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Teaching faculty earn promotions Mon, 07/15/2019 - 13:57

Four teaching professors in engineering promoted.

Karan Thakker: Keep Going Fri, 06/28/2019 - 13:45

Rice alumnus Karan Thakker on perseverance in the CS program

Theo Yaung: CS Explorer Thu, 06/27/2019 - 13:56

Theo Yaung (B.S. ‘03) credits his programming skills to the foundation he developed in programming languages, thanks to long-time faculty member Corky Cartwright.

Kavraki Lab develops framework for NASA's Robonaut 2 Tue, 06/25/2019 - 18:50

The Kavraki Lab developed a framework for motion planning for NASA's Robonaut 2.

Cheng Leong: You can Quit your Job at Any Time Thu, 06/20/2019 - 20:08

Rice University CS alumnus Cheng Leong is a software developer at Indeed.

Lyle Kopnicky: Functional Programming and Working Remotely Mon, 06/17/2019 - 19:56

CS alumnus Lyle Kopnicky is still passionate about functional programming.

Liuliu Zheng: A New Beginning Fri, 06/14/2019 - 20:31

Liuliu Zheng was wrapping up her Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Baylor College of Medicine when she applied to the professional master's program at Rice. “I found I really loved programming and had a passion for it,” said Zheng.

Michael Yantosca: Pursuing a Postgraduate After Sixteen Years in Industry Mon, 06/10/2019 - 20:41

Two decades after he began his undergraduate degree at Rice, Michael Yantosca headed back to the classroom --this time for his master’s degree in computer science.

Xinran “Nick” Zhu: Create Something of Value Tue, 06/04/2019 - 21:14

“When I can see students enjoying the material and really learning something new, that’s the joy of starting up a company. Giving students something of value is why I became an entrepreneur.” --Rice CS alumnus Nick Zhu (B.S. ’10, M.C.S. ’11)

Kavraki Lab develops framework for NASA's Robonaut 2 Fri, 05/31/2019 - 10:37

The Kavraki Lab developed a framework for motion planning for Robonaut 2