King receives American Psychological Association’s Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists
Danielle King , an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice, is a recipient of the American Psychological Association’s Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists.
Health care workers need better training to support immigrants’ mental health needs, study shows
A new study from Rice University and the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio finds health care workers need better training on communication, mental health and culture to support immigrant mental health needs.
Rice ranked by Niche as one of nation’s top 10 universities
Rice earns an “A+” grade and ranks as one of the nation’s top 10 universities in the latest ratings of American colleges compiled by Niche.
People, papers and presentations for Aug. 22, 2022
Eduardo Salas , the Allyn R. and Gladys M. Cline Professor and chair of Rice’s Department of Psychological Sciences, was a finalist for the 2022 George R. Terry Book Award for his manuscript, “Teams That Work: The Seven Drivers of Team Effectiveness.”
Rice experts available to discuss 5th anniversary of Harvey
As the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Harvey approaches, Rice University experts are available to discuss the storm’s ongoing impact.
Rice hosts workshop on improving low vision mobility
The Rice Workshop on Improving Mobility with Low Vision took place July 29 at the BioScience Research Collaborative and online.
Caring for loved ones with dementia is stressful. Rice researchers aim to help.
Providing care for people with dementia is a physically demanding and emotionally taxing job that often falls upon loved ones, whose own health can suffer as a result.
People, papers and presentations for July 18, 2022
A paper by Rice physicist Edison Liang and colleagues titled “A scintillator attenuation spectrometer for intense gamma-rays” is featured on the cover of the June 2022 issue of Review of Scientific Instruments.
Expert available to discuss trauma and grief among immigrants following tragedy in San Antonio
An expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is available to discuss this week’s horrific migrant deaths in San Antonio.
Leadership expert Stefanie Johnson named director of Doerr Institute
Stefanie Johnson, acclaimed leadership author, professor and keynote speaker, has been named the new director of the Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University. She will take over for outgoing director Tom Kolditz July 1.
Stressful events can take big toll on those struggling most with death of spouse
Widowed individuals experiencing intense grief after the loss of their spouse experience a significant increase in body inflammation following other stressful events, according to new research from Rice University.
Rice’s top-ranked I-O psychology program has helped its alumni stand out
Earlier this year, Rice University’s graduate program in industrial organizational psychology was ranked No. 1 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report .
Subtle racial slights at work cause job dissatisfaction, burnout for Black employees
Black employees face a host of subtle verbal, behavioral and environmental slights related to their physical appearance, work ethic, integrity and more, causing job dissatisfaction and burnout, according to a new study from Rice University.
Oswald serves as panelist in The Reactor Room
Fred Oswald, a professor of psychological sciences at Rice, was recently a panelist for The Reactor Room, Spectrum Fusion’s program dedicated to assessing and developing the talent of autistic adults.
Faculty recognized with award for superior teaching
Nine faculty received the 2022 George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching, which honors top Rice instructors by votes from alumni who graduated within the past two, three and five years.
