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Rice University student-founded companies took home a total of $115,000 in equity-free funding at the annual Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship's H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge last week. 2025 Rice Innovation Fellow Alexandria Carter won the top prize and $50,000 for her startup Bionostic.
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School Updates
Alex Cantin is graduating this May with a degree in business management, including a minor in entrepreneurship, from the Virani Undergraduate School of Business at Rice and will join McKinsey as a consultant. Cantin said he chose Rice because of the faculty-student ratio and because he would be one of the early graduates of the new Virani School.
24 Apr
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In The Media
Rice Business professor Emily Prinsloo comments on dynamic pricing and its recent use.
23 Apr
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Rice University's undergrad students can currently receive two separate minors in business, but they'll be able to receive a bachelor's for the first time this fall.
Budget cuts caused by coronavirus are (sometimes) making corporate sponsorship scarcer, and scholarships can be hard to find. Here’s some tips on how you can pay for your Online MBA.
The Rice Business Plan Competition — the world’s largest and richest student startup competition — will announce the teams invited to participate in this year’s edition on Friday.
Industry experts are starting to take heed as disruptions from the pandemic and changing technological needs are hastening the demise of commercial real estate developments. “The cycle of changing is becoming shorter,” says Jefferson Duarte, associate professor of real estate finance.
The winter storm will likely cost the country $50 billion in damage and economic loss, but the brunt of the economic impact will be felt by hourly workers. Dean Peter Rodriguez shares his thoughts on the matter.
On Feb. 16, tragedy struck for one of our students, Jackie Nguyen. She lost her mother and three children as they took shelter from the cold next to the fire.
“Lower consumer confidence and uncertainty about the overall economy will shape Valentine’s Day spending trends — not the other way around,” says Professor Constance Porter.
Rice Business jumped 25 places in the new Financial Times ranking, the biggest advance for any U.S. MBA program.
Opinion: For Lunar New Year, Houston's Asian bakeries offer sweet adaptations to constant challenges
“Lunar New Year is the most important holiday for Chinese. It marks the start of spring, so it’s a holiday about hope and prosperity,” said Professor Yan "Anthea" Zhang.
Planning a date or buying a gift on Valentine's Day? Professor Connie Porter weighs in on consumer behavior during the pandemic and if love will find a way.
