Business leaders, Rice commit to support Houston innovation
Prominent entrepreneurs and business leaders have committed to invest in Houston’s innovation landscape as part of the inaugural cohort of the Rice University Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Lilie)’s Leadership Council.
Leaders from Rice University and Mexico’s Anáhuac University will unveil a new international executive education program Nov. 6 at a signing ceremony at Rice.
Rice Business’ diversity, equity and inclusion conference Oct. 27 brings together industry experts
The annual diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) conference from Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business is slated for Oct. 27 and will provide a forum for awareness, dialogue and skill-building, according to event organizers.
Rice students win commodity competition at University of Houston
Four Rice students took the top prize and $2,000 in cash at the University of Houston’s Undergraduate Commodity Competition Sept. 9. The event allows undergraduate students from across the nation to demonstrate their proficiency in commodity knowledge and investment research and present to a panel of judges from top firms in Houston.
Rice Business rises in MBA rankings
Rice Business jumped ten spots to rank No. 19 on Bloomberg Businessweek’s Full-Time MBA ranking for 2023-2024.
Renewable Energy Alliance Houston (REAL) 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.
Second annual renewable energy leadership conference convenes at Rice Aug. 22
The Renewable Energy Alliance – Houston (REAL) will present its Second Annual Renewable Energy Leadership Conference at Rice University to explore the impact of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed one year ago.
Rice Business celebrates five years of the Online MBA
This month, the online MBA program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of 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.
In the wake of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on student loan debt relief, LGBTQ+ protections and business owner rights, Rice University experts are available for comment.
Magnetic gear tech company wins 2023 Rice Business Plan Competition
FluxWorks from Texas A&M University, a magnetic gear technology company, took home the grand prize at the 2023 Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC). The RBPC, hosted annually by the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship and Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business, is the world’s largest and richest student startup competition. This year’s edition saw 42 startups competing for $3.4 million in prizes – the highest in the 23 years of the event. More than 80 prizes were awarded and every team took home cash.
Rice’s Class of 2023 heralded as ‘empathetic team players with superpowers to change the world’
Across two days of joyful tears, stirring speeches, embraces and exultation, Rice University’s 2023 graduates celebrated the end of one chapter in their lives inside the hedges and the thrilling possibilities that lay before them in the chapters beyond.
Rice Business graduates another class of MBAs
The Jones Graduate School of Business held its commencement ceremony for Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree recipients May 5 at Rice Stadium.
Rice graduate programs land among nation’s best in US News rankings
Numerous Rice University graduate programs ranked in the nation’s top 25 in their respective categories in the latest edition of U.S. News and World Report’s “Best Graduate Schools” rankings.
Jeans-sizing software company wins 2023 NRLC championship
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. The NRLC is Rice’s new venture competition, where its undergraduate, graduate and MBA students can pitch their businesses to win a share of $100,000 in equity-free funding.
Members of Danish parliament discuss Houston innovation, entrepreneurship with Rice Business
Rice leaders met with members of the Danish parliament March 6 event to discuss Rice and Houston’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
