# News & Events
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School Updates
### [Does gender diversity attract investors? New study says it depends](https://business.rice.edu/news/does-gender-diversity-attract-investors-new-study-says-it-depends)
Research from Rice Business professor Alessandro Piazza shows that in startup accelerator programs, gender diversity alone doesn't attract investors — what matters more is that founder and mentor teams match in gender composition.
23 Mar
- School Updates
### [Rice Business’ Online MBA ranked among world’s top programs by Financial Times](https://business.rice.edu/news/rice-business-online-mba-ranked-among-worlds-top-programs-financial-times)
Rice University’s Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business has been ranked among the world’s leading online MBA programs in the Financial Times Global Online MBA Rankings, placing No. 13 globally (tied with the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University) and No. 6 in the United States.
16 Mar
- In The Media
### [2025 Most Disruptive MBA Startups: SubSpark](https://poetsandquants.com/2026/03/14/2025-most-disruptive-mba-startups-subspark-rice-university-jones/?pq-category=students)
Congratulations to Lauren Jackson '25 and the business she co-founded, SubSpark, for being selected as one of Poets&Quants' Most Disruptive MBA Startups 2025.
14 Mar
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School Updates
### [Does gender diversity attract investors? New study says it depends](https://business.rice.edu/news/does-gender-diversity-attract-investors-new-study-says-it-depends)
Research from Rice Business professor Alessandro Piazza shows that in startup accelerator programs, gender diversity alone doesn't attract investors — what matters more is that founder and mentor teams match in gender composition.
March 23
School Updates
### [Rice Business’ Online MBA ranked among world’s top programs by Financial Times](https://business.rice.edu/news/rice-business-online-mba-ranked-among-worlds-top-programs-financial-times)
Rice University’s Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business has been ranked among the world’s leading online MBA programs in the Financial Times Global Online MBA Rankings, placing No. 13 globally (tied with the Kelley School of Business at Indiana University) and No. 6 in the United States.
March 16
In The Media
### [2025 Most Disruptive MBA Startups: SubSpark](https://poetsandquants.com/2026/03/14/2025-most-disruptive-mba-startups-subspark-rice-university-jones/?pq-category=students)
Congratulations to Lauren Jackson '25 and the business she co-founded, SubSpark, for being selected as one of Poets&Quants' Most Disruptive MBA Startups 2025.
March 14
### [Rice Business launches Moody Business Scholars Program to accelerate undergraduate career pathways](https://business.rice.edu/news/rice-business-launches-moody-business-scholars-program-accelerate-undergraduate-career)
Rice University’s Virani Undergraduate School of Business is introducing the Moody Business Scholars Program, a highly selective, cohort-based undergraduate experience designed to prepare high-achieving business students for careers in competitive industries.
March 12
School Updates
### [Women in Leadership Conference passes torch to next generation](https://business.rice.edu/news/women-leadership-conference-passes-torch-next-generation)
The 26th annual Women in Leadership Conference (WILC) welcomed hundreds of women to Rice Business’ McNair Hall for a day of networking, learning and inspiration for climbing the ladder in their careers. This year’s theme was “Pass the Torch: Together, We Will Carry the Flame.”
March 11
School Updates
### [New research shows how firms use hurdle rates differently in practice than finance theory predicts](https://business.rice.edu/news/new-research-shows-how-firms-use-hurdle-rates-differently-practice-finance-theory-predicts)
Research from Rice Business professors John Barry, Bruce Carlin, and Alan Crane shows how firms use hurdle rates differently in practice than finance theory predicts.
March 09
School Updates
### [Rice Business event explores how AI can innovate hiring, finance, health care and more](https://business.rice.edu/news/rice-business-event-explores-how-ai-can-innovate-hiring-finance-health-care-and-more)
At the second annual Innovation and AI Summit, Rice Business faculty led conversational panels on how artificial intelligence will affect digital transformation, finance and human capital.
March 06
In The Media
### [Real Humans of Bain & Co.: Sameera Bhamidipati ’24](https://www.clearadmit.com/2026/02/real-humans-of-bain-co-sameera-bhamidipati-rice-business-mba-24-consultant/)
Sameera Bhamidipati ’24 shares how she achieved a successful career transition and landed at Bain & Company.
February 26
In The Media
### [Rice research explores how shopping data could reshape credit scores](https://houston.innovationmap.com/shopping-data-credit-score-2675278115.html)
Research from Rice Business professor Tommy Pan Fang shows why some data center facilities cluster in cities for speed and access, while others move to rural regions in search of scale and lower costs.
February 20
In The Media
### [Rice Business Plan Competition names startup teams for 2026 event](https://houston.innovationmap.com/rice-business-plan-competition-2026-2675278809.html)
The Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship has announced the 42 student-led teams that will compete in the 26th annual Rice Business Plan Competition this spring.
February 18
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