August 8, 2021
What's In Woodson:
Shelving New Books (Woodson Research Center)
What's In Woodson:
Shelving New Books (Woodson Research Center)
Office of the Provost:
Click here for the first edition of the Rice Research Review, highlighting “a sampling of Rice University’s research pursuits and accomplishments over the previous year”.
AZ Awards 2021:
:Rice Architecture students Sebastian Lopez Cardozo and Lene-Mari Sollie’s project “A New Housing Model for Social and Environmental Resilience in Houston’s Third Ward” (Instructor: Jesus Vassallo) won the A+ Prize for Student Work. Read more.
Todd Treangen:
Data scientists go to the mat to learn about microbial networks (Rice News)
OpenSTAX:
OpenSTAX to train 13 companies to develop equitable courseware platforms (Rice News)
Ken Wolpin:
Retired Rice economist receives prestigious Jacob Mincer Award (Rice News)
Father William Manger '55:
Father Manger lived life of service (Houston Chronicle)
Christy Landes:
NSF grant kicks off Center for Adapting Flaws into Features (RIce News)
Paul Padley:
Padley named interim VP for IT, chief information officer (Rice News)
Glenn Youngkin '90:
Inside Virginia GOP gubernatorial candidate’s long career at Carlyle (WAPO)
Rice Engineers:
How headless hydra feel, react to prodding (Rice News)
George P Bush '98:
What’s Next For George P Bush? (Houston Press)
Billy Vehslage (1937-2021):
On July 15, Billy Vehslage passed away. Born in Iowa, he attended Rice in 1955 on a football scholarship. After playing two seasons, he injured his shoulder and transferred to Texas Tech to complete his degree. He worked in Californian and Texas. Also, he was active in the community and in his church. He is survived by, among others, his wife of sixty-one years, Marty. Click here for the obituary.
Will Robin (Northwestern '10):
William Robin, a close family friend, is a regular contributor to the New York Times. On Friday, the Times published his story about Nadia Boulanger entitled “She Was Music’s Greatest Teacher. And Much More”.
Jim Stetter (1929-2021):
On July 16, Jim Stetter passed away. A native Californian, he earned a BS in Mechanical Engineering “with distinction” from Rice in 1950. After military service in the Korean War, he married BJ Caldwell in 1954 and they raised two children, Karen and John. He enjoyed working for Cameron Iron Works and Standard Manufacturing Company until his retirement in 1991. Also, he was active in the community and in the church. He is predeceased by, among others, BJ (she passed away in 2011). Click here for the obituary.
Moshe Vardi:
Vardi wins award for social and professional responsibility (RIce News)
Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “a plan of growth, enrichment, and expansion, 1964”.
Robert Ritner '75:
Eminent Egyptologist and beloved teacher, 1953-2021 U Chicago News)
Rice Eclipse:
Students combine passion, ingenuity and knowledge to blast off with Rice Eclipse (YouTube.com)
Michael Hardy '59:
Greening advocate and W Philly community activist dies at 84 (The Philadephia Inquirer)
Woodson Research Center:
Woodson Research Team Honored with Shapiro Award (Rice News)
Timothy Morton:
Timothy Morton on giving up flight – at least when it comes to lectures (Rice News)