What: A media availability with faculty colleagues, students and the brother of UC Davis Professor Kevin Rice, who was injured in the crash Tuesday of a Singapore Airlines jet bound from Taipei to Los Angeles. When: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1 Where: 2124 Wickson Hall, located in the northeast corner of the UC Davis campus, opposite Freeborn Hall Who: Speaking at the event will be: -- Kevin Rice's brother, Barry Meyers-Rice, a scientist for the non-profit organization The Nature Conservancy, which has an office on the UC Davis campus -- One or more of Kevin Rice's faculty colleagues -- A top administrator from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, Kevin Rice's home college -- One or more of Kevin Rice's students Visuals: We'll try to have an enlarged photograph of Rice taken in the field Background: Kevin Rice traveled from Davis to Indonesia about three weeks ago to visit his wife, who is a doctoral candidate at UC Davis and doing field research in Indonesia. He had planned to return to Sacramento International Airport Tuesday night. Instead, he was injured in the crash of Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006 as it took off from Chiang Kai-shek International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan. The airline said today that 79 of the 179 people aboard were killed and 99 had been treated for injuries. One passenger was still missing. Rice, 47, is a professor of agronomy and range science. He joined the UC Davis faculty in 1986 after completing his doctorate here in 1984. His research specialty is restoration ecology; he studies native species in efforts to restore disturbed lands and damaged ecosystems. Directions and Parking: Wickson Hall is located in the northeast corner of the UC Davis campus, opposite Freeborn Hall. From I-80, take Highway 113 North. Exit at Russell Boulevard, travel about one mile, turn right onto Howard Way. Proceed through the security gate to the T intersection. Turn right, then immediately left. Wickson Hall is on your right. Park along the west curb. Avoid illegal parking zones. Those in unmarked vehicles should place a business card on the dashboard.