Stroke analysis project wins Spring D2K Showcase
Deep learning can be a tool to help those who suffer strokes discover their risk of having another. That idea won the top capstone prize in the Spring D2K Showcase.
Living sensor research wins federal backing
Rice researchers are leading a federally funded project to improve communications between microelectronics and microorganisms.
US News grad school rankings give high marks to Rice programs
A total of 19 graduate programs at Rice University rank among the nation's top 25 in their categories in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools.”
Thomas Senftle wins NSF CAREER Award
Rice University chemical and biomolecular engineer Thomas Senftle has won a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to advance machine learning techniques for designing new catalysts.
Models for molecules show unexpected physics
Rice engineers discover unusual properties in magnetized colloids that surprisingly adhere to the physics described by Kelvin’s equation, which models the thermodynamics of molecular systems.
Faculty set Rice record with eight CAREER Awards
Rice faculty set a record, winning eight NSF CAREER Awards in 2002
Xue Sherry Gao wins CAREER Award
Rice engineer Xue Sherry Gao has won a prestigious NSF CAREER Award to create versatile new toolkits for controlling gene expression.
Inaugural class of Rice Innovation Fellows announced
The Provost’s Office and the Liu Idea Lab for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Lilie) have announced the inaugural class of Rice Innovation Fellows, a program that will provide educational and financial support to the next generation of scientist- and engineer-led spinout ventures.
Migrating holes help catalysts be productive
A theoretical model suggests electron holes that propagate at active sites on a catalyst migrate, triggering other sites that continue the process.
Peter Rossky was honored with a symposium Dec. 6-7 at Rice's BioScience Research Collaborative.
Rice’s Technology Development Fund backs faculty projects
Nine projects proposed by Rice researchers have been granted seed funding by Creative Ventures' Technology Development Fund.
Rice profs among historic Greek heroes
Two Rice professors are among physicians and biomedical researchers honored on the Greece bicentennial.
Ultrathin solar cells get a boost
Rice University engineers boost the efficiency while retaining the toughness of solar cells made of two-dimensional perovskites.
Alvarez, Mikos elected to Chinese Academy of Engineering
Pedro Alvarez and Antonios Mikos have been elected to the Chinese Academy of Engineering.
Rice strategy refines genetic base editors
A new strategy by Rice University scientists seeks to avoid gene-editing errors by fine-tuning specific CRISPR-base editing parameters in advance.