Social Sciences

Rice experts available to discuss variety of Olympic-related topics on 2024 Paris Games

Experts from are available to discuss Olympic-related topics with the media.

Pioneering Rice economist remembered as ‘exceptionally compassionate,’ ‘dedicated teacher’

YingHua He, an associate professor of economics at Rice University, died earlier this month at the age of 44 after fighting a quickly spreading cancer.

Rice experts available to discuss impact of Hurricane Beryl

In the wake of the storm, experts are available to discuss its impact.

Summer in the City of Light: Rice students explore Paris through Global classes

Under a Rice Blue sky 5,000 miles from the Houston campus, class was in session during the summer months.

Erika Thompson joins Rice’s Center for African and African American Studies as associate director

In a move to bolster its academic and community engagement, Rice’s Center for African and African American Studies has appointed Erika Thompson as its new associate director.

Rice’s Fred Oswald participates in US Department of Education event on AI in postsecondary education

Oswald attended the daylong event alongside artificial intelligence (AI) innovators from academic institutions throughout the U.S.

Japanese migrants’ experiences in Texas celebrated in award-winning exhibit

Completed in time to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Month in May 2023, Fondren Fellows project “History of Japanese Farmers in Texas” recently won the 2024 Texas Digital Library’s Trailblazer Award.

Hospital prices, not insurance rates, may be cause of increased cost strain on consumers: Rice Baker Institute report

The gap between health insurance costs and workers’ wages has significantly expanded, and this trend has not only led to significant concerns about health care affordability but raised questions regarding whether hospitals or health insurance companies bear the blame for escalating costs, according to new research from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rice political scientists available to discuss first presidential debate for 2024 cycle

As President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump prepare for the first presidential debate of the 2024 cycle June 27, Rice University political scientists are available to discuss the event.

Paris Center thrives as academic hub

In its first year of full programming, the Rice Global Paris Center has provided a hub for teaching, learning and research that has brought together participants from all over the globe.

Rice Kinder Institute report: Homeownership growing from historically affordable to out of reach for many Houston residents

Despite Houston’s longtime reputation as one of the most affordable large cities in the country, homeownership is increasingly out of reach for many of its residents, according to the 2024 State of Housing in Harris County and Houston report.

New book from Rice anthropologist discusses what the pandemic workplace taught us about democracy

In “The Pandemic Workplace,” Ilana Gershon examines how the U.S. workplace changed during the pandemic — and changed employees in the process.

Rice’s Randi Martin receives 2024 Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award from the Psychonomic Society

Martin received the award for demonstrating a commitment to scientific and methodological rigor in a community of researchers who are at the forefront of the experimental study of cognition.

Study highlights most supportive ethnic group for COVID-19 vaccine mandates

Rice research of South Texas residents revealed that vaccinated Asian patients were significantly more likely than other ethnic/racial groups to support COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Research: Support for Black nationalism now more widespread as profile of Black nationalist has changed across time

According to recent research by sociologists at Rice, Black nationalism now finds broader support among different segments of the Black community, though the characteristics of Black nationalists have changed over time.