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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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School Updates
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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Congratulations to Wesley Hungbui FTMBA ’25 for being named an inaugural recipient of the Chevron Energy Graduate Fellowship. Through a partnership between Chevron and the Rice Sustainability Institute, this initiative awards $10,000 each to 10 Rice graduate students driving innovation in energy-related research.
In this installment of the Clear Admit Admissions Director Q&A series, Coni Zingarelli, the executive director of recruiting, admissions and student financial services at Rice Business, is welcomed back.
Where do MBA graduates say the best place is to earn a degree? That depends on what they value. Rice Business alum Karen Verboski mentions Houston's entrepreneurial ecosystem and innovation.
Rice Business is one of the most affordable business schools to earn an MBA in the the Poets&Quants top 25.
Rice Business is offering a new comprehensive program that delves into the multifaceted challenges posed by the shift toward sustainable energy.
“With the launch of the Rice Nexus at the Ion, we are embarking on a journey to unleash the full potential of Houston’s innovation ecosystem, driving positive change and rapid economic growth,” says Rice President Reginald DesRoches in a news release.
Research co-written by Rice Business professor Jaeyeon (Jae) Chung find that ChatGPT could help humans with daily, creative tasks—even those typically thought to require the human ability.
Vikas Mittal, J. Hugh Liedtke Professor of Marketing, discusses Customer-centric Strategy, and new course offered at Rice Business.
How you shop and what you buy at the grocery store can predict whether you pay your credit card bills on time, according to new research by Rice Business professor Jung Youn Lee.
How you shop and what you buy at the grocery store can predict whether you pay your credit card bills on time, according to new research by Rice Business professor Jung Youn Lee.
