Leaders from Rice and Houston Methodist gathered at Tudor Fieldhouse Aug. 19 to celebrate the start of construction on the Houston Methodist-Rice University Center for Human Performance. A joint research collaboration between Methodist’s Department of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Rice Kinesiology and Rice Athletics, the 6,000-square-foot center will be a premier research venue where physicians, academic researchers and university students will work side by side with student athletes, trainers and coaches.
From left, Houston Methodist Research Institute President and CEO Edward Jones, Houston Methodist Chair of Orthopedics Dr. Patrick McCulloch, Rice Kinesiology Chair Heidi Perkins, Rice Dean of Natural Sciences Tom Killian, Rice President Reginald DesRoches and Rice Director of Athletics Joe Karlgaard. (Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University)