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Tecnológico de Monterrey leaders hosted a delegation from Rice University. President Reginald DesRoches signs a partnership agreement as others look on.

Rice announces partnership with Tecnológico de Monterrey

November 10, 2023

Rice University has announced an agreement with Tecnológico de Monterrey, which will include concurrent doctoral degrees, dual master’s programs and a partnership to expand access to continuing and professional education.

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Rice expert available to comment on FDA decision on sickle cell disease therapy

October 31, 2023

Rice University’s Gang Bao is available to comment on today’s decision by the FDA on whether or not to approve a CRISPR-based therapy for sickle cell disease.

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Robotic cup helps wheelchair users stay hydrated

October 6, 2023

Rice undergraduate engineering students Thomas Kutcher and Rafe Neathery designed a robotic device that enables people with limited mobility to stay hydrated without caretaker help.

Dan Preston, three students and a postdoc from his lab who won a 2023 Ig Nobel Prize

Preston, four others win Ig Nobel Prize for ‘necrobotic’ spider study

September 18, 2023

Mechanical Engineering’s Daniel Preston, three graduate students and a postdoctoral fellow have won a 2023 Ig Nobel Prize for their “necrobotic” robot arm that incorporated a dead spider.

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You can leave your gloves on: Rice-developed material burns viruses, safe for skin

September 11, 2023

A new material that packs deadly heat for viruses on its outer surface while staying cool on the reverse side could be used to make sustainable, multiuse personal protective equipment. Marquise Bell, a Rice graduate student who is the lead author of the research, was also part of this year’s NextProf Nexus workshop, a national, competitive faculty development program for engineering students from underrepresented groups.

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Smart fabrics’ informed touch can tell you where to go

August 29, 2023

Rice U. engineers developed a lightweight, wearable textile-based device that can deliver complex haptic cues, enabling a user to perform open-world navigation tasks. The device is resilient to regular daily use, withstanding multiple cycles of washing and other damage and repair without loss of function.

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New software designs optimized, personalized treatments for movement impairments

July 27, 2023

A team of Rice University engineers has launched open-source software that constructs and uses personalized computer models of how individual patients move to optimize treatments for neurologic and orthopedic mobility impairments.

Gang Bao and team

NIH grant backs Rice lab’s sickle cell disease research

July 18, 2023

Rice University bioengineer Gang Bao and his team have won a grant from the National Institutes of Health to address critical questions surrounding the safety and efficacy of using gene editing to treat sickle cell disease.

Storage containers from Rice University's Preston Innovation Lab can keep VOCs from accumulating on the surface of stored materials for up to six weeks.

Rice engineers’ storage technology keeps nanosurfaces clean

July 17, 2023

Rice mechanical engineers improved on a 50-year-old idea to create container technology that keeps volatile organic compounds from accumulating on the surfaces of stored nanomaterials.

graphic describing the Southern Annular Mode's impacts on Australian weather in winter

Order in chaos: Atmosphere’s Antarctic oscillation has natural cycle

June 6, 2023

Rice researchers have discovered a natural cycle that repeats every 150 days in the north-south oscillation of the Southern Hemisphere’s prevailing westerly winds.

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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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Reginald DesRoches, Lydia Kavraki elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences

April 24, 2023

Rice University President Reginald DesRoches and Professor Lydia Kavraki have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the nation’s foremost society of scholars.

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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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Sensor system could decrease fall risk for older adults

April 13, 2023

A team of Rice University engineering students designed a fall-risk assessment system that enables doctors to create personalized risk-management strategies for patients based on their individual movement patterns at home.

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