Rice students showcase bold engineering solutions at annual OEDK event
From lifesaving medical devices to sustainable energy systems and robotics, Rice students packed the Ion with ingenuity April 16 for the Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase.
Rice students bring the heat for flamingos at Houston Zoo
A team of Rice undergraduates set out to find a better solution for keeping Flamingos at the Houston Zoo warm during the winter months.
Rice students design realistic training model to improve uterine cancer biopsy access worldwide
For an interdisciplinary team of Rice undergraduates, improving global women’s health started with a pressing question: What does it take to make an essential cancer diagnostic procedure available worldwide?
Rice360 and African universities inspiring new generation of inventors and global health innovators
When the Rice360 Institute for Global Health Technologies launched the first design studios in partner universities across Africa during Phase 1 of the NEST360 initiative, the vision was clear: create sustainable, university-based ecosystems that empower students to design, prototype and commercialize lifesaving technologies inspired by real needs in their own communities.
2 Rice teams named finalists in Collegiate Inventors Competition
Two student teams from Rice have been named finalists in the 2025 Collegiate Inventors Competition, a program by the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Rocketing to the top: Rice Eclipse claims victory at world’s largest collegiate rocketry competition
Rice’s largest engineering and student rocketry club, Rice Eclipse, soared to new heights this summer, taking top honors in the 30,000-foot Student Researched and Developed Hybrid Division at the 2025 International Rocket Engineering Competition.
Twin founders: How 2 sisters are building health innovations at Rice
Rice's OwlSpark accelerator's newest cohort included twin founders with projects aiming to solve overlooked problems in patient care.
Interns innovate for impact at Rice’s Summer Experience in Engineering Design showcase
In an impressive display of creativity, collaboration and global impact, undergraduate students from around the world gathered at Rice July 24 to present the results of their seven-week Summer Experience in Engineering Design internship.
Rice students win top prize in global design contest with cutting-edge haptic wristband
Rice student engineers have earned top international honors for a novel device that could redefine how humans interact with virtual environments.
Engineered with heart: Student-designed device could streamline imaging for cardiac procedures
A team of six Rice students developed a device that holds and stabilizes an intracardiac echocardiography catheter during heart procedures, allowing the primary physician to maintain precise control of the catheter without needing a second set of hands.
Rice students chart a new course for autonomous sailboat fleets
In a corner of Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), a group of students is tackling a big idea: revolutionizing maritime transport with swarms of smart, self-sailing boats.
Rice’s student-led Rice Wind Energy team soared to new heights this year, clinching second place overall at the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2025 Collegiate Wind Competition.
New leash on life: Rice students design haptic vest for blind dogs
A team of engineering students at Rice designed an innovative wearable vest that helps blind dogs safely navigate their surroundings.
From Rice to orbit: Student engineers build safer, low-cost satellite thruster
A team of Rice engineering students has designed and built a safer, low-cost propulsion module for small satellites.
Public transit operators keep cities moving, helping people get to work, attend medical appointments and access essential services. But while passenger safety is often in the spotlight, the health and well-being of drivers who spend long hours behind the wheel is frequently overlooked.