Moody Center:
Summer schedule full of art and ideas (Rice News)

Artificial Intelligence:
Rice launches new AI major (Rice News)

Larissa "Lars" Charnsangavej:

2025 Laureates Award Dinner:
Shining a spotlight on excellence (Rice News)

Houston Asian American Archive:
Houston's Asian American history preserved at Rice (ABC13)

Kinder Houston Area Survey:
Survey released yesterday (Rice News)

Antonios Mikos:
Mikos elected to the European Academy of Sciences (Rice News)

Frank Newman (1931-2025):
On May 1, Frank Newman passed away.  Raised in Houston, he earned a BA in Chemistry from Rice in 1953.  He met his future wife Mary Eileen Broussard at Rice.  He enjoyed a career as a research chemist at Shell, Beckman Instruments and Southwest Research Institute.  He is survived by, among others, his son Robert.  Click here for the obituary.

Jean Mahavier (1932-2025):
On April 28, Jean Mahavier passed away.  A native Texan, she earned a BA in Mathematics from Rice in 1953.  In addition to raising two children with her late husband Bill, she supported his career as a professor of mathematics at Emory University in Atlanta.  Also, she was dedicated to her family, she loved to travel and she was a talented poet.  Click here for the Chronicle obituary.

Gang Bao:
Bao wins Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award (Rice News)

School of Humanities:
Celebrating student voices (Rice News)

John Malcolm Waddell (1952-2025):

Voluntary Separation Incentive Program:
Rice offers lump-sum separations to eligible staff (Houston Chronicle)

Matteo Pasquali:
Pasquali named fellow of The Society of Rheology (Rice News)

President's Lecture:
Biotech engineer delivers lecture at Rice (Rice News)

Mary Patricia Fox (1933-2025):

Pulitzer Prizes:
Two Rice scholars earn Pulitzer Prizes (Rice News)

Francita Stuart Koelsch Ulmer (1931-2025):

Kinder Houston Annual Survey:
Survey to be released May 19 at annual luncheon (Rice News)

Malcolm Waddell:
On Sunday, Malcolm Waddell passed away after a two-year battle against cancer.  He earned a BA in Economics from Rice in 1974 and a MBA from Harvard in 1979.  “A beloved husband, father, brother and friend, he will be truly missed”.  I will post the obituary when available.