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Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business has taken the No. 1 spot in the Princeton Review and Entrepreneurship magazines’ rankings of top schools for graduate entrepreneurship programs for the sixth year running.
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School Updates
Rice University will recognize Owls who have served in the United States military, including the veterans among faculty, staff and students, at its 21st annual Veterans Day Ceremony at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 in Rice Memorial Chapel and Ray Courtyard. Kyle La Rue, copy center assistant from Rice Business, is this year’s honoree.
6 Nov
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In The Media
Following a “generous philanthropic gift” by Farid and Asha Virani, the undergraduate business program at Rice University will be named after the family.
30 Oct
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Crypto markets trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week, which has led to discussions on whether traditional financial markets will move in the same direction. Alexander Ober, a Ph.D. candidate at Rice Business, recently co-authored a paper covering the topic.
The most prestigious higher education institution in Houston has done it again: Rice University has topped WalletHub's 2025 list of the best colleges and universities in Texas for 2025.
Rice Business alum and current Lecturer in Entrepreneurship discusses working at Rice University and living in Houston.
Rice University’s Office of Innovation and Rice Athletics have formed a strategic partnership with BeOne Sports, a startup co-founded by Rice MBA alumni Scott Deans and Jason Bell alongside former Rice student-athlete James McNaney.
Houston joins Dallas and Austin in a new ranking of the 10 best U.S. cities for entrepreneurs to live, with Rice Business's #1 graduate entreprenership program ranking making a big impact.
In a dazzling celebration of five decades of innovation and achievement, the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University held a gala Sept. 26, uniting board members, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners.
A popular way to help people with their finances is by gently prodding them to make better decisions. These nudges appear to work at first, but several studies, including one co-authored by Rice Business professor Benedict Guttman-Kenney, show that some aren't as effective as promised and can even lead to harmful outcomes.
Research by Rice Business professor Minjae Kim shows voters often accept misinformation, valuing "moral truth" over facts if it aligns with their beliefs, revealing deep partisan moral flexibility.
Congratulations to Wesley Hungbui FTMBA ’25 for being named an inaugural recipient of the Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowship. Through a partnership between Chevron and the Rice Sustainability Institute, this initiative awards $10,000 each to 10 Rice graduate students driving innovation in energy-related research.
In this installment of the Clear Admit Admissions Director Q&A series, Coni Zingarelli, the executive director of recruiting, admissions and student financial services at Rice Business, is welcomed back.
