Rice computing pioneer wins IEEE Computer Society award

Rice University computer scientist Krishna Palem, who also heads the Institute for Sustainable Nanoelectronics at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University, has won the IEEE Computer Society's highest technical award, the 2008 W. Wallace McDowell Award, for pioneering contributions to embedded computing.

Rice surges ahead, attracts $100 million in external funding

Rice University attracted more than $100 million in fiscal 2008 for sponsored research and educational initiatives -- a milestone in its 96-year history. Rice has more than doubled the funds flowing into the university's research, education and outreach initiatives since 2000. Vice Provost for Research Jim Coleman said, "This not only represents a substantial increase in Rice's academic resources but also a symbolic milestone on the path to raising our research and scholarship profile -- the No. 1 goal of the Vision for the Second Century."

Rice's patent portfolio has best impact factor

Rice University has leapt to the forefront of American research universities for the impact on industry of its accumulated patents, according to a company that analyzes intellectual property. The Patent Board, a Chicago firm that ranks companies for the prowess of their properties, raised Rice to No. 1 in the "Industry Impact" category on its first public ranking of research universities.

Rice among nation's top CAREER grant recipients

Rice University's appeal to talented young faculty can be easily quantified with one glance at the National Science Foundation's awards list. Rice tied for second place among private American universities in the number of CAREER Awards given out last year, with funding coming to seven professors who are just beginning to make their marks here and in the scientific community.