Academic, industry and government partners chart future of physical AI in space at Rice-led event
Rice Nexus hosted its annual In-Space Physical AI Workshop, an event focused on the deployment of autonomous technology in space.
As global leaders gathered at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Rice President Reginald DesRoches used a one-on-one interview with Bloomberg Media to make the case for research universities as essential drivers of economic growth, innovation and societal impact.
At Davos, Rice provost makes case for ‘faster’ global research university
As global pressures accelerate and the pace of technological change intensifies, universities are being asked to move faster, not only in discovery but in delivering real-world impact. At the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, this week, Rice Provost Amy Dittmar delivered the opening remarks for a panel discussion focused on advancing innovation through collaboration.
Rice will play a central role at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, anchoring signature Bloomberg House programming that spotlights how research universities, cities and states are translating innovation, talent and investment into durable social and economic returns.
Paul, lead of Rice Nexus, elected to National Academy of Inventors
Sanjoy Paul, executive director of Rice Nexus and AI Houston and associate vice president for technology development at Rice University, has been selected as a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI)
Audacity and humility: Astro Teller and Andy Karsner share moonshot secrets
The latest edition of the President’s Lecture Series brought Astro Teller and Rice alumnus Andy Karsner ’89 to the Rice Business Shell Auditorium to speak about technology and innovation for today’s challenges.
Rice hosts ARPA-H summit on future of implantable biohybrid devices
Rice hosted the second Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health Biohybrid Devices Summit Sept. 25-26 in Houston to support research and translation in implantable devices that function as “living pharmacies.”
Innovative internship program equips Rice graduate engineers with industry experience
The Rice Center for Engineering Leadership launched the Summer Engineering Innovation Program, a 10-week interdisciplinary initiative where graduate students collaborated with engineering leaders from industry and community organizations to solve real-world engineering challenges.
Sholl named executive vice president for research at Rice
Rice has named David Sholl, an internationally recognized expert in research strategy, clean energy and scientific leadership, as its new executive vice president for research.
RBL LLC secures investment from Carnrite Ventures
RBL LLC has secured a strategic investment from Carnrite Ventures that will support the development of its growing pipeline of therapeutic companies.
Rice’s top innovation exec headed for University of Virginia
After more than a decade of outstanding leadership at Rice, Paul Cherukuri, the university’s top innovation executive, will be leaving his post to accept a position at the University of Virginia.
Nash and Swingle join leadership team at Rice Biotech Launch Pad
The Rice Biotech Launch Pad has appointed Amanda Nash and Kelsey L. Swingle to its leadership team.
Meant to inspire: New speaker series at the Ion District to build community through stories of space
Rice helped launch a new speaker series at the Ion spotlighting the human side of space exploration.
Mark Hensley joins RBL LLC as a senior adviser
RBL LLC, a pioneering biotech venture creation studio designed to rapidly build companies based on lifesaving medical technologies, today announced the addition of Mark Hensley as a senior adviser.
RBL LLC welcomes James Watson to board of directors
RBL LLC announced the appointment of James Watson to its board of directors.