<p>Rice raids 3 top faculty members from UCSD.</p>
<p>UCSD</a> loses 3 star scientists to Rice University - SignOnSanDiego.com</p>
<p>Excellent move by Rice!</p>
<p>Great article! Thanks!</p>
<p>And while three UCSD pros are set to add clout here, Rice just said good bye to two profs who were named college presidents – D. Michael Lindsay of the Sociology Dept is heading east to run Gordon College in Mass. and … [Davidson</a> College picks Quillen as its 18th president|DavidsonNews.net](<a href=“http://davidsonnews.net/2011/05/26/davidson-college-picks-xxx-as-its-18th-president/]Davidson”>http://davidsonnews.net/2011/05/26/davidson-college-picks-xxx-as-its-18th-president/) Not a trend, I hope …</p>
<p>I don’t think you can equate losing Lindsay and Quillen to this gain. While they were good professors, this is a pretty remarkable advancement for the BRC and Rice’s engagement in the TMC.</p>
<p>Fortunately, Dr. Lindsay is leaving behind a significant legacy [Rice</a> University Leadership Rice](<a href=“http://leadership.rice.edu/content.aspx?id=292&linkidentifier=id&itemid=292]Rice”>http://leadership.rice.edu/content.aspx?id=292&linkidentifier=id&itemid=292) And he’ll bring a lot of wisdom to
his new school.</p>
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<p>Different departments means different contributions. </p>
<p>I wish them well.</p>
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