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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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New certificate programs in healthcare management and human resources management will be led by Rice Business professors Edward Kroger and Jeff Frey, respectively.
‘Career portfolioing’ is a trend where people assemble different sources of income, such as side gigs, to give them a measure of independence from employers who provide little job security. Rice Business professor Scott Sonenshein discusses the trend for The Conversation.
This month, the online MBA program at Rice Business celebrates five years since matriculating its first cohort of students. The online MBA has become the fastest growing program at the business school since its launch in 2018.
Business schools around the world are making a concerted effort to put their sustainability studies into practice on their own campuses. Rice Business ranks at number 17 in the U.S. on the Financial Times 2023 Carbon Footprint ranking.
Connie Porter, Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and Associate Clinical Professor of Marketing, weighs in on the recent U.S. Supreme Court's ruling to strike down affirmative action in college admissions.
Connie Porter, associate clinical professor of marketing and senior associate dean for for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Rice Business, is available for comment on U.S. Supreme Court decisions involving affirmative action, student loan relief, and more.
The high court on Thursday ruled against Harvard & UNC, effectively ending race-based admissions to colleges and universities in the U.S. Rice Business Dean Peter Rodriguez is quoted: “Having students from a variety of backgrounds enriches the cohort’s learning experience and reflects our community, state and national diversity.”
Cart.com, which was co-founded by Rice Business alumnus Omair Tariq, closed its $60 million series C equity funding round with a $1.2 billion valuation. According to a news announcement from the company, Cart.com will use the funding for international expansion, continued product development, and to meet increased client demand.
How do companies appear to consumers when they express support for social causes? Rice Business Professor Minjae Kim examines the circumstances that lead the public to perceive do-gooders as model citizens or imposters.
Rice MBA Omair Tariq, co-founder and CEO of Cart.com, has been named one of eleven regional winners in the Entrepreneur Of The Year program, run by professional services firm EY.