Features

Connecting the Dot-Coms
Silicon Valley may be a long distance from Rice, but Owls who have flown there to roost during the last half-century have helped define the industry that fuels information technology.

by Chris Warren

The Mechanics of Hearing
Losing his hearing wasn’t what made Rice bioengineer Robert Raphael begin researching possible cures. It all began with the Grand Unified Theory. . . .

by Deborah J. Ausman

This Old President’s House
The group of friends of the university who banded together to refurbish and modernize the Wiess President’s House wasn’t large, but their efforts should please any home renovation fan.

by Dana Benson

Good Day at Black Rock
When corporate investors need sound advice, they turn to Keith Anderson ’83.

by Hal Clifford