Rice University computer scientist Moshe Vardi is stepping up his game. After years of speaking out about the unintended ills of technology, he is marshaling support to directly address them through a campuswide Initiative on Technology, Culture and Society.
The U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School may be the most elite training program in the world.
Kenji Takizawa, adjunct professor of mechanical engineering (MECH) at Rice University, will receive the JSPS Prize from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
Rice University engineers have figured out how soil contaminated by heavy oil can not only be cleaned but made fertile again. How do they know it works? They grew lettuce.
“I don’t know if I’m optimistic but at least a conversation is starting.â€
When Illya Hicks visited Rice University after being accepted into graduate school, he was encouraged by University Professor Richard Tapia to enroll in the Spend a Summer with a Scientist (SAS) program.
The Ken Kennedy Institute for Information Technology’s annual graduate fellowship program has awarded $87,500 to a dozen Rice University graduate students this year.
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing over $25 million in 26 projects to advance the cognitive and physical capabilities of workers in the context of human-technology interactions.
