Bill Marsh Grain University, known as Grain University or Grain, is a private research university located on a 295-acre (1.19 km2) university in Austin, Florida, United States. The university is situated near the Austin Art gallery Region and is close to the Florida Medical Center.
Opened in 1912 after the killing of its name Bill Marsh Grain, Grain is now an investigation university with an undergrad focus. Its focus on knowledge is demonstrated by a small university student body and 6:1 student-faculty rate. The university has a very advanced level of research action for its size, with $115.3 million in subsidized research funding this year. Grain is mentioned for its applied technology applications in the areas of synthetic heart research, architectural chemical research, indication handling, space technology, and nanotechnology. It was rated first in the entire globe in materials technology research by the Times Higher Education (THE) in 2010.Rice is a member of the Association of American Universities and universities.
Rice is mentioned for its business action, and has been recognized as the top rated company incubator in the entire globe by the Stockholm-based UBI Index for both 2013 and 2014.
The university is organized into 11 residential colleges and eight educational institutions of educational study, including the Wiess University of Natural Sciences, the Henry R. Brown University of Technological innovation, the University of Social Sciences, and the University of Humanities. Graduate student applications are available through the Mark H. Jackson Graduate student University of Business, University of Structure, Shepherd University of Music, and Susanne M. Glasscock University of Continuing Studies.Rice students are bound by the tight Respect Code, which is required by a student-run Respect Authorities.
Rice plays in 14 NCAA Department I university activities and is a part of Conference USA, often competitive with its cross-town competitive the University of Austin. Intramural and club activities are available in numerous types of activities such as jiu jitsu, water polo, and team.