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Rice Business launches Moody Business Scholars Program to accelerate undergraduate career pathways
5+ hour, 29+ min ago (193+ words) Each track is designed around a small, highly motivated cohort and around experiences that extend beyond the traditional curriculum. Finance scholars who want to pursue high-profile careers in finance will participate in new opportunities, such as a Wall Street career…...
‘Honoring teachers as creative leaders’: Teaching comics as craft, classroom tool and catalyst for change
2+ week, 1+ day ago (344+ words) Art teachers, artists and comics enthusiasts gathered at Rice University Feb. 20 for Teaching Comics, a one-day symposium exploring how comics can function as both creative practice and classroom tool. Hosted by the Department of Art and the Center for Education,…...
‘Transformative’ Rice course challenges students to reinvestigate wrongful convictions
2+ week, 1+ day ago (566+ words) Undergraduates at Rice University are digging into real, possible wrongful conviction cases this semester, examining evidence, interviewing sources and producing documentary advocacy projects designed to bring renewed attention to individuals who maintain they were wrongfully convicted. The work is part…...
Day in the life: Health sciences senior follows research toward clinical psychology
2+ week, 3+ day ago (249+ words) Rice University senior Isabella Bourtin begins most mornings the same way lately: with GRE vocabulary and practice problems spread across her desk. A health sciences major at McMurtry College, Bourtin is preparing for graduate school while finishing a packed final…...
Wyrczynski, Kam appointed professors of viola at Rice’s Shepherd School of Music beginning fall 2027
3+ week, 1+ day ago (224+ words) To ensure continuity during the transition, Joan DerHovsepian, principal viola of the Houston Symphony, will lead a studio as professor in the practice for viola in the 2026-27 academic year while continuing her current role as instructor of orchestral repertoire. Wyrczynski…...
42 graduate-led startups selected to compete at Rice Business Plan Competition
3+ week, 2+ day ago (77+ words) The 2026 Rice Business Plan Competition announced today the 42 startups invited to compete for more than $1 million in prizes April 9-11 at Rice University and in the Ion District. The 42 startups selected to compete at RBPC 2026 are: ABOUT AVERY RUXER FRANKLIN Avery…...
Travel smarter: Risk management and insurance guidance for Rice international travel
3+ week, 3+ day ago (375+ words) Travel smarter: Risk management and insurance guidance for Rice international travel'Rice University Travel smarter: Risk management and insurance guidance for Rice international travel At the Feb. 12 Global Insights lunch-and-learn "Know Before You Go: Risk Management and International Travel Insurance Coverage…...
Virani Undergraduate School of Business launches new marketing concentration
1+ mon, 29+ min ago (308+ words) Rice University's Virani Undergraduate School of Business is expanding its undergraduate business major with the launch of a new marketing concentration, offering students greater choice as they look ahead at their academic and career paths. With the addition of marketing,…...
Rice engineering alumnus Doerr elected to National Academy of Engineering
3+ week, 6+ day ago (261+ words) John Doerr, a graduate of Rice University's George R. Brown School of Engineering and Computing and a longtime supporter of the university, has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. Election to the NAE is among the highest professional distinctions…...