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Rice alumna named Knight-Hennessy Scholar
Tuesday, May 1, 2018

The bioengineering alumna will join 48 others in a cohort studying at Stanford University.

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EERI names DesRoches 'Distinguished Lecturer'
Tuesday, May 1, 2018
Reginald DesRoches, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of the George R. Brown School of Engineering, and professor of civil and environmental engineering, and of mechanical engineering at Rice University, has been honored with the prestigious 2018 Distinguished Lecturer Award by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute.
 
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Faculty, postdoc honored for teaching, research, advising
Monday, April 30, 2018

Five faculty members and a postdoctoral research associate in the George R. Brown School of Engineering are the recipients of newly created awards for excellence in teaching, research and advising.

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Eight alumni honored for making 'significant contributions'
Monday, April 30, 2018

Eight alumni of the George R. Brown School of Engineering at Rice University have been honored for their “accomplishments and incredible impact.â€Â 

‘Exceptional’ research points way toward quantum discoveries
Monday, April 30, 2018
Rice scientists make tunable light-matter couplings in nanotube films.
‘Throne of Phun’ provides distraction therapy for children having blood drawn
Monday, April 30, 2018
Having blood drawn can be scary for young children, but a device developed for Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) by freshmen at Rice University may make the procedure less traumatizing.
 
A mat, top left, is immersed in water with methylene blue as a contaminant. The contaminant is then absorbed at top right by the mat and, in the bottom images, destroyed by exposure to light. The mat is then ready for reuse. Courtesy of Rice University and NEWT.
Mat baits, hooks and destroys pollutants in water
Monday, April 30, 2018

Rice-led NEWT Center develops energy-saving tech to remove contaminants from wastewater, drinking water.

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REV team makes progress at Shell EcoMarathon
Friday, April 27, 2018

After sitting out the competition for a year, the team discovers sometimes the effort is worth more than a win.

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The plot quickens for neurosurgeons
Friday, April 27, 2018

A team of Rice University computational and applied mathematics students have developed a technique to simplify the placement of electrodes in the brains of patients with epilepsy.

 
A man wearing wading pants walks through floodwaters from Hurricane Harvey.
Harvey registry latest tool in hurricane recovery effort
Friday, April 27, 2018

A National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant will allow Rice, the city of Houston and the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) to develop an environmental health and housing registry. The goal is to help the community understand the impact of storms like Harvey on public health.

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