Houston Endownment:
Grant expands opportunities for Rice students (Rice News)

Michael Hwang (1969-2026):

Rice Scientists:
Rice scientists studying ‘incredible rare’ fireball meteorite (Houston Chronicle)

Doerr Institute:
John Doerr on purpose, innovation and the future (Rice News)

Voluntary Separation Incentive Program:
Rice applauds 150-plus employee’s service, impact (Rice News)

Kathryn Dunlevie '74:
Kathryn Dunlevie’s new series of mixed media photo-collages, “Deities, Heroes, Villains and Saints”, can be viewed here.

Beer Bike:
Beer Bike track to relocate after this year (The Rice Thresher)

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

Ope Amosu, MBA '14:
Ope Amosu has been named a 2026 James Beard Award finalist in the category Best Chef Texas.  His restaurant ChopNBlok started as a pop-up before becoming a vendor at Post Houston food hall in 2021 and now has a standalone brick-and-mortar location at 507 Westheimer in Montrose since October 2024.  Read more.

Baker Institute:
Last week, Ken Medlock authored an op-ed in the New York Times entitled “How to Straighten Out the Hormuz Bottleneck” here.

Best in Class:
Rice rises in national patent rankings (Rice News)

Dr Jay Beck (1932-2026):

Thomas Irwin (1977-2026):