Merging Minds
The President’s Annual Report for 2001
Rice scientists and engineers are leading the way in
developing the four defining technologies of the
century to come.

by Malcolm Gillis

Class: First Impressions
Ten freshman students, each filled with hopes, dreams,
and aspirations: Who are they, and where will they go?
Meet them in part one of a series that will follow them
from their first year through commencement.

by M. Yvonne Taylor

The Babe without the Vices
Lance Berkman’s phenomenal baseball career at Rice
rocketed him into the majors, but he’s still a down-to-
earth kind of guy.

by David D. Medina

Rice: The Next Century Campaign special section