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Social Sciences to hold Research Relay featuring new faculty during STaRT@Rice opening reception

September 25, 2023

On October 6, 2023, the School of Social Sciences will host the second Research Relay of the semester as part of the opening reception for this year’s STaRT@Rice program.

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Rice study: Peer religious discrimination harms mental health more than exclusionary organizational policies

September 21, 2023

Religious discrimination from one’s peers has a far greater impact on an individual’s mental health than exclusionary organizational policies, according to a new study from Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance.

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Interracial relationships don’t always make people less racist

July 18, 2023

The landmark United States Supreme Court ruling in Loving v. Commonwealth of Virginia abolished bans on interracial marriage in the United States in 1967, but a new academic paper from Rice University and Texas A&M University said an uptick in interracial relationships since then has not ended discriminatory tendencies, even among individuals who are in these romantic partnerships.

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Study: ‘Multiplicity of impact’ from natural disasters affects Black people most

June 16, 2023

The many personal, physical and social impacts of natural disasters disproportionately affect Black people, and such events can have political consequences for local governments regardless of constituents’ political ideology, according to new research from Rice University.

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Homeowners in mostly white communities prefer to risk repeat flooding rather than move to more diverse neighborhoods on safer ground

June 15, 2023

Even after suffering flood damage, homeowners in mostly white communities prefer to accept higher risk of disaster repeating itself than relocate to areas with more racial diversity and less flood risk, according to new research from Rice University.

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Religious calling to a job can motivate employees but might result in mistreatment going unaddressed

June 14, 2023

Feeling a religious or spiritual calling to a job can be a huge motivator, but it can also potentially result in employee mistreatment and exploitation going unaddressed, according to new research from Rice University’s Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance and the Religion and Public Life Program.

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Faculty, staff, students honored for excellence in teaching, mentoring, service

April 24, 2023

Each year, Rice honors members of the university community who have served students through outstanding teaching, dedication and service. Here are recipients of some of this year's awards.

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Rice remembers Steven Murdock, founding director of Rice’s Hobby Center and former director of Census Bureau

April 11, 2023

Steven Murdock, founding director of Rice University’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas who served as director of the U.S. Census Bureau and state demographer of Texas, died April 7. He was 75.

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Parents’ school experiences impact where they send their kids — and can exacerbate ‘white flight’

March 8, 2023

The decision of where to send a child for their K-12 education is a big one. According to new research from Rice University sociologists, approximately one-third of parents in their Dallas-based study make the call based on their own experiences in the classroom.

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At work, bosses express religion more than subordinates, study says

February 22, 2023

How much individuals express their religious beliefs in the workplace depends on how much power they hold there, according to new research from the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance’s Religion and Public Life Program at Rice University.

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People are more critical of government when family and friends are hit by natural disasters

February 6, 2023

Whether they’re personally struck by or spared from natural disasters, people are more likely to distrust the government when their family and friends are victims, according to new research from Rice 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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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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Transgender adults more likely to suffer from disability than cisgender counterparts, Rice U. study reveals

October 3, 2022

A new study by a Rice University researcher shows transgender adults of any age are more susceptible to disability than those who are cisgender.

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Rice ranked by Niche as one of nation’s top 10 universities

August 29, 2022

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.

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