Chao College:
Students apply to transfer to Chao College (The Rice Thresher)

Robert AM Stern (1939-2025):
On November 27, prominent architect Robert AM Stern passed away.  He designed McNair Hall on the Rice campus.

Rice Architecture:
‘Art, Architecture and the Middle Landscape’ opens (Rice News)

Campbell Lectures:
Cobb offers clearer view of America’s democratic crossroads (Rice News)

Michael Gustin:

Sylvia Del Castillo (1936-2025):
On November 13, Sylvia Del Castillo passed away.  Born in Massachusetts, she earned a BA in Romance Language from Rice in 1958.  Together with her late husband Frank Del Castillo, they raised six daughters.  Also, she was a “teacher at heart” and she “was deeply dedicated to her faith, her family, and ta life of service to others”.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.  

Gateway Project:
Rice Selects Nations Group to Remake Rice Stadium (Houston Chronicle)

A New Era in Brain Research:
Rice and Paris Brain Institute form transatlantic partnership (Rice News)

Gateway Project:
Four Voters Approved $430MM bonds for Rice Village Management District (Chronicle)

Liu Idea Lab:
Liu Idea Lab marks 10 years at Rice (Rice News)

Second Servings:

Wiess School of Natural Sciences:
Rice celebrates 50 years of discovery (Rice Owls)

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

Vivian Ayers Allen - Correction:

Vivian Ayers Allen:
On Sunday night, Debbie Allen received an honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards.  Her late mother, Vivian Ayers Allen, worked as an apprentice librarian at Fondren Library and became Rice’s first Black full-time faculty member in 1965, according to the Chronicle.

Campanile Orchestra Concert, November 23:

Captain Robert Bruce (1925-2025):
On October 27, Captain Robert Bruce passed away.  A native Texan, he earned a BS from Rice in 1957 and a MS from UH in 1970 in Chemical Engineering.  “He was a highly accomplished chemical engineer, a longtime active and reserve duty officer in the United States Navy, and a devoted family man”.  He is predeceased by, among others, his wife Christine.  Click here for the obituary.

Brian Armstrong '05/'06:
On Wednesday, cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase said that it is departing Delaware and reincorporating itself in Texas. Brian Armstrong ‘05’06 is Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Coinbase.

Michael Baze '90:

ARMS:
Tiny swarms, big impact (Rice News)

Annual Elections Conference in Houston, December 8:
Baker Institute and The Carter Center to co-host conference (Rice News)