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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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A list based on MBA-salary-to-tuition ratio got an update following the release of the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking, and it placed Rice Business near the top with a ratio of 1.10.
The latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” ranks Rice Business No. 24 nationally — up from No. 27 a year ago — and two programs in the nation's top 25: entrepreneurship (tied for No. 10) and the professional MBA program that U.S. News ranks in its part-time MBA category (No. 15).
Several organizations — from tech startups to a nonprofit — have moved into the Ion recently to either relocate or expand their presence in Houston.
Goldie took home the top prize with its fit-finding software for women’s jeans at the April 19 H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge (NRLC) championship.
Meet Daniel Petterway '23 and read about his past experiences, leadership roles, items on his professional bucket list and his advice on the business school application process.
Meet Taylor Anne Adams '23 and read about her background, achievements, favorite things about Rice Business and lessons learned while earning her MBA.
More Houston hospital workers now have access to on-demand mobile ordering thanks to a Houston startup. Rivalry Tech, co-founded by Aaron Knape '08. The company rolled out its its mobile ordering platform, myEATz, into five of Houston Methodist's hospital cafes.
“With all the digital media and all the conversations or videos being recorded these days,” said Jae Chung, an assistant professor of marketing at Rice, “there’s always a greater chance or a greater risk associated with the idea of using a particular person’s name to name the whole mission or the whole project.”
In this Deans Counsel podcast episode, Rice Business Dean Peter Rodriguez shares his views and experience on the power of conviction, dealing with cultural shifts in student dynamics and more.
On April 11, join Professor Yael Hochberg as she discusses the challenges in commercializing university research discoveries. Then join Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge (NRLC) Championships on April 19.