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Rice Business reveals how having a “promotion focus” can mean the difference between fostering innovation and letting it slip by.
1 Jul
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School Updates
On April 14, Rice made history by hosting its inaugural Rice Day at the Capitol. More than 50 students, faculty and staff traveled to Austin for a full day of advocacy, education and celebration. The event served as a showcase of the university’s statewide impact in areas ranging from innovation to the arts and sciences.
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Cody Bass '22 equates studying business to mastering a different language: “I mean you now understand (on a deeper level) what the execs are trying to do, or what and why investors are asking for certain metrics.”
Get to know some new members of the Rice Business MBA Class of 2024 in this edition of Real Humans: MBA Students from Clear Admit.
Bruce Xu ’24 came to Rice to study in the Shepherd School of Music but he’s since switched to the new undergraduate business major from the Jones Graduate School of Business. Performing at The Woodlands Community Presbyterian Church helps him not only maintain his musical talent, but also play his part in the Greater Houston community.
Rice Business is listed at number 19 on the Fortune Best MBA Programs in 2022.
“At Rice, one of my favorite events is Partio. Partio is a weekly tradition that happens on Thursday nights. Some nights are themed to celebrate all the cultures and backgrounds of Rice Students." Takeya Green '22
"I can confidently say that [professor Arun Gopalakrishnan] is someone who not only knows his field but can also communicate and teach it well too.” Quy Le '22
Rice Business and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have teamed up to create a health care leadership program to prepare the next generation of life science executives.
Rice Business and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center have launched a new healthcare leadership program designed to help executives navigate the complexity of running healthcare organizations.
Despite the VC slowdown this year, clean tech and climate tech have remained attractive investments. This includes Texas. For example, the Rice Alliance Clean Energy Accelerator reported in August that 17 of its early- to mid-stage startups have already raised more than $54.5 million this year.
Ten new ventures were named the “Most Promising Companies" at the 19th annual Rice Alliance Energy Tech Venture Forum. More than 90 energy ventures, 70 investor groups and 40 speakers connected at the forum Sept. 15 at Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
