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Mercury, Ion launch inaugural Software Day at the Ion to support Houston software startups

May 1, 2024

The inaugural “Software Day at the Ion,“ a monthly series aimed at nurturing software innovation and supporting startups on their path to growth, takes place May 14.

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2024 Huff Engineering Design Showcase winners announced

April 15, 2024

The Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), Rice’s premier undergraduate engineering makerspace, announced the winners of its annual Harrell and Carolyn Huff Engineering Design Showcase and competition, which took place April 11 at the Ion, during an award ceremony following the event.

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Rice engineering students convert old truck into an electrical vehicle

April 9, 2024

Four teams of Rice engineering students converted a 1997 Chevy P30 delivery van into a fully electric vehicle in less than a year, using a combination of parts scavenged from out-of-use vehicles, custom-built elements and off-the-shelf items.

Black History Month at Rice University with Dr. Bernard Harris - A fireside chat hosted by President Reginald DesRoches

Rice hosts Dr. Bernard Harris, first Black American astronaut to walk in space

February 27, 2024

Rice University continued its celebration of Black History Month with a special installment of the Ion’s “Visionary Voices” speaker series featuring Dr. Bernard Harris Jr., a NASA astronaut and the first Black American to walk in space. He is also a physician, company founder, CEO, philanthropist and venture capitalist. 

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Woodside provides $12.5M to support Rice-led project to advance decarbonization

January 17, 2024

Rice University and Woodside Energy today announced a ground-breaking five-year technology collaboration aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and providing lower carbon solutions.

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United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby talks innovation, sustainability with President DesRoches

November 6, 2023

Rice University President Reginald DesRoches spoke with United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby Nov. 1 at The Ion as part of a new series called “Visionary Voices.” Jan Odegard, executive director at The Ion, and  Managing Director of United Airlines Ventures Andrew Chang, a Rice alumnus, opened the conversation by introducing the goals of their respective companies and commending Rice for creating The Ion.

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Houston Methodist launched its tech hub at the Ion

August 29, 2023

Houston Methodist launched its tech hub at the Ion on Aug. 28, becoming the first health care institution to join the innovation district. Rice President Reginald DesRoches offered remarks and spoke of the importance of fostering corporate and community collaborations.

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US Sen. Cornyn’s staff visits Rice

August 24, 2023

Alaura Ervin, legislative assistant for U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, toured several Rice Neuroengineering Initiative labs and the Ion Aug. 23, learning about the ways Rice is strengthening the workforce. (Photos by Nathan Cook)

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Rice and Texas partners’ energy transition proposal named semifinalist for major NSF Engines grant

June 15, 2023

A coalition between Rice University, the Greater Houston Partnership’s Houston Energy Transition Initiative (HETI) and four other leading Texas research universities has been named a semifinalist for the National Science Foundation Engines program.

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Neuroengineering’s InterfaceRice 2023 conference draws 160-plus

May 23, 2023

More than 160 leaders in neurotechnology, neuroscience, neuroengineering and neurosurgery attended InterfaceRice 2023, the inaugural conference of the Rice Neuroengineering Initiative, May 18-19.

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Rice U. students design congenital hypothyroidism test for newborns

May 8, 2023

A team of Rice University students developed a low-cost, point-of-care screening tool that can diagnose congenital hypothyroidism in low-resource areas.

From left, Andrew Cooper and Rick Jennings of TyRex Group join Rice's Paul Cherukuri and Grant Belton for a photo with Rice's L1 3D printer, which is located at TyRex's manufacturing plant in Austin, Texas

​​​​​​​Rice’s Office of Innovation partners with Carbon and TyRex Group

May 8, 2023

Rice’s Office of Innovation is partnering with two companies to make additive manufacturing equipment and expertise an integral part of its initiative to provide campuswide access to prototyping and design facilities.

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Gastric suction device could curb preventable newborn mortality

April 24, 2023

A team of Rice University engineering students partnered with the Dominican Foundation for Mothers and Infants to design a gastric suction device tailored to the specific needs and health care environment of the Hospital Materno Infantil San Lorenzo de los Mina, one of the largest maternity hospitals in the Dominican Republic.

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Self-navigating catamaran can carry cargo into war zones

April 20, 2023

A self-navigating, cargo-carrying sailboat designed by Rice University engineering students could be a sustaining link for Marines hunkered down on shore during war.

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Team OR Lights wins Rice’s 2023 Engineering Design Showcase

April 14, 2023

Team OR Lights captured the top prize at this year’s Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase, presented annually by Rice University’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK).

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