Rice labs introduce new techniques for textile-based robotics
Research led by Marcia O’Malley and Daniel Preston featured as cover art in Advanced Intelligent Systems.
She will establish a research program focused on trustworthy and interpretable AI
Andres Calvo is developing models to predict how low-rise buildings withstand hail and high winds
Passionate about environmental stewardship, Bryan Mendoza heads to Stanford to pursue M.S. focused on atmosphere and energy.
Message from the Dean, August 24, 2026
Rice labs introduce new techniques for textile-based robotics
Research led by Marcia O’Malley and Daniel Preston featured as cover art in Advanced Intelligent Systems.
New international journal ‘fills gap’ for imaging data analysis research
Rice statistics professor Marina Vannucci to serve as editor-in-chief of Statistics and Data Science in Imaging.
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative award to chart the single-cell RNA-sequencing ‘multiverse’
Rice computer scientist Vicky Yao uses natural language processing, novel procedural knowledge extraction paradigm to track trends in biomedical literature.
Jim Pyke ’97 receives Outstanding Engineering Alumni Award
Alum celebrated for contributions to the energy industry and to engineering education.
Rice postdoctoral research associate joins AI Institute
Wil Thomason brings strong background in task and motion planning to team of experts at one of the nation’s leading robotics institutions.