Undocumented immigrants faced unique mental health challenges during COVID-19 pandemic
Four years after the U.S. shut down in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, research from Rice University suggests undocumented immigrants’ mental health challenges were compounded due to stresses stemming from their unauthorized status.
Texas state Rep. Ann Johnson honors Rice faculty, researchers and alumni with proclamations
Texas state Rep. Ann Johnson, whose legislative district includes Rice University, visited campus Feb. 29 to present resolutions from the 88th Texas Legislative session to Rice faculty, researchers and alumni.
Following the racial and gender reckonings intensified by the #BlackLivesMatter and #MeToo movements, diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has been the subject of significant public debate and widespread media attention. A new book from Rice University psychologists outlines the state-of-the-art science that makes the case for DEI.
According to new research from Rice University and the University of Nebraska at Omaha, conservative-leaning job applicants indicate being less likely to pursue positions that require personal statements on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), and those negative reactions are not independent of anti-Black racism.
Are American voters really as polarized as they seem? Rice research suggests yes
A new study of American voters by researchers at Rice University and Stanford University shows that while response rates to political surveys are on the decline, people are more polarized than ever.
New Rice research finds team coaching can improve health care and consequently save lives
Employee and team coaching are all the rage nowadays but are difficult to implement in the health care industry due to the specialized training required for most professions, including surgeries and other skilled medical care.
The Joint Commission and National Quality Forum (NQF) have announced that Eduardo Salas, the Allyn R. & Gladys M. Cline Professor in psychological sciences at Rice University, is a recipient of the 2023 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Award for individual achievement.
Rice study shows how allyship can combat discrimination in STEM for Blacks, Latinos
Calling out discriminatory behavior is an effective way for white students to help combat racism against Black and Latino science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) students, according to new research from Rice University.
Rice’s Fred Oswald serves as panelist during AI House Davos
Fred Oswald, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Psychology at Rice University, was a panelist on "The Impact of U.S. and E.U. Regulation on Business and Society," held Jan. 16 at AI House Davos, a multi-stakeholder platform for responsible AI progress, held during the World Economic Forum 2024 in Davos, Switzerland.
Rice psychology, immigration expert at the border, available for interviews
Luz Garcini, a Rice University expert who focuses on the psychological impacts of migration on refugees and immigrants, will be at the Texas-Mexico border this week with the American Psychological Association’s Presidential Task Force on Immigration.
If you’re one of the many people who watched The Jetsons and envisioned a future of flying cars and delivery vehicles, your dreams might not be far off.
Rice receives $2.5M grant to support inclusive STEM education
The Howard Hughes Medical Institute awarded Rice University with $2.5 million spanning over five years as part of its Driving Change initiative designed to connect research universities that are working to build inclusive learning environments for students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
Rice research: DACA uncertainty leads to psychological stress for recipients
After former President Donald Trump announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in 2017, beneficiaries of it experienced significantly higher levels of distress and post-traumatic stress diagnoses than their non-DACA counterparts, according to a new study from Rice University.
Luz Garcini, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice University and interim director of Community Health at the university’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is a recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists.
Rice remembers psychology professor, groundbreaking administrator Robert L. Bell Jr.
Former professor Robert L. Bell Jr. passed away Sept. 18 at age 89.
