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Rice goes GRE-optional for grad programs, will grant fee waivers to graduates of Texas schools Wednesday, Sep 9, 2020
Rice is eliminating the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) standardized test requirement for its 2021 graduate programs.
Seven students, alumni named 2020 Fellows of the National GEM Consortium Thursday, Sep 3, 2020
GEM has supported more than 4,000 Fellows from underrepresented groups at the master’s and doctoral levels in engineering and science.
Eight new tenure-track faculty members join Rice Engineering in 2020-21 Friday, Aug 28, 2020
The new faculty in five departments have joined or soon will join the School of Engineering as assistant professors.
DesRoches named chair of the National Construction Safety Team Tuesday, Aug 25, 2020
NCST is the body charged with investigating building failures resulting in significant loss of life.
CAAM alumna Villalobos receives mentoring award from White House Wednesday, Aug 5, 2020
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley professor earned her M.S. and Ph.D. from Rice in 1998 and 2000.
How this SVP at Caterpillar acquired engineering fundamentals at Rice Friday, Jul 17, 2020
Tom Pellette '86 is responsible for the company's Solar Turbines subsidiary and serves as a strategic adviser.
Lydia Kavraki receives NSF grant for COVID-19 'computational pipeline' Thursday, Jul 16, 2020
Rice computer scientist looks to help identify fragments of SARS-CoV-2 viral proteins that could be used as targets for vaccine development.
Three Rice Engineering faculty named to endowed chairs Friday, Jun 5, 2020
Junichiro Kono, Daniel Kowal, Jamie Padgett will be promoted July 1.
12 of Rice COVID-19 research grants awarded to Rice Engineering faculty Thursday, May 28, 2020
Fund established in April to support projects to help end the pandemic and prepare for potential future outbreaks.
How these Rice students are interning for Amazon during COVID-19 Tuesday, May 26, 2020
Amazon made the decision to not only maintain their summer internship program but to move it remotely.
How Kaede Gordon found herself at home studying engineering in Dublin Thursday, May 21, 2020
In Ireland, the CEE senior found community and camaraderie among engineering students similar to Rice.
Kavraki honored with 2019 ACM/AAAI Allen Newell Award Wednesday, May 20, 2020
Rice computer scientist also elected as a Fellow to the International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering.
Five engineering faculty promoted to full professor Monday, May 18, 2020
Promotion from the rank of associate professor effective July 1.
National Society of Black Engineers named Rice's student org of year Friday, May 15, 2020
Award recognizes registered undergraduate student organization that advances the mission of university.
How Chiraag Kaushik learned to communicate across cultural lines Thursday, May 14, 2020
Study abroad took the ECE major to Singapore — a melting pot of Asian cultures.
Preston to study how temperatures affect the COVID-19 pandemic Wednesday, May 13, 2020
Assistant professor of mechanical engineering has received a $159,000 National Science Foundation Rapid Response Research grant for project.
Ensor elected president of American Statistical Association Monday, May 4, 2020
ASA is the second-oldest continuously operating professional society in the U.S., with more than 19,000 members.