Larry Brune '77:
Lone Star Texas Grill brings Tex-Mex to Canada (Houston Chronicle)

Black History Month:
February is Black History Month.  Click here for the Black History Month events calender.

Joseph Watt Jr (1963-2024):

Baker Institute:
Rice to Speak at Rice Feb 15, event available on livestream (Rice News)

Shepherd School:
March tickets are now available.  Click here.

Gary Shaner (1938-2024):

James Tour:
James Tour named to National Academy of Engineering (Rice News)

Rice Dining:
Rice cooks up new dining options across campus (Rice News)

Ann Christensen (1960-2024):

David Leebron:
Former Rice President named incoming president, CEO of Texas 2036 (Rice News)

Rice History Corner:
Click here for Melissa Kean's latest blog entry entitled "Rice Research Computer, circa early '70s".

Graduate Program:
Rice boosts graduate program (Houston Chronicle)

Doerr Institute:
A conversation with the new director, Bernard Banks (Rice News)

Coy Clement (1950-2024):

NEST360:
Reducing newborn deaths across Africa enters phase 2 (Rice News)

Rice Architecture:
Rice Architecture hosts historian Bess Williamson (Rice News)

Murty Kuntamukkula (1949-2024):

Michelle Gadd '93 (Thanks, Jennifer Shade Wilson '93!):
On Friday, the Explorer’s Club recognized Michelle Gadd ’93, a large scale conservation specialist, as one of fifty “extraordinary people who are doing remarkable work to promote science and exploration, but remain under the radar and out of the limelight”.  Read more.

Margaret Pack (1922-2023):
On December 6, 2023, Margaret Pack passed away.  A native Texan, she served in World War II as an aviation machinist’s mate and then graduated from Rice in 1950 studying accounting and economics.  She enjoyed a career with Humble Oil (now ExxonMobil) from 1950 until 1982, she was active in the Army Reserve and she was involved with her church.

Bruce Weisman:
Bruce Weisman Wins Smalley Research Award (Rice News)

Graduate Program:
Rice launches new institutes to boost graduate program (Houston Chronicle)

Claire Smith '87:
Claire Smith's 30 year restaurant row ends - for now (Houston Chronicle)

Paul Buchschacher (1940-2024):