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Rice researcher examines campaign finance regulations in new 'laboratory'
When the state of Connecticut passed campaign finance regulations in 2005, it offered a unique laboratory for political scientists studying how money affects politics. Keith Hamm, professor of political science, has received funding from the Carnegie Corporation and the Rockefeller Brothers Fund to pursue his work on how politicians, donors and lobbyists have reacted to Connecticut's new standards since their implementation in the 2008 statewide election.
Sociologist's study of White House Fellows puts spotlight on nation's elites
When President Lyndon Johnson created the White House Fellows Program in 1964, he hoped to encourage talented young Americans to become leaders. Forty-five years later, a study of the program conducted by Rice sociologist Michael Lindsay sheds light on how well it has fulfilled its goal.
Rice psychologists to study gender bias in scientific, medical job applications
Mikki Hebl, associate professor of psychology and management, and Randi Martin, the Elma Schneider Professor of Psychology, are on a team that received a $1.5 million grant this summer from the National Institutes of Health to study how merit is assessed in the fields of science and medicine.