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Alumni in the News
Highlights stories that are gathered from the media through the hard work of the ARA's Alumni Recognition Committee, which recognizes and celebrates achievements of Rice alumni, faculty, students, staff and university friends by sending hand-written notes and emails. If you are interested in volunteering for the committee, contact alumni@rice.edu or call 713-348-4057.

 

 

RICE ALUMNI STORIES

A MESSAGE FROM ASSOCIATION OF RICE ALUMNI PRESIDENT MATT HAYNIE ’03 (March 2018)

This all-alumni newsletter highlights one of Rice’s greatest student institutions: the Coffeehouse. It may be hard to believe now that there’s a Starbucks on just about every block and independent coffee shops are thriving, but the Coffeehouse was one of the first times that many of us experienced coffee fancier than Folger’s. Coffeehouse also represented one of the very best things about Rice: a place where people and cultures from across the country and around the world came together.

Astronomy enthusiast Donna Pierce '56 advocates to bring a planetarium back to Dallas

Donna Pierce ’56, better known to her high school students as “The Star Lady”, is working with area astronomers to bring a public planetarium back to Dallas.

Read more at Park Cities People.

Matthew Broussard '10 featured for his success as a comedian

Matthew Broussard ’10 is featured by Seven Days Vermont for his successful standup comedy career. 

Read more at Seven Days.

He Dong '08 awarded grant to develop new synthetic antimicrobial nanomaterials

He Dong ’08 was awarded the National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career Development grant. Dong, a researcher at The University of Texas at Arlington, will use the grant to develop nanomaterials to treat antibiotic resistant infections.

Read more at Science Magazine.

Mohit Aron '98 featured by Futuriom for his successful career in Silicon Valley

Cohensity, a secondary storage company started by Mohit Aron ’98, is growing quickly. Aron has tapped a new market for web scale infrastructure for secondary storage with Cohensity and has already shown rapidly growing sales.

Read more at Futuriom.

Pablo Henning '15 and Ujalashah Dhanani '15 create nonprofit to benefit Venezuela

Alums Pablo Henning ’15 and Ujalashah Dhanani ’15 established nonprofit organization Saludos Connection to provide aid to Venezuelans struggling with food and medicine shortages.

Read more at Houston Chronicle.

Stephanie Huang '13 describes her journey joining the Air Force

Stephanie Huang ’13 talks about her path to becoming an attorney and then joining the Air Force.

Read more at Whiteman Air Force.

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