronicle)

Dr Jay Palmer (1956-2021):
On April 17, Dr Jay Palmer passed away.  Raised in Fort Worth, he earned a BA from Rice in 1979 and a MD from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.  Beginning in 1988, he enjoyed a thirty-two year career in private practice in Fort Worth as an ear, nose and throat surgeon specializing in pediatric diseases.  Also, he was a “passionate home chef” and he was active in the community.  Click here for the Star-Telegram obituary.  

Hot Mess:
Touchless temperature made simple (Rice News)

Operations Research:
Rice approves new undergraduate Operations Research major (RIce News)

Alex Quoyeser (Brown '15):
Alex Quoyeser, the son of Joe Quoyeser ’84, is part of a group of five former Brown University football players who own twenty-five percent of Hot Rod Charlie, a favorite in the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, May 1.  Read here a recent Houston Chronicle story entitled “The Houston connection behind Kentucky Derby contender Hot Rod Charlie”.

Anthony Pinn:
Anthony Pinn elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences (RIce News)

Marina Vannucci:
Marina Vannucci awarded Zellner Medal (Rice News)

Shepherd School:
Classical music delivered to Houston's underserved communities (Rice News)

Faculty and Staff Awards:
Nine recognized with award for superior teaching (RIce News)
Faculty, staff honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service (Rice News)

Chandler Davidson (1936-2021):
Leading expert on voting rights dies at 84 (Houston Chronicle)

Glasscock School:
Rice offers summer coding camp for high school students (Rice News)

Alex Quoyeser (Brown '15):
Alex Quoyeser, the son of Joe Quoyeser ’84, is part of a group of five former Brown University football players who own twenty-five percent of Hot Rod Charlie, a favorite in the Kentucky Derby next Saturday, May 1.  Click here to watch Fox 26’s Mark Berman interview him.

Foucault Confessions:
Clements and Faubion convene conference of international Foucault 'superstars' (Rice News)

'An Unprecedented Year':
Record number of Rice grad students awarded NSF fellowships (Rice News)

Unhoused Persons on Campus:
Students respond to RUPD message (The Rice Thresher)

2021 Good Brick Awards:
2021 Good Brick Award winners with Rice ties include Gerald Moorhead ‘69/’71, FAIA, for his books Buildings of Texas, volumes 1 and 2, Barrie Scardino Bradley for her book Improbable Metropolis: Houston’s Architectural and Urban History and Lennie Waite ’08 and Matt Hoffman for rehabilitating their historic home (c. 1935) in Mandell Place.  Click here for the complete list of winners.  (If you recognize another winner with Rice ties, please let me know.) 

Linda McNeil (1943-2021):
Rice remembers Center for Education co-founder Linda McNeil (Rice News)

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

Beer Bike:
Beer Bike Highlights (YouTube)
Updated results cause controversial ties (The Rice Thresher)

Town Hall:
Leebron lauds dedication among pandemic, eyes return to ‘relatively normal’ (Rice News)

George R Brown Prize:
Economics lecturer James DeNicco wins award for excellence in teaching (Rice News)

Baker Institute:
Q&A with Edward Djerejian (Houston Chronicle)

Beer Bike:
Results (Rice Program Council)

Rice Media Center:
The final curtain (RIce News)

WERC Environmental Design Contest:
Rice engineers WERC hard for the money (Rice News)

Rev William Larson:
Rev Lawson visits namesake grove at Rice for first time (Rice News)

Beer Bike:
Panademic-adjusted Beer Bike recap (The Rice Thresher)

Owl House Properties:
Owl House Properties excluded from campus housing website (The Rice Thresher)

Shannon Walker '87/'92/'93:
Shannon Walker First Native Houstonian to Command International Space Station (NASA)

DOE Solar Desalination Prize:
Rice team vying for $1 million prize (Rice News)

Elizabeth Gillis Award:
Special collections archivist Focke wins Elizabeth Gillis Award (RIce News)

KTRU:
KTRU Outdoor Show brings music, art to campus scene and virtual screens (The Rice Thresher)