OpenStax College to make textbooks free online
OpenStax College, a new initiative from Rice's open-education platform Connexions, will provide free textbooks online for five of the country's most-attended college courses. The project could save college students millions of dollars nationwide.
Rice's Antonios Mikos elected to National Academy of Engineering
Rice University bioengineer Antonios Mikos, a pioneer in the field of tissue engineering, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) — one of the highest professional honors accorded an engineer. Counting today's 66 new members, the academy's membership is just 2,254. Mikos becomes Rice's 14th active NAE member.


