Baker Institute:
Mexico Country Outlook 2026 (Rice News)

James Gaffigan, MM'03:
Rice alumnus to helm Houston Grand Opera as music director (Rice News)
An American Conductor Comes Home to Lead Houston Grand Opera (NYT)

Junichiro Kono:
Kono awarded American Physical Society’s Isakson Prize (RIce News)

Ice Village at Rice Village, November 28 - January 4:
Let the Holiday Skating Begin (Rice News) 

Rice Architecture:
Marjanovic reappointed as dean (Rice News)

A Transformative Initiative:
KHOU is reporting that today Rice is set to “announce a transformative new real estate and campus development project that will reshape the connection between its campus and Houston’s historic Rice Village while modernizing the university’s sports venues”.

James Barefield (1934-2025):

Doerr Institute:
Doerr Institute celebrates 10 years of shaping leaders for greater good (Rice News)

Kenneth Evans:
Opinion: How the government shutdown is hurting science (Houston Chronicle)

Shepherd School:
Shepherd School celebrates 50 Years with concert and gala (Houston Chronicle)

Richard Linklater:

Rice Brain Institute:
Rice launches Brain Institute (Rice News)

Daniel Weinberg (1996-2025):

Jones School:
Peter Rodriguez named Poets&Quants Dean of the Year (Rice News)