Before the doors opened for “La Furia del Viento,” a long line of Cuban and foreign patrons had already formed outside Fototeca de Cuba for the March 8 opening of the exhibition.
Researchers at Rice and Brown University have demonstrated the world’s first curved data link, an achievement that could revolutionize wireless communications.
In a recent lecture titled “Climate Resilience and Urban Design,” Rice University professors Dominic Boyer and Albert Pope shed light on the hydrological and infrastructural challenges Houston faces. That includes flooding triggered by the impacts of climate change, the duo said, as they discussed the need for sustainable solutions at the recent Scientia Institute Lecture Series event in the Kyle Morrow Room at Fondren Library.
Prominent entrepreneurs and business leaders have committed to invest in Houston’s innovation landscape as part of the inaugural cohort of the Rice University Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie)’s Leadership Council.
A new National Science Foundation-funded study by Rice University will examine whether design strategies aimed at improving civic engagement in stormwater infrastructure could help reduce catastrophic flooding.