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Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026

AI Patterns and Online Habits

Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026

AI crashed a Paris wine tasting and that was the point

Human Flourishing in the Age of AI’ conference tackles how AI is quietly reshaping what it means to live a fully human life

Wednesday, Sep. 16, 2026

Rice University convenes industry leaders for inaugural Electromagnetics to Intelligence (EM2AI) workshop

Invited leaders from nine companies joined Rice researchers to explore next-generation communications, sensing, and imaging technologies.

Monday, Sep. 14, 2026

Rice alumnus’ startup receives $2.6 million CPRIT grant to advance immunotherapy for breast cancer

The grant will support the clinical development of an ultrasound-based precision drug delivery system for treatment-resistant breast cancers

Yao Rong

Future Faculty Fellow Yon Rong joins Leibniz University Hannover as Assistant Professor

She will establish a research program focused on trustworthy and interpretable AI

Andres Calvo receives best poster award

Rice doctoral student earns best poster award at the CERCat semi-annual meeting

Andres Calvo is developing models to predict how low-rise buildings withstand hail and high winds

Bryan Mendoza

From Fenceline to Frontline: Meet Rice’s First Environmental Engineering Graduate

Passionate about environmental stewardship, Bryan Mendoza heads to Stanford to pursue M.S. focused on atmosphere and energy.

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When Answers Are Free

Message from the Dean, August 24, 2026

2026-27 Future Faculty Fellows

The Rice Engineering and Computing school announces 2026-27 Future Faculty Fellows

The fellowship prepares young researchers for academic careers

2026-27 New Faculty

Rice Engineering and Computing welcomes 14 new faculty members

To enhance the school’s excellence in teaching, education, and mentorship

Activate

Activate elevates communications education at Rice Engineering and Computing

Launched in 2019, the program helps faculty integrate communication skills in technical curricula

Lydia Kavraki

Lydia Kavraki conferred honorary doctorate by the University of Crete, her alma mater

In recognition of her outstanding research and leadership in computer science, robotics, and AI

Brianna Singh

Brianna Singh ’18 ’22 elected 2026-27 President of Rice Engineering Alumni

The chemical and biomolecular engineering alumna will focus on strengthening connections with alumni and supporting current students

Guha Balakrishnan

Guha Balakrishnan receives National Science Foundation’s CAREER award

To develop AI approaches to analyze massive geospatial datasets