Parthasarathy Ranganathan, vice president and engineering fellow at Google, discussed the rapid evolution of artificial intelligence and the technical and societal challenges shaping its future during the second annual Raleigh White Johnson Jr. Lecture at the George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing.
Rice engineer selected for Air Force Research Lab Visiting Faculty Research Program
Rice electrical and computer engineering professor César A. Uribe has been selected for the Air Force Research Laboratory Visiting Faculty Research Program, a competitive initiative that brings university researchers into Air Force laboratories to collaborate on high-impact research aligned with national defense priorities.
Rice doctoral student uses mechanics to map how breastfeeding works in real time
As researchers work to close long-standing gaps in women’s health, a Rice doctoral student is using principles of mechanics to shed light on one of the most fundamental aspects of early motherhood: breastfeeding.
Faculty, staff, students honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service
Each year, Rice honors members of its community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service.
Prabhakar Raghavan, chief technologist at Google, was the featured speaker in the Ken Kennedy Institute Distinguished Lecture Series.
Rice bioengineer to lead national organization, advocate for research funding on Capitol Hill
The Rice bioengineering department helped host the annual meeting of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, where two Rice faculty were inducted as Fellows and Michael King stepped in as president.
AI spots hidden behavior patterns in self-organizing bacteria
A custom-built artificial intelligence system developed by Rice researchers helped uncover how bacterial communities self-organize.
Rice brings global AI dialogue to Paris
“Artificial intelligence is transforming the global economy and raising profound questions about how technology intersects with society,” said Caroline Levander, Rice’s vice president for global strategy.
For more than a decade, Rice’s Frederi Viens has been studying Lake Chad, a vast freshwater lake in west-central Africa that borders Nigeria, Niger, Chad and Cameroon.
5 Rice researchers elected AAAS fellows
Five Rice professors, Pernilla Wittung-Stafshede, Volker Rudolf, Edward Knightly, Marcia O’Malley and Ed Billups, have been elected as fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Rice experts available to discuss Artemis II mission as NASA targets launch
Experts from Rice are available to share insight on key aspects of NASA’s Artemis II mission.
Rice psychologists named APS Fellows for advancing research with real-world impact
Two Rice researchers recently named fellows of the Association for Psychological Science, one of the field’s leading international organizations.
Harris County names Ship Channel Bridge for Rice mathematician Richard Tapia
In a unanimous vote, the Harris County Commissioners Court approved naming the Sam Houston Tollway Ship Channel Bridge in honor of Richard A. Tapia.
Researchers at Rice recently convened an international group of scientists to explore how artificial intelligence and machine learning could transform one of the world’s most ambitious physics experiments: the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment.
A new Rice study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres provides a comprehensive evaluation of how AI-based global weather models simulate tropical cyclones.
