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Corrul CORRUL
The Center on Race, Religion, and Urban Life aspires to understand urban life and improve relationships between racial, ethnic, and religious groups within cities.
   
SSRI1 Social Sciences Research Institute  
The Institute promotes the best in cutting-edge social science research. "Thinking New and Thinking Big" is the Center's mission. 
   
shell center Shell Center for Sustainability
The Shell Center supports the efforts of Rice University’s faculty, staff, and students to better our planet’s economy, society, and environment.
   
has Urban Research Center
The Center is the permanent home of the Houston Area Survey, a systematic survey which documents area residents' experiences and perceptions of life in the Houston area, conducted in the early spring of every year since 1982.