Social Sciences turns 40: A look back
March 2, 2020
More than a third of Rice undergraduates major in the social sciences, making it tough to imagine that Rice's School of Social Sciences didn't exist 40 years ago.
Which Democrat will take Texas on Super Tuesday?
February 28, 2020
In less than a week, voters in 14 states and American Samoa and Democrats living abroad will head to the polls on Super Tuesday.
Rice Social Sciences to celebrate 40 years Feb. 27-28
February 24, 2020
Rice University's School of Social Sciences will celebrate 40 years inside the hedges with a series of events scheduled for Feb. 27 and 28.
January 30, 2020
HOUSTON – (Jan. 30, 2020) – Amid his impeachment trial, President Donald Trump is preparing for his annual State of the Union address next week. Rice University political scientist Paul Brace is available to discuss what to expect in the president's remarks.
Third Reich's legacy tied to present-day xenophobia and political intolerance
January 24, 2020
Who — or what — is to blame for the xenophobia, political intolerance and radical political parties spreading through Germany and the rest of Europe? A new study from Rice University and Washington University in St. Louis shows a major factor is people's proximity to former Nazi concentration camps.
Rice study suggests people are more trusting of attractive strangers
September 21, 2006
Beware of strangers. Don’t judge a book by its cover. We repeat these timeworn adages without even thinking, but new research suggests we live by neither of them.