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RPLP Press
March 5, 2024
Rice University
Religion and Science Beliefs Affect Attitudes Toward Mental Illness, Rice Study Finds
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December 13, 2023
Rice University
Working Women Feel Unsupported by Christian Congregations — Even More Progressive Ones
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September 22, 2023
The New York Times
What Happens When the Boss Invites You to Bible Study?
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September 21, 2023
Rice University
Peer Religious Discrimination Harms Mental Health More than Exclusionary Organizational Policies
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August 22, 2023
Rice University
Varied Regional Culture May Affect Individual Expression of Religion in US
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July 17, 2023
The Conversation
Religion Shapes Vaccine Views – But How Exactly?
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June 14, 2023
Rice University
Religious Calling To A Job Can Motivate Employees But Might Result In Mistreatment Going Unaddressed
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May 30, 2023
Day 1
Greg Cootsona: Another Way of Slicing the Science-Faith Pie
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May 20, 2023
The Wall Street Journal
Corporate Diversity Programs Get Religion
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April 27, 2023
New Books Network
Varieties of Atheism in Science
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February 22, 2023
Rice University
At Work, Bosses Express Religion More Than Subordinates, Study Says
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January 11, 2023
Bloomberg
Growing Antisemitism in the US Is Seeping Into the Workplace
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December 5, 2022
Rice University
Religious Violence Increases Anxiety Among Muslims and Jews, Even If They Have Never Been Personally Targeted
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November 28, 2022
Middle East Eye
Stanford University Course Teaches Students about Islamophobia in the US
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August 22, 2022
Rice University
Muslims of Middle Eastern or North African descent most likely to report police harassment, study shows
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July 8, 2022
Lutheran Alliance for Faith, Science and Technology
Citizen Science Engagement in Faith-Based Communities
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March 10, 2022
Rice University
Christians, Jews and Muslims Experience Workplace Discrimination Differently, New Rice Research Shows
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March 10, 2022
Religion News Service
Study: Atheists Who Are Women, Republicans or Southerners More Likely to Hide Beliefs
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February 28, 2022
Rice University
Atheists More Likely to Hide Beliefs If They’re Women, Republicans, Southerners or Were Previously Religious
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February 9, 2022
Religion News Service
Study: Clergy Feel Ill-Equipped to Help Black and Latino Congregants with Mental Health
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February 8, 2022
BET
Black Pastors Say They Are Overwhelmed With People Coming To Them For Mental Health Care
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January 31, 2022
Rice University
Pastors Serve as Primary Source of Mental Health Care for Black, Latino Congregants
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November 16, 2021
The Houston Chronicle
Nearly 40 Percent of Pastors Seriously Considered Quitting Ministry This Year, Survey Finds
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August 27, 2021
Rice University News Release
New Book Explores the Different - and Surprising - Types of Atheism in Science
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June 24, 2021
Common Good
Listen and Learn: The Virtue of Storytelling for Pastors
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May 31, 2021
The Columbia Dispatch
Pastors Have Power When It Comes to Persuading Congregants to Get COVID Vaccine
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April 4, 2021
The New York Times
How White Evangelicals’ Vaccine Refusal Could Prolong the Pandemic
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March 17, 2021
Rice University News Release
Religious Leaders Are Key to Vaccination Efforts
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March 5, 2021
Rice University News Release
Religion in the Real World: Rices Religion and Public Life Program Celebrates 10 Years
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January 24, 2021
Christianity Today
Black Churches Step in to Help Distribute COVID-19 Vaccines
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January 21, 2021
Sociology Lens
The Contested Ground of Science, Politics, and Religion
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December 31, 2020
Jewish Herald-Voice
U.S. Sees Surge of Religious Hostility, Discrimination, Violence Since 2016
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December 18, 2020
NorthJersey.com
Some NJ Religious Leaders Urge Faithful To Take the COVID Vaccine, Despite Some Moral Qualms
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December 16, 2020
The Forward
On TikTok, On the Pulpit and In Legal Rulings, Rabbis Tell Congregants: Get Vaccinated
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December 10, 2020
Religion News Service
With Vaccines on the Horizon, Faith Leaders Could Play a Crucial Role in Promoting Their Use
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December 9, 2020
Rice University News Release
Religious Discrimination Particularly High for Jews and Muslims, Study Shows
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October 1, 2020
Rice University News Release
‘Religion Unmuted’ Podcast Elevates Women’s Voices in Talks about Religion, Public Life
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September 17, 2020
Rice University News Release
Christians Want More Support from Churches on Faith/Work Issues, Study Shows
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August 24, 2020
Rice University News Release
How Racism Contributes to a Very Ivory Tower
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August 5, 2020
Rice University News Release
Role Models at Church Could Lead Black, Latinx Christians to STEM Careers
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June 11, 2020
Rice University News Release
New $2.9M Grant to Fund Science and Religion Research
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May 27, 2020
Houston Chronicle
How Can Science Strengthen Churches? A Free Conference in Houston Will Tackle the Question.
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April 10, 2020
TMC News
How COVID-19 Is Changing Passover, Easter and Ramadan Observances
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April 7, 2020
The Detroit News
A Very Different Time: Virus Hits Holiday Worship for Metro Detroit Faithful
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March 28, 2020
TIME
Come As You Are in the Family Car. Drive-In Church Services Are Taking Off During the Coronavirus Pandemic
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October 15, 2019
Faith & Leadership
Cleve Tinsley IV: Black Protestants Have a Unique Relationship with Science
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July 8, 2019
BBC Radio
The Secret History of Science and Religion -- Part 3: On the Origins of Humans
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June 17, 2019
Massive Science
Sister Miriam Michael Stimson Turned Early Models of DNA Inside Out
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March 28, 2019
Broadview
How this Nobel Winner Balances Physics and Faith
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December 19, 2018
Rice University News Release
Are the Late Stephen Hawking's Religious Beliefs Typical of U.K. Scientists?
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October 3, 2018
WIRED
America's Clergy Are Teaming Up with Scientists
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August 1, 2018
Rice University News Release
Muslim and Protestant Scientists Most Likely to Experience, Perceive Religious Discrimination
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February 24, 2018
Houston Chronicle
China, Officially Atheist, Could Have More Christians Than the U.S. by 2030
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February 16, 2018
Futurity
Medical Careers May Influence Christians' Sense of Faith and Health
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February 12, 2018
Rice University News Release
Clone of Some Black and Latino Christians Rely on Religion for Healing
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February 12, 2018
Phys.org
Some Black and Latino Christians Rely on Religion for Healing
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November 13, 2017
Rice University News Release
Some Latinos Believe Science May Negatively Impact Their Kids' Faith
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October 16, 2017
Rice University News Release
Evangelical and Black Protestants and Mormons More Likely to Turn to Religion for Answers to Science Questions
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April 25, 2017
Rice University News Release
Religious People More Likely to Oppose Reproductive Technologies
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April 21, 2017
Christianity Today
The March for Science Is Willing to Get Political. But Will It Welcome Religion?
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December 13, 2016
Rice University News Release
Evangelicals Are More Skeptical of Evolution Than of Climate Change
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December 13, 2016
Houston Chronicle
Rice Study: Evangelicals Likely to Believe in Climate Change, Not Evolution
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November 22, 2016
Nature
Immigrant and Minority Scientists Shaken by Trump Win
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October 31, 2016
Rice University News Release
Most British Scientists Cited in Study Feel Richard Dawkins' Work Misrepresents Science
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July 12, 2016
Rice University News Release
Religiosity Diminishes Conservative Opposition to Eco-Friendly Buying
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June 20, 2016
Rice University News Release
Lawmakers Might Introduce 'Anti-Evolution' Legislation to Appease Religious Constituents, Researchers Theorize
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February 2, 2016
The Rice Thresher
Scholars Discuss Politics in Black Churches
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December 14, 2015
Times Higher Education
Religion and Science: Global Survey Explores Academia's Views
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July 30, 2015
Rice University News Release
Ethics of Research Not So Black and White
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June 17, 2015
Rice University News Release
How 'Science Popularizers' Influence Public Opinion on Religion
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April 8, 2013
Rice University News Release
Religious, Nonreligious Organizations May Have Similar Impact on Ability of Immigrants to Acclimate to Life in US
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December 1, 2011
Rice University News Release
Some Atheist Scientists with Children Embrace Religious Traditions, According to New Rice Research
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September 22, 2011
Rice University News Release
Rice Study Reveals Only 15 Percent of Scientists at Major Research Universities See Religion and Science Always in Conflict
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May 6, 2011
Rice University News Release
More Than 20 Percent of Atheist Scientists Are Spiritual
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