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The George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing at Rice University offers unparalleled engineering education grounded in social responsibility.
Mary Seifu Tirfie is developing a neonatal suction device for hospitals in low-resource settings. As a Rice360 global health fellow, she’s engineering solutions where they’re needed most. bit.ly/3GGrJEl
🏆 Congrats to Lily Lee for 2nd place at ASME SB3C Conference! Her surgical retractor research under Prof. Raudel Ávila's mentorship could transform spinal surgery outcomes. Proud of our students making a real healthcare impact! 👉 Read more: bit.ly/4eJt4H3
The RISING Center at Rice has just marked its first year milestone with an annual meeting to review strategic next steps for the U.S-India partnership that accelerates advanced materials and defense-related technologies. bit.ly/4eZZFZf
Join us for an exciting showcase of groundbreaking projects developed in Rice University's Summer Engineering Innovation Program. Come to DEMO DAY 2025 to meet the teams and hear their final project presentations. Thurs, 8/7 @6pm RSVP: qrco.de/bg9Ozl
Excited to represent @aimbe today at @NIH @NIBIBgov as we host 50 congressional staffers to learn about the latest Discoveries in Health Technology!
Come help define the field of engineered living materials!
The Engineered Living Materials Workshop at Rice University this fall will help to establish a new field. How’s you like to be in the room where it happened? Submit your abstract today. linkedin.com/posts/marimike…
From mRNA research to real-world impact—Dr. Swingle is advancing women’s health at @Rice_BIOE. Her work on pregnancy complications like pre-eclampsia began at @PennEngineers. Now, she’s building what’s next in reproductive health—right here at Rice. beblog.seas.upenn.edu
Why are some DNA sequences more error-prone during transcription? A new Rice University study shows that the next two nucleotides after a given site can significantly affect error rates, offering insight into how cells maintain genetic accuracy. bit.ly/4eO3799
🏥 Digital health technologies are transforming healthcare delivery through advanced wearables, AI diagnostics, and robotic systems. @RiceMECH faculty are available to discuss innovations in personalized medicine and digital health applications. 🎤 More: bit.ly/3IMStDD
🎉 Congratulations to our newly promoted faculty! Please join us in celebrating their continued impact and success! 👏👏👏 🔗 engineering.rice.edu/news/rice-engi… #SolvingforGreaterGood @RiceCompSci @RiceMSNE @RiceECE @RiceBIOE @RiceCHBE @RiceCMOR @RiceMECH @RiceStatistics @RiceCEVE
In a step forward for soft robotics and biomedical devices, @RiceMECH researchers discovered a way to boost strength and durability of silicone-based soft devices without changing the materials themselves. 🔗 news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice… @RiceMech @RiceMSNE #SolvingforGreaterGood
No hype, just breakthroughs: Rice AI summit quietly makes waves in Paris. 🔗 Learn more: news.rice.edu/news/2025/no-h… The summit was sponsored by @RiceUniversity, Rice Global, @RiceEngineering and @ricekenkennedy. @RiceECE @RiceCompSci #SolvingforGreaterGood
Rice University's Mario Escobar is leading the way in heart failure research. With a new Transformational Project Award from the @American_Heart, Escobar and his Baylor collaborators are investigating how mitochondria may hold the key to recovery. bit.ly/4nMiMKp
🎉 Congrats to Lily Lee, Rice '25 BS Civil & Environmental Engineering graduate, for earning 2nd place at the ASME SB3C Summer Bioengineering Conference! 👏 Proud of our students making a real healthcare impact! 👉 Read full story: bit.ly/4eJt4H3
📢 Our own Shengxi Huang is highlighted by @NSF for using machine learning to detect light signals 🔦 emitted by molecules in diseases such as Alzheimer's! 🔗nsf.gov/science-matter… @RiceECE @RiceMSNE @RiceEngineering
Future Faculty Fellow Barun Mahata has been appointed to a research faculty position at @DBT_inStem in Bangalore, India. Congrats, @Mahata87! 🎉 🔗 Learn more about Barun’s journey here: engineering.rice.edu/news/barun-mah… @RiceBIOE
🪟 @RiceEngineering researchers developed a new coating for glass that could reduce winter energy bills by 2.9%. With over 4 billion sq ft of windows installed annually in the US, the savings can add up. 🔗 news.rice.edu/news/2025/new-… @RiceECE @RiceMSNE #SolvingforGreaterGood
Beating the AI bottleneck: Rice computer scientists have developed a novel communication solution called ZEN that drastically speeds up LLM training for models with “the characteristics of sparsity.” 🔗 Learn more: news.rice.edu/news/2025/beat… #SolvingforGreaterGood @RiceCompSci
⚗️ Chemistry matters more than structure for battery performance. Contrary to conventional wisdom, @RiceEngineering researchers found thermodynamic properties matter more than structural design for lithium-ion battery performance. 🔗 Learn more: news.rice.edu/news/2025/thic…
⚕️Wearables, AI and the future of personalized care: Rice experts are available to speak on digital health topics. 🔗Link to contact info and list of experts available to comment: news.rice.edu/news/2025/wear…
