February 13, 2021
Moody Center:
Moody celebrates Rothko Chapel's 50th anniversary (Rice News)
Mark Torres:
Mark Torres wins Geochemical Society's Clarke Award (Rice News)
Dr Bob Hunt '64/'70:
University remembers Dr Bob Hunt (UT Dallas News)
Moody Center:
Moody celebrates Rothko Chapel's 50th anniversary (Rice News)
Mark Torres:
Mark Torres wins Geochemical Society's Clarke Award (Rice News)
Dr Bob Hunt '64/'70:
University remembers Dr Bob Hunt (UT Dallas News)
Rice Datathon 2021:
Congratlations to all the winners and participants (Rice News)
The Ion:
The Ion Announces A Trio Of Local Restaurants (The Ion)
Matthew Broussard '10:
Broussard takes unusual path to comedy (The Unionville Times)
What's in Woodson:
Friendly Gifts (Woodson Research Center)
Joe Quoyeser '84:
Effective February 8, Joe Quoyeser ’84 is interim CEO of University Lands (UL) which manages the surface and mineral interests of 2.1 million acres of land across nineteen counties in West Texas for the benefit of the Permanent University Fund (PUF).
Arianna Rosenbluth '46:
Pioneering Figure in Data Science Dies at 93 (New York Times)
Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Looking NW from Main Ent 2-10-13".
Religion and Public Life Program:
RPLP Celebrates Ten Years at Rice (YouTube)
Mary Beth Gracy '90:
Mary Beth Gracy ’90 has been named managing director of Accenture’s Houston office. Read more.
The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday. You can check it out here.
Dr Roy Edward Carter Jr (1928-2021):
On January 28, Dr Roy Edward Carter Jr. passed away. Born in Louisiana, he attended Rice for two years (class of 1949) and then started Medical School at UTMB in Galveston at the age of 18. After military service, he enjoyed a medical career in Houston from 1957 to 1999, mostly with the Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research and Baylor College of Medicine. He was “internationally recognized for his work with ventilator-dependent spinal cord injured individuals”. He is survived by, among others, his wife of fifty-nine years, Ruth. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Jeffrey Kripal:
New podcast explores personal connections between life and scholarship (Rice News)
Lunar New Year:
On Sunday, Claudia Kolker, the editor of Rice Business Wisdom, contributed an opinion piece to the Chronicle entitled “For Lunar New Year, Houston’s Asian bakeries offer sweet adaptations to constant challenges”.
Bob Brockman:
The inside story of Bob Brockman (Forbes)
Don Erksine (1937-2021):
On January 23, Don Erskine passed away. A native Texan, he graduated from Rice in 1960 where he played freshmen baseball and he met his future wife Sharon Ferguson. Like his father and grandfather before him, he spent his entire career in the oil and gas industry, working for Tenneco and Shell. Also, he “always challenged himself both physically and mentally”. He is survived by, among others, his wife of sixty-one years Sharon. Click here for the Chronicle obituary.
Baker Institute:
US must do its fair share for refugees says Kelsey Norman (Rice News)
Sid Rich:
New Sid Rich opens doors to first of its residents (Rice News)
What's In Woodson:
Chandler Davidson Afircan American oral histories (Woodson Research Center)
Screenspace:
An alternate sky at Anderson (Rice News)
Rice Engineering:
Rice launches Master of Data Science degree program (Rice News)
Central Park Snowy Owl:
Everything Will Be Owl Right (Wall Street Journal, Subscriber content)
Thomas Avalos:
Rice presents new mission for former Marine (Rice News)
The Ion:
Greentown Labs gains support in guiding Houston to a cleaner future (Houston Chronicle)
Rice Public Art:
App designed by students available now (Rice News)
Untapped Potential:
Rice partners with area universities in new African and African American studies consortium (Rice News)
Undergraduate Enrollment:
Rice plans to increase undergraduate enrollment by 800 students by 2025 (The Rice Thresher)
The Rice Thresher:
The Rice Thresher published yesterday. You can check it out here.
Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "R Formation, 1927".
Baker Institute:
Texas needs to take the lead on carbon capture (Rice News)
Brian Armstrong '05/'06:
Coinbase announces proposed direct listing (The Coinbase Blog)
Robert Miller '82 (Thanks, Larry George!):
A Look at the Lobbyist (Texas Scorecard)
Brittany Massengale '09:
Alumna's Big Plans Were Seeded in the U of A Counseling Program (UA News)
Baker Institute:
Baker Instiitute and CES on top of global think tank rankings (Rice News)
Jones School:
MBA@Rice scores top 10 ranking from US News & World Report (Rice News)
RIce Public Art:
Public Art Acquires Four New Works by Women Artists (GlassTire)