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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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How Rice MBA Mercedes Moncada-García '25 overcame imposter syndrome and found her career path in energy.
Remote work lets people live where they want, but ‘time shifting’ can put a strain on team collaboration and communication.
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.
Houston business and community leaders Farid and Asha Virani have made a generous philanthropic gift to Rice University’s business program igniting a new era of opportunity for students. In recognition of this historic contribution, the current undergraduate business program will be named the Virani Undergraduate School of Business.
Rice University opened the Virani Undergraduate School of Business on Tuesday, giving a more prominent home to a three-year-old business major that is already one of the institution's most popular fields of study.
Following a “historic” gift to Rice Business, undergraduate business majors will now study in the Virani Undergraduate School of Business, named after donors Farid and Asha Virani.
