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new building construction</strong></a> <div class="created">February 25, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">Rice Business will celebrate the completion of the highest point of its new building with a "topping out" ceremony Feb. 28. This milestone marks the structural peak of the project, and the event will bring together university and school leaders to sign the building's final beam before it is lifted into place atop the structure. </p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2025-02/featured_ev.jpg?itok=3UPDwfzI" width="100" height="100" alt="stock image of EV charging" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/rethinking-equity-electric-vehicle-infrastructure"><strong>Rethinking equity in electric vehicle infrastructure</strong></a> <div class="created">February 25, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">Xinwu Qian, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Rice University, is spearheading research that reimagines how and where charging stations should be deployed.</p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2023-06/230612_anatoly_kolomeisky_bart_0.jpg?itok=LwYIGRlN" width="100" height="100" alt="researcher" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/rice-researchers-unravel-menopause-timing-shedding-light-ovarian-aging-and-fertility"><strong>Rice researchers unravel menopause timing, shedding light on ovarian aging and fertility</strong></a> <div class="created">February 25, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">Led by Rice's Anatoly Kolomeisky, researchers have developed a theoretical framework that quantitatively predicts menopause timing. </p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2025-02/86672589_l.jpg?itok=EFuE8iXD" width="100" height="100" alt="stock image of flood" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/rice-researchers-team-ut-am-help-rural-texas-communities-overhaul-flood-management-system"><strong>Rice researchers team up with UT, A&M to help rural Texas communities overhaul flood management system </strong></a> <div class="created">February 24, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">Avantika Gori, an assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering at Rice University, is leading an innovative project to address flooding in rural communities. </p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2025-02/boa_775.jpg?itok=XerkaRe4" width="100" height="100" alt="British alt-rock band bôa" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/british-alt-rock-band-boa-headline-moody-x-fest"><strong>British alt-rock band bôa to headline Moody X-Fest</strong></a> <div class="created">February 21, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">Rice will welcome bôa as the headline music act at the third annual Moody X-Fest April 25 at Founder’s Court. The signature, rain-or-shine event celebrates the Moody Experience and will include free food, swag and games.</p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2025-02/00bart_0.jpg?itok=af31K5ui" width="100" height="100" alt="researchers " typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/rice-led-study-finds-focused-ultrasound-therapy-improves-cancer-treatment"><strong>Rice-led study finds focused ultrasound therapy improves cancer treatment</strong></a> <div class="created">February 21, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">Combining an existing small-molecule protein therapy called tumor necrosis factor related apoptosis-inducing ligand with focused ultrasound can significantly reduce tumor size and burden in prostate cancer models, according to a new study published in Advanced Science by researchers at Rice and Vanderbilt.</p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2025-02/christian_newsroom_update_0.jpg?itok=qu6PRSXB" width="100" height="100" alt="Susan Christian" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/rice-appoints-susan-christian-lead-new-campus-events-unit-establish-conference-services-0"><strong>Rice appoints Susan Christian to lead new campus events unit, establish conference services division</strong></a> <div class="created">February 20, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">Rice has named seasoned special events executive Susan Christian as the first senior director of campus and community engagement and conference services. </p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2024-04/rbpc_photo.jpg?itok=pmaU5cxa" width="100" height="100" alt="Protein Pints RBPC" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/rice-business-plan-competition-worlds-largest-and-richest-intercollegiate-student-startup"><strong>Rice Business Plan Competition, world’s largest and richest intercollegiate student startup competition, selects 2025 ventures</strong></a> <div class="created">February 19, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">The 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC) announced today the 42 startups invited to compete for more than $1 million in prizes April 10-12 at Rice University and the Ion in Houston.</p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2024-10/The_Ion.jpg?itok=6PTO0gYi" width="100" height="100" alt="The Ion" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/us-research-universities-innovation-and-future-be-examined-ion-event-feb-24"><strong>US research universities’ innovation and future to be examined at Ion event Feb. 24</strong></a> <div class="created">February 19, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">Rice President Reginald DesRoches and ASU President Michael Crow, two distinguished leaders in higher education and public service, will discuss the evolving role of U.S. research universities in driving innovation, equity, accessibility and affordability and more Feb. 24 at the Ion — Houston’s innovation hub powered by Rice. The event will include a livestream option with the recording available afterward.</p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2025-02/featured_250210_mechanical_engineering_lab_preston_fluidics_martin_16_0.jpg?itok=PEuZLWOk" width="100" height="100" alt="Preston and grad student" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/harnessing-failure-asset-how-rice-researchers-are-innovating-smarter-wearable-tech"><strong>Harnessing failure as an asset: How Rice researchers are innovating smarter wearable tech</strong></a> <div class="created">February 18, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">A new study by mechanical engineers at Rice’s George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing explores how programmed failure in heat-sealable, sheet-based systems can be used to protect devices, enable complex sequencing of actions and even streamline control mechanisms.</p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2025-02/00bart_9.jpg?itok=vqLANY5Y" width="100" height="100" alt="Duncan Hall" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/rice-computer-science-department-invites-houston-industry-community-partners-discussion"><strong>Rice computer science department invites Houston industry, community partners for discussion on generative AI and DeepSeek</strong></a> <div class="created">February 18, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">The Rice Department of Computer Science and Ken Kennedy Institute invite Houston industry and community partners to an evening discussion on LLMs, DeepSeek and the future of generative AI.</p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2025-02/00bart_8.jpg?itok=pxg2sesn" width="100" height="100" alt="Bongki Shin" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/rice-led-study-finds-2d-carbon-material-8-times-tougher-graphene-resists-cracking"><strong>Rice-led study finds 2D carbon material is 8 times tougher than graphene, resists cracking</strong></a> <div class="created">February 18, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">Rice researchers found that a carbon material known as monolayer amorphous carbon is eight times tougher than graphene.</p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2025-02/00bart_5.jpg?itok=rC9-m8ht" width="100" height="100" alt="stock image" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/annual-event-showcases-ai-and-high-performance-computing-advances-energy"><strong>Annual event showcases AI and high-performance computing advances in energy</strong></a> <div class="created">February 17, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">Rice’s Ken Kennedy Institute will host its annual Energy HPC Conference Feb. 25-27.</p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2025-02/nexus_featured_image_0.jpg?itok=tb0V_y4i" width="100" height="100" alt="Ribbon cutting" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/rice-opens-rice-nexus-innovation-factory-ion-focused-ai"><strong>Rice opens the Rice Nexus, an innovation factory in the Ion focused on AI</strong></a> <div class="created">February 14, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">Rice is celebrating the grand opening of the Rice Nexus, its flagship innovation hub in the Ion District designed to help faculty, students and alumni founders turn breakthrough research into high-impact startups.</p> </div> </div><div class="article article--info grid"> <div class="col-2 colm left"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/g/files/bxs2656/files/styles/thumbnail_100x100_fixed/public/2025-02/algebra_1_pr.jpg?itok=VsbS04He" width="100" height="100" alt="algebra textbook openstax" typeof="Image" /> </div> <div class="col-10 colm right"> <p> <a class="article__news-list-summary-label" href="/news/2025/openstax-algebra-curriculum-receives-unanimous-approval-texas"><strong>OpenStax algebra curriculum receives unanimous approval in Texas</strong></a> <div class="created">February 13, 2025</div> </p> <p class="summary">OpenStax, the world’s largest publisher of open educational resources based at Rice, announced that its algebra curriculum has received unanimous approval from the Texas State Board of Education. 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