Jones School:
Dean Peter Rodriguez has been appointed to the board of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas' Houston branch for a three-year term begining January 1, 2022.  Read more.

The Reverend John Paul Aymond, Jr (1942-2021):

Investing in the Promise of Students:
Rice will offer financial aid free of student loans (Rice News)

Brock Wagner '87 (Thanks, Kathleen Boyd '80!):

Glasscock School:
Registration for spring 2022 Community Learning & Engagement courses is now open.  On-Campus and online class options are available.  Browse offerings and/or register here.

Luis Campos:
Historian of science joining Rice as Baker College Chair (Rice News)

Oleg Igoshin:
Swirling bacteria mimic Van Gogh's 'The Starry Night' (Rice News)

Allen Till (1956-2021):

Shepherd School:
Flutist Marianne Gedigian to join Shepherd School (Rice News)

NEST360:
NEST360 wins 2021 Innovating for Impact Partnershp Award (Rice News)

Mary Tobin:

Rice Endowment:
Rice endowment reels in 36% return for fiscal year (Pensions & Investments)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean’s latest blog entry entitled “Thanksgiving Leftovers!”.

Kinder Institute:
Ruth Lopez Turley named next director (RIce News)

Josef Sifuentes, PhD '10:
Sifuentes wins UT System Outstanding Teacher Award (Rice News)

Bryan Washington:
Bryan Washington, Scholar-in-Residence for Racial Justice at Rice, was recently named one of Forbes 30 under 30 Media for 2022.  Read more.

Elle Moody '14:
The Moodys Open Up On Their Family Giving (Rice News)

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

Welch Institute:
Welch Institute names two to Scientific Advisory Board (RIce News)

Dr Horace Flatt (1930-2021):
On November 22, Dr Horace Flatt passed away.  A native Texan, he earned three degrees from Rice, a BA “with distinction” in Physics in 1951 and a MA in1953 and a PhD in 1957 both in Mathematics.  After military service, he spent most of his professional career in California where he headed a research and development laboratory.  Also, he was a “noted authority” on Peruvian coins and he was active in the community.  He is survived by, among others, his wife Jean Ann.  Click here for The Dallas Morning News obituary.