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Balancing spousal loss and career is a one-two punch for health of widowed individuals

January 30, 2023

Coping with the loss of a spouse while dealing with the 9-to-5 grind can take a serious toll on the health of widows or widowers, according to new research from the Biobehavioral Mechanisms Explaining Disparities Lab (BMED) at Rice University.

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Rice's Danielle King named 2023 Association for Psychological Science Rising Star

January 30, 2023

Danielle King, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice University, has been named a 2023 APS Rising Star by the Association for Psychological Science.

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Can you judge trustworthiness based on looks? Rice research says no

January 23, 2023

How many times have you heard someone say, “He looks trustworthy”? As it turns out, you can’t trust appearances..

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Rice political scientist Mark Jones available to discuss fight over next speaker of the House

January 5, 2023

As the U.S. House of Representatives continues to debate over who its next speaker will be, Rice University political scientist Mark Jones is available to discuss how the high-stakes fight impacts the Republican and Democratic parties.

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DesRoches outlines 2023 goals to faculty

December 16, 2022

President Reginald DesRoches delivers his inaugural State of the University

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Religious violence increases anxiety among Muslims and Jews, even if they have never been personally targeted

December 5, 2022

Fear of hate crime looms especially large in the minds of Jews and Muslims, even if they have never been personally targeted, according to a new study from Rice University and West Virginia University.

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Businesses backing #BlackLivesMatter are more attractive to workers, have better bottom lines

November 16, 2022

Businesses that offer public declarations of support for the Black community after violent events like the murder of George Floyd and other serious incidents are more attractive to prospective employees and have bigger bottom lines, according to new research from Rice University.

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Rice scholar available to discuss missile strikes in Poland

November 15, 2022

Amid news reports that rockets or missiles have landed in Poland near the Ukrainian border and killed two people, Rice University political scientist Ric Stoll is available to discuss the situation as it unfolds.

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World Series smile

November 7, 2022

Thomas Avalos, a Lovett College senior majoring in sport management at Rice University, is all smiles while working during the World Series at Minute Maid Park in Houston. Avalos is a ticket experience ambassador for the team. The Astros won the World Series in six games over the Philadelphia Phillies.

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Rice’s Luz Garcini named to American Psychological Association’s board of directors

November 4, 2022

Luz Garcini , an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice University, has been named a member at large of the board of directors of the American Psychological Association (APA).

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Why some Latino communities fear the COVID-19 vaccine, and what can be done to help

November 4, 2022

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some people in medically underserved Latino communities avoided getting vaccinated due to fears of side effects, mistrust of health officials and vaccine manufacturers and discrimination from health care workers, according to a new study from Rice University.

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Rice expert: GOP road to House control runs through South Texas

November 2, 2022

The Republicans’ path to winning control of the U.S. House passes through South Texas, according to Rice political scientist Mark Jones, who is able to discuss the stakes of the 2022 midterm elections.

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Rice’s Eduardo Salas receives lifetime achievement award from Association for Psychological Science

November 2, 2022

Eduardo Salas , department chair and a professor of psychological sciences at Rice University, has received the coveted James McKeen Cattell Fellow Award from the Association for Psychological Science in recognition of his outstanding career achievements.

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Biden appoints Rice's Ruth López Turley to National Board for Education Sciences

October 27, 2022

President Biden has appointed Ruth López Turley, director of Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research and professor of sociology, to the National Board for Education Sciences.

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New study to examine effectiveness of antidepressants by analyzing brain MRIs

October 24, 2022

Antidepressants only have about a 30% rate of effectiveness, and it can take a month or longer for them to fully take effect in patients. In addition, patients often have to try several different drugs before finding one that works.

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