Former biology professor Meffert dies
Lisa Meffert, a former biology professor at Rice, died suddenly on Tuesday at the age of 49, Howard R. Hughes Provost Gene Levy announced Friday in an e-mail. After graduating from the University of Houston with a degree in biological sciences in 1982, Meffert earned her Ph.D. from Houston in 1988. She then served on the biology staff at Houston until 2000 before moving to Rice's Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, where she served until 2008.
Levy said a memorial for Meffert will be held in the Rothko Chapel, located at 3900 Yupon St., on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 3 p.m.
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