Rice, ERDC sign educational partnership agreement
February 13, 2024
Rice and the United States Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) have signed an Education Partnership Agreement in formal recognition of their collaboration as part of Improving Access to Career and Educational Development (I-ACED).
Reducing newborn deaths across Africa enters phase 2 with $65M
January 23, 2024
The Newborn Essential Solutions and Technologies (NEST360) international alliance launches Phase 2 of its mission to reduce newborn mortality in sub-Saharan Africa with $65 million in funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation, The ELMA Foundation, and generous individual contributions.
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.
Annual Rice competition renamed Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase
April 14, 2023
The George R. Brown School of Engineering Design Showcase and Poster Competition, coordinated by Rice’s Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen (OEDK), kicked off April 13 with remarks from President Reginald DesRoches — in which he announced the event will now be known as the Huff OEDK Engineering Design Showcase
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.
Rice U. engineering students’ brace puts patients first
April 13, 2023
For those suffering from rib flaring associated with congenital deformations of the chest wall that cause it to jut out or cave in, a team of Rice University engineering students has come up with a potential solution.