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  Welcome to the School of Social Sciences at Rice University
 
     
  A Message from the Dean
 
     
 
Robert M. Stein
Rice University resides in one of the world’s most racially, economically, religiously, and politically diverse cities––an ideal location for social scientists, who study how individuals and societal groups interact and what influences or
 
  motivates their behavior. In fact, many social scientists say that Houston today is America tomorrow. Issues such as immigration, ethnic and religious diversity, land use, and zoning regulations that Houston faces now will be issues facing other U.S. cities in the coming decades. More  
     
   
 
Departments Programs
Anthropology  
Economics  
Political Science  
Psychology  
Sociology  
Cognitive Sciences  
Managerial Studies  
Policy Studies  
   
 
 
 
   
 
Did You Know? ...that Jamila Bargach, who earned her Ph.D. in Cultural Anthropology from Rice University, is an assistant professor in Anthropology and Sociology at the National School of Architecture in Morocco.
 
 
 
 
 
     
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Anthropology alum wins paper award  
 
Study shows black immigrants' health erodes the longer they live in the U.S.  
 
Economics Professor Researching Tax Policy in Developing Countries  
 
Rice Professor First Woman to Serve as Editor for JEP: LMC  
 
CORRUL Advances Knowledge on Race, Religion and Urban Life  
 
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