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MS 300
Houston, TX 77005-2659
Our Team
Chris Stipes, executive director of News and Media Relations
713-348-6778, [email protected]
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- Academic Affairs
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- Oversees all beats for stories and expertise that have potential interest to national and international media
Arie Wilson Passwaters, senior editor
713-348-6773, [email protected]
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- Rice News, Inside Rice and @Rice
- Events calendar
- Metrics
- Faculty awards (for commencement)
Robert Premeaux, senior editor
713-348-3930, [email protected]
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- Copyediting across all beats/communications
Amy McCaig, senior media relations specialist
713-348-6777, [email protected]
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- School of Social Sciences
- Kinder Institute for Urban Research
- Government relations
Avery Franklin, media relations specialist
713-348-6327, [email protected]
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- Baker Institute for Public Policy
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- Jones Graduate School of Business
- Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie)
- Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship
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Silvia Cernea Clark, media relations specialist
713-348-6728, [email protected]
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- George R. Brown School of Engineering (including all relevant research institutes/centers)
- Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen
- Wiess School of Natural Sciences (including all relevant research institutes/centers)
- Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (Multi-institution research center)
Marcy de Luna, media relations specialist
713-348-6780, [email protected]
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- Wiess School of Natural Sciences (including all relevant research institutes/centers)
- George R. Brown School of Engineering (including all relevant research institutes/centers)
Andrew Bell, media relationship specialist
713-348-6770, [email protected]
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- Glasscock School of Continuing Studies
- Doerr Institute for New Leaders
- School of Architecture, including Rice Design Alliance
- Fondren Library
- Athletics
- Rice Memorial Center/Ley Student Center
- Gibbs Recreation and Wellness Center
Brandi Smith, multimedia journalist (MMJ)
713-348-6765, [email protected]
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- School of Humanities
- Moody Center for the Arts (Rice Public Art)
- Shepherd School of Music
Sam Byrd, writer
713-348-6760, [email protected]
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- Internal communications across all areas
Stefan De La Garza, news analyst
[email protected]
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- Dateline Rice
- Media monitoring