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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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In The Media
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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Rice University has launched the Center for Customer-Based Execution and Strategy (C-CUBES), housed within the Jones Graduate School of Business. The center is dedicated to researching, understanding and sharing customer-centered concepts and practices with for-profit and nonprofit organizations.
“As the Ion continues to attract leading companies and organizations across industries, it’s clear that our vision of creating a dynamic and collaborative environment for innovation is resonating,” commented Ken Jett, vice president of facilities and capital planning at Rice and adjunct professor at Rice Business.
Crypto markets trade 24 hours a day, seven days a week, which has led to discussions on whether traditional financial markets will move in the same direction. Alexander Ober, a Ph.D. candidate at Rice Business, recently co-authored a paper covering the topic.
The most prestigious higher education institution in Houston has done it again: Rice University has topped WalletHub's 2025 list of the best colleges and universities in Texas for 2025.
Rice Business alum and current Lecturer in Entrepreneurship discusses working at Rice University and living in Houston.
Rice University’s Office of Innovation and Rice Athletics have formed a strategic partnership with BeOne Sports, a startup co-founded by Rice MBA alumni Scott Deans and Jason Bell alongside former Rice student-athlete James McNaney.
Houston joins Dallas and Austin in a new ranking of the 10 best U.S. cities for entrepreneurs to live, with Rice Business's #1 graduate entreprenership program ranking making a big impact.
In a dazzling celebration of five decades of innovation and achievement, the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business at Rice University held a gala Sept. 26, uniting board members, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners.
A popular way to help people with their finances is by gently prodding them to make better decisions. These nudges appear to work at first, but several studies, including one co-authored by Rice Business professor Benedict Guttman-Kenney, show that some aren't as effective as promised and can even lead to harmful outcomes.
Research by Rice Business professor Minjae Kim shows voters often accept misinformation, valuing "moral truth" over facts if it aligns with their beliefs, revealing deep partisan moral flexibility.
