
James Truchard honored with Dean’s Appreciation Award Thursday, Aug 22, 2024
Longtime member of the Rice Engineering community recognized for his impact on engineering education.

Rice labs introduce new techniques for textile-based robotics Tuesday, Aug 13, 2024
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 Thursday, Aug 8, 2024
Rice statistics professor Marina Vannucci to serve as editor-in-chief of Statistics and Data Science in Imaging.

Mohit Kumar Jolly ’17 receives Outstanding Young Alumni Award Thursday, Aug 8, 2024
Alumnus honored for publication record, contributions to cancer dynamics research.

Chan Zuckerberg Initiative award to chart the single-cell RNA-sequencing ‘multiverse’ Thursday, Aug 8, 2024
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 Wednesday, Aug 7, 2024
Alum celebrated for contributions to the energy industry and to engineering education.

Rice postdoctoral research associate joins AI Institute Tuesday, Aug 6, 2024
Wil Thomason brings strong background in task and motion planning to team of experts at one of the nation’s leading robotics institutions.

John Jaggers ’73 honored with Distinguished Service Medal Tuesday, Aug 6, 2024
Alumnus recognized for service to Rice Engineering and its alumni community.

NSF funds Research Experience for Undergrads site in engineering and medicine Monday, Aug 5, 2024
Program led by Caleb Bashor and Marcia O’Malley connects students to summer research opportunities in Texas Medical Center.


Rice Engineering celebrates 2024 Engineering Alumni Awardees Thursday, Aug 1, 2024
Recipients recognized for industry impact and dedication to the School of Engineering.

Rice engineers win second prize in IEEE EMBC Young Professional Best Paper Competition Wednesday, Jul 31, 2024
Novel human phantom design framework could lead to safer, more reliable wearable and implantable bioelectronics.

Rice Eclipse takes home top prize at 2024 Spaceport America Cup Friday, Jul 26, 2024
Rice University’s rocketry team is first in Texas to launch a student-developed hybrid engine.


Ted Adams ’86 encourages alumni to rediscover Rice Engineering Monday, Jul 22, 2024
New Rice Engineering Alumni president to focus on outreach, fostering in-person connections within the alumni community.

Beatrice Riviere receives IACM Fellows Award Monday, Jul 22, 2024
Rice professor honored for contributions to research and publications in computational mechanics.

Rice team wins Sustainable Design Student Award for EPA-funded project Thursday, Jul 18, 2024
Chemical and biomolecular engineering student-led project breaks down ‘forever chemicals’ in landfills.