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Celebrating its 25th year, the Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship hosted the celebrated Rice Business Plan Competition this month, doling out more than $2 million in investment and cash prizes to the top-performing teams.
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Intero Biosystems — a life science company that has developed the first cell-derived human “mini gut” replicating cell types, spatial structure and function of the human intestine — took home the grand prize at the 2025 Rice Business Plan Competition.
14 Apr
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Five student-founded startups have been named finalists for Rice University's prestigious pitch competition, hosted by Rice University’s Liu Idea Lab for Innovation and Entrepreneurship later this month. The teams will compete for a share of $100,000 in equity-free funding at the H. Albert Napier Rice Launch Challenge (NRLC).
11 Apr
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As GMAT submission rates continue to fall — especially at the top 25 U.S. B-schools, but generally across the top 50 — the Graduate Record Exam is surging.
Rice University broke ground last week on an innovative $54.5 million building for the Jones Graduate School of Business that is designed to be built around the current structure and also integrate with McNair Hall.
Rice University’s building blitz continues with this week’s groundbreaking on a new building for the Jones Graduate School of Business. The 112,000-SF project is designed by Architecture Research Office, based in New York City, with Houston-based Kirksey as architect of record.
Houston’s Rice University already has one of the country’s top business schools, and a new facility could further enhance its lofty reputation. On Thursday, May 9, the school announced it had broken ground on a new, 112,000-square-foot building for the Jones Graduate School of Business.
Today, business students at Rice University adjourn in McNair Hall, a building completed in 2002 by Robert A.M. Stern Architects (RAMSA). Soon, students will attend class in a new building by Architecture Research Office (ARO).
Enjoying your job or role is important for life satisfaction and growth. Ask the following question from the decluttering guru Marie Kondo and Rice University professor Scott Sonenshein—does this (part of the) role “spark joy”?
Rice University broke ground today on a new $54.5 million building for the Jones Graduate School of Business, unveiling the innovative design of a facility that will support the school’s growing student and faculty population.
A new cohort of Rice University Master of Business Administration graduates crossed the stage May 3 and are heading out into the world to bring their knowledge and experience to organizations across the nation and beyond. This commencement weekend also featured the first class of students at Rice to attain their bachelor’s degrees in business May 4.
Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business will host a groundbreaking ceremony for a new 112,000-square-foot building designed to accommodate unprecedented growth at the school and the evolving needs of the community.
Alex Cestero '08 is building a high-performing legal team at Virtuoso. But he’s also taking steps to ensure his new team stays both healthy and engaged.
