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As businesses across the country strive to deliver better customer experiences, a new nationwide study provides timely insights into what Americans value most in the products and services they use every day.
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School Updates
Rice University has announced the launch of Rice Digital Learning and Strategy, a reimagined office aimed at expanding the university’s impact through innovative digital learning initiatives. Formerly known as Rice Online Learning, Rice Digital Learning and Strategy reflects the university’s expanded mission to integrate digital tools and strategies across all levels of education.
28 Apr
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In The Media
Nine Houston universities have climbed through the ranks in U.S. News & World Report’s recently released report of the best graduate schools nationwide for 2025. Several graduate programs also appeared among the top 10 in a Texas-wide comparison.
23 Apr
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Whether it's the cost of a sandwich or a gallon of gas, the behavioral economics principle of reference prices shape our views of inflation. Rice Business professor Utpal Dholakia shares his knowledge on the subject.
Renewable Energy Alliance Houston (REAL Houston) and Rice Business Executive Education hosted the second annual Renewable Energy Leadership Conference Aug. 22 on Rice’s campus to explore the impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) one year after it was signed into law.
Michelle “Mikki” Hebl , the Martha and Henry Malcolm Lovett Professor of Psychological Sciences and professor at Rice Business, is the 2023 recipient of the Advancing Women in Leadership Award from the Academy of Management (AOM).
Startup founders are often fired by investors who want the company to steer into a new direction, yet new research co-authored by Rice Business professor Minjae Kim shows that these entrepreneurs have what it takes to effect change.
"Rice Business is one of a handful of top business schools with an intentionally small class and a Consortium cohort. As someone who values genuine connection with others, I was looking for a smaller class size, individualized support, and a diverse class. Rice checked all the boxes."
"New Enterprise was the best course I took at Rice Business. This course not only taught me the steps an entrepreneur must take before launching their enterprise, but also gave me the confidence to evaluate any business idea that comes my way, and helped reduce any ‘anxiety’ I may go through as a future entrepreneur."
“When an event like the Rice Business Plan Competition brings the top collegiate entrepreneurs to Houston, we now have the resources in place to attract these exciting innovative companies to want to grow in our community,” says Craig Rhodes, Vice President of Regional Economic Development at the Partnership.
Rice University’s Office of Innovation has named Rice Business lecturer and alumnus Adrian Trömel as assistant vice president for strategy and investments.
Hosted by Rice Business Executive Education, the Second Annual Renewable Energy Leadership Conference will be held at Rice University to explore the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed one year ago.
Rice University greeted the incoming Class of 2027 for the first time during an eventful, emotional and celebratory O-Week move-in day on Aug. 13.
