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CORRUL 2010 National Student Paper Competition
The Center on Race, Religion, and Urban Life (CORRUL) at Rice University invites all graduate and undergraduate students in U.S. and worldwide to take part in the 2010 National Student Paper Competition. All entries must conduct scholarly research using the newly released data from the Panel Study of American Religion and Ethnicity (PS-ARE). Please share this information and flyer with colleagues and students. The PS-ARE website has complete details at http://www.ps-are.org.
Rice's Shell Center funds effort to measure city sustainability
Rice's Shell Center funds effort to measure city sustainability Project will develop methodology to gauge economic development, social factors and environment using Houston as a case study. Rice University's Shell Center for Sustainability (SCS) has awarded a grant to a
Michael Lindsay Wall Street Journal Article
JULY 3, 2009 In Political Ads, Christian Left Mounts Sermonic Campaigns The religious left's re emergence as a strong voice with the financial backing to make aggressive media buys is a "seismic shift," said D. Michael Lindsay, a
Baby Boom Spawned in the Wake of Ike
Nine months after the storm arrived, the stork is delivering a deluge of babies.
The Ike Baby Spike
Weeks with no running water. Or electricity. Or air conditioning. Surrounded by lots of very large mosquitoes. Yep, that sounds sexy to me. But it seems to have worked for many couples, because word out of Houston is there’s about to be a jump in the number of births at city hospitals nine months after Hurricane Ike blew through last September 13.
Rachel Kimbro Letter to the Editor
LETTERS When the CHIP is down… Copyright 2009 Houston Chronicle May 29, 2009, 7 57PM
Houstonians more positive about city despite economic woes, annual survey finds
In spite of a dramatic rise in concerns about the local economy, Houstonians are more positive about living in the region, according to the latest annual Houston Area Survey results from Rice University.
Rice sociologist wins career enhancement award
Rice sociologist Jenifer Bratter wants to know whether multiracial families experience the same level of racial segregation that single-race families experience. A Woodrow Wilson Foundation award that she just received will allow her to pursue that research interest in the next academic year.
Houston Endowment donates $6.4 million to Rice for new Ph.D. program in sociology; emphasis is on Houston
A $6.4 million grant from Houston Endowment to Rice University will fund the establishment of the first Ph.D. program in sociology in Houston. The graduate studies will feature an innovative focus on Houston and urban issues.