Rice awards first COVID-19 research grants
The Rice University COVID-19 Research Fund Oversight and Review Committee announced it will support projects to develop affordable diagnostic tools, seals to maximize the efficiency of surgical masks, a system to identify signs of the coronavirus in Houston wastewater and methods to ensure voter safety this fall.
Angela Wilkins to lead Ken Kennedy Institute
PulseCam peeks below skin to map blood flow
Rice University engineers have found a way to use a video camera to peek below the skin and make high-resolution maps that show doctors and nurses exactly how much blood is reaching the capillaries.
Tight spaces tip presence of petrochemicals
Spacecraft is designed to survive fire, surfs its own wave
Patrick Rodi's new idea for surfing is far out, fast and white hot.
As part of a coordinated effort to combat COVID-19, Rice University has established a research accelerator fund to support projects intended to help end the pandemic and prepare for similar outbreaks in the future.
Rice University emergency ventilator plans now online
Georgia Tech team wins Rice 360⁰ design competition
Global health expert available to discuss COVID-19 threat to hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa
Rice University bioengineer and global health pioneer Rebecca Richards-Kortum is available to discuss how hospitals in sub-Saharan Africa are preparing to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.
As the COVID-19 crisis plays out, Rice University faculty have been proactively making the best of a difficult situation for their students.
Ventilator costing less than $300 developed by Rice University and Metric Technologies
Rice staff, students and partners have developed an automated bag valve mask ventilator unit that can be built for less than $300 worth of parts and helps critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Heart nanofibers in STAT Madness semifinals
Texas Heart Institute and Rice University’s heart-saving nanotube fibers have advanced to the semifinal round of STAT Madness.
