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Rice MBA Ope Amosu turned his homesickness for Nigerian food into ChòpnBlọk, a Houston restaurant sensation blending West African flavors with modern fast-casual dining.
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Rice Business celebrates the grand opening of Virani Hall, a new 112,000-square-foot facility expanding space for the Jones Graduate School of Business, Virani Undergraduate School of Business and Executive Education programs.
28 Sep
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School Updates
The undergraduate business major, launched in 2021, rose four spots to No. 20 nationally. The entrepreneurship program climbed four spots to No. 8 — a rise of 23 places over the past three years.
22 Sep
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Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business has moved up in the ranks to No. 5 nationally for its online Master of Business Administration program, according to Poets&Quants’ rankings released today. The program was ranked sixth last year.
Tommy Pan Fang, assistant professor of strategic management at Rice Business, has been named to Poets&Quants’ list of 50 Best Undergraduate Professors. Pan Fang was chosen from among 1,000 nominations, and at age 30, he is one of the youngest professors on the list.
“While I enjoyed all of my professors, Dr. Tommy Pan Fang stood out as the most engaging, thought-provoking, and intelligent,” says student Paul Gregory who will graduate with the class of 2026.
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Rice University and the University of Houston have topped The Princeton Review and Entrepreneur’s lists of the best graduate and undergraduate schools for entrepreneurship studies for 2025.
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.
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.
Following a “generous philanthropic gift” by Farid and Asha Virani, the undergraduate business program at Rice University will be named after the family.
Rice University has officially opened the doors to the Virani Undergraduate School of Business, a significant enhancement to the university's business education offerings, thanks to a substantial financial contribution from Houston entrepreneur Farid Virani and his wife, Asha Virani.
