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Nash and Swingle join leadership team at Rice Biotech Launch Pad

July 14, 2025

The Rice Biotech Launch Pad has appointed Amanda Nash and Kelsey L. Swingle to its leadership team.

Anatoly Kolomeisky

Why some genes are more error-prone: Scientists uncover hidden rule in DNA transcription

July 9, 2025

The study by Rice scientists shows why genetic sequences are not equally prone to errors.

Lily Lee

Rice engineering student honored for research to reduce surgical complications

July 7, 2025

Chihtong “Lily” Lee recently earned second place in the undergraduate category at the ASME SB3C Summer Bioengineering Conference, a competition hosted by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.

Mario Escobar

Rice bioengineer looks to mitochondria as key to heart failure recovery

June 30, 2025

Rice bioengineer Mario Escobar has won a Transformational Project Award from the American Heart Association to develop a new therapy for heart failure.

James Allison

Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative kicks off seminar series with Nobel laureate James Allison

June 12, 2025

The Cancer Bioengineering Collaborative launched its inaugural seminar June 3 with an invited talk from Nobel laureate James P. Allison.

Mary Tirfie

Rice360’s Global Health Fellowship program is finding ways to engineer hope

June 10, 2025

When Mary Seifu Tirfie graduated with a degree in biomedical engineering from Addis Ababa University in 2023, she wasn’t just earning a diploma — she was stepping into a global mission.

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Engineered with heart: Student-designed device could streamline imaging for cardiac procedures

June 4, 2025

A team of six Rice students developed a device that holds and stabilizes an intracardiac echocardiography catheter during heart procedures, allowing the primary physician to maintain precise control of the catheter without needing a second set of hands.

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New leash on life: Rice students design haptic vest for blind dogs

May 28, 2025

A team of engineering students at Rice designed an innovative wearable vest that helps blind dogs safely navigate their surroundings.

BJ Fregly

Rice researchers engineer personalized treatments for movement impairments

May 20, 2025

Impaired neuromusculoskeletal function due to conditions such as stroke, osteoarthritis, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s disease, limb amputation, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury and cancer is a leading cause of disability.

Lydia Kavraki

Lydia Kavraki named University Professor, the highest faculty distinction at Rice

May 20, 2025

In a landmark moment for Rice, renowned computer scientist Lydia E. Kavraki has been named a University Professor, the institution’s highest academic rank. She becomes only the 11th person and the third woman in the university’s 112-year history to earn this prestigious title.

Tony Mikos

Rice’s Mikos elected to the European Academy of Sciences

May 19, 2025

Rice bioengineer Antonios Mikos has been elected to the European Academy of Sciences, an international body that recognizes excellence in scientific research and technological innovation.

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Helix Park event marks official launch and lab opening of RBL LLC, advancing Rice’s research-to-market pipeline

May 16, 2025

Rice celebrated a major step in its translational research efforts May 5 with the official launch of RBL LLC. Held at the Texas Medical Center’s Helix Park, the event featured a keynote by Robert Ruffolo Jr., followed by a fireside chat with Ruffolo and biomedical engineer Robert Langer, moderated by STAT senior writer Matthew Herper.

Gang Bao

Bao wins Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award

May 16, 2025

Rice's Gang Bao has been selected to receive the Robert Henry Thurston Lecture Award from the American Society for Mechanical Engineers for his sustained contributions to the mechanics of composites, cell mechanics and nanomedicine.

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Rice experts examine historic personalized gene-editing breakthrough

May 15, 2025

Rice experts available to discuss historic personalized gene-editing breakthrough.

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Biotech pioneer Robert Langer delivers President’s Lecture at Rice

May 14, 2025

Rice welcomed renowned biomedical engineer and entrepreneur Robert Langer to campus for the President’s Lecture Series.

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