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Beyond the Hedges podcast
David Mansouri ’07 engaged in a conversation with Troy Schaum, associate professor of Rice Architecture, during a live recording of the “Beyond the Hedges” podcast. Photo by Jeff Fitlow

PODCAST REC 
“Beyond the Hedges” is back! Host David Mansouri ’07, Association of Rice Alumni president, explores ideas and innovations with Rice community members. 

WOOT! 
Rice Student Association President Jae Kim ’25 has been awarded a prestigious Rhodes Scholarship, one of just 32 American recipients chosen to study at the University of Oxford in England next fall. 

RICE GLOBAL INDIA 
Rice launched a new global partnership — Rice Global India — in Bengaluru, India. Partnerships with the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur and the Indian Institute of Science are underway. 

 

Virani family
Houston business and community leaders Farid and Asha Virani, pictured with daughter and son, made a generous philanthropic gift to Rice University’s business program meet with Peter Rodriguez, dean of the Jones Graduate School of Business and the Virani Undergraduate School of Business. Photo by Brandon Martin

NEW NAMES, SAME EXCELLENCE 

Rice’s School of Engineering is now the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing — a name change that reflects achievements past, present and future. 

Houston business and community leaders Farid and Asha Virani have made a historic gift to establish the Virani Undergraduate School of Business within Rice Business.

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