
How one professor moved 219 students from the classroom to online Thursday, Mar 19, 2020
ELEC 220 is a required course for all ECE and computer science majors at Rice University.

In response to COVID-19, OpenStax sees surge in new users Thursday, Mar 19, 2020
Since March 11, more than 27,000 accounts have been created on the Rice University-based publisher of free online texts

Engineering faculty Biswal, Sabharwal named to endowed chairs Wednesday, Mar 18, 2020
Biswal leads Soft Matter Engineering Laboratory, and Sabharwal is founder of Wireless Open-Access Research Platform.

Rice Engineering graduate programs rank in U.S. News top 30 for 2021 Tuesday, Mar 17, 2020
The George R. Brown School of Engineering ties for 33rd among the nation’s top 160 engineering graduate schools.

How Temi Prioleau engineers personalized diabetes management Friday, Mar 13, 2020
Former Rice postdoctoral fellow and now Dartmouth professor uses wearable technologies to inform treatment strategies.


Construct3D bring hundreds to Rice for 3D printing and digital fabrication Friday, Mar 6, 2020
More than 250 students, industry representatives, academics, K-12 teachers and hobbyists attended the four-day conference.

Kathy Ensor running for American Statistical Association president Thursday, Mar 5, 2020
Statistics professor is one of two candidates running for the ASA’s top elected spot.

Mech Lab to reopen as renovated Maxfield Hall in 2021 Monday, Mar 2, 2020
Robert and Katherine Maxfield and the Maxfield Foundation commit $5 million for 'gut remodel.'

Aerospace students build OwlSat to monitor extreme ultraviolet radiation Friday, Feb 28, 2020
Small research satellite proposed by the Rice chapter of SEDS will learn where all the space junk is.

Kavraki receives Robotics and Automation Society Pioneer Award Thursday, Feb 27, 2020
Rice computer science professor recognized for her fundamental contributions to robot design.

Nagarajaiah honored with ASCE's 2020 Nathan M. Newmark Medal Friday, Feb 21, 2020
The recognizes research that has 'helped substantially to strengthen the scientific base of structural engineering.'

Diba receives Marie Curie Global Fellowship Thursday, Feb 20, 2020
His current research focuses on the use of colloidal gels as bio-inks for 3D printing.

Mikos receives Controlled Release Society's 2020 Founders Award Wednesday, Feb 19, 2020
The honor recognizes Mikos for his “outstanding contributions in the science and technology of controlled release.”

How this alumnus is in touch with 2 billion people Monday, Feb 17, 2020
Pei Chen '17 develops software for WhatsApp, the world’s most popular text and voice messaging application.

8 Rice undergrads reflect on why they chose engineering Tuesday, Feb 11, 2020
National Engineers Week celebrates the contributions of engineers.

Owls in Space Symposium to focus on 'Advancing Human Spaceflight' Thursday, Feb 6, 2020
Rice chapter of student club SEDS to host Mark S. Geyer, director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center.


Jesse Chan, Ang Chen receive NSF CAREER Awards Wednesday, Feb 5, 2020
Award supports junior faculty in furthering their research.

How this sophomore hopes to change crude petroleum Wednesday, Jan 29, 2020
Patrick Aghadiuno aims to make oil production more environmentally friendly.