# Engineering withSocial Responsibility

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# Engineering with **Social Responsibility**

Rice Engineering and Computing's vision is to focus research on social good while redesigning our curricula and student mentoring to emphasize social responsibility.

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## Preserving Our Environment

Pioneering work in energy storage, renewable energy, seismic data processing and environmental fluid dynamics with unconventional collaborations across the spectrum of science and humanities.

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## Ethical Engineering Practices

Forging strong collaborations across the university, including with Humanities, Social Sciences and the Baker Institute and designing curricula and pursuing research that addresses humanity’s most pressing needs.

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## Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

We are committed to creating an inclusive learning and working environment that values diversity and fosters equity. Attracting and retaining the most talented students, faculty, and staff from diverse backgrounds and with varying perspectives is vital to our educational experience and research mission.

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"Engineering research and education
that emphasize both benefits to humanity and impact on society and the
environment—this is our mission."

— Luay
Nakhleh\
Dean of Engineering

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#### [**Eco-efficient cement could pave the way to a greener future**](https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/eco-efficient-cement-could-pave-way-greener-future)

Rice U. scientists ‘flash’ toxic heavy metals out of fly ash, make stronger concrete

#### [**Electrochemical device captures carbon dioxide at the flick of a switch**](https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/electrochemical-device-captures-carbon-dioxide-flick-switch)

Disruptive technology could lower carbon-capture costs across all emission types

#### [**Rice and Brazil teams tap AI to address flooding, other climate crises**](https://csweb.rice.edu/news/rice-and-brazil-teams-tap-ai-address-flooding-other-climate-crises)

CS and CEE professors receive grant for infrastructure research with colleagues in Brazil

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Rice Engineering and Computing’s innovative faculty and students, our university’s outstanding breadth, and our city’s unique challenges and opportunities provide the perfect ingredients for us to capture the urgency of our mission and to accomplish it.

**Robotic cup helps wheelchair users stay hydrated**

**Electrochemical device captures carbon dioxide at the flick of a switch**

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#### [**Protein-based coating could keep fruits and vegetables fresh longer**](https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/protein-based-coating-could-keep-fruits-and-vegetables-fresh-longer)

Rice U. research aims to help reduce economic, environmental waste

#### [**Rice faculty share three perspectives of ChatGPT**](https://cs.rice.edu/news/rice-faculty-share-three-perspectives-chatgpt)

Conversational AI text concerns addressed by professors in Computer Science and Communication

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## Our Research Focus Areas

### Rice Engineering and Computing’s three pillars of transformational research – Health and Well-being, Resilient and Adaptive Communities, Energy and Sustainability – are built on the foundations of future computing and advanced materials. Our research focus areas leverage our unique strengths and culture to solve local and global challenges equitably and responsibly.

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#### [**Rice Engineering launches DEI Outreach Center**](https://engineering.rice.edu/news/rice-engineering-launches-dei-outreach-center)

School-wide center devoted to current and new diversity and inclusion initiatives to improve recruitment, retention and support.

#### [**Rice leaders reaffirm commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion**](https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/rice-leaders-reaffirm-commitment-diversity-equity-and-inclusion)

President Reginald DesRoches, Provost Amy Dittmar and Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alex Byrd shared the following message

#### [**Rice U. hosts international women’s STEM research program**](https://news.rice.edu/news/2023/rice-u-hosts-international-womens-stem-research-program)

Japanese and Taiwanese students intern at Rice science and engineering labs

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