Rachel Kimbro
@racheltk.bsky.social
Dean, School of Social Sciences, Rice University; Professor of Sociology
Child wellbeing, health, climate, & neighborhoods
Recent Book: In Too Deep - UC Press
Child wellbeing, health, climate, & neighborhoods
Recent Book: In Too Deep - UC Press
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36 organizations, ~400 individuals from 45 states and DC signed our letter to Congress opposing USDA's termination of food security data collection. Read (and share) our letter here: bit.ly/CPSFSS
October 24, 2025 at 10:57 PM
36 organizations, ~400 individuals from 45 states and DC signed our letter to Congress opposing USDA's termination of food security data collection. Read (and share) our letter here: bit.ly/CPSFSS
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Real bad. I have a whole class on this, btw.
I think the use of chatbots for stuff like this is intended to train people to use it to avoid everything that’s painful or hard. It can write the obituary, the breakup text, the complaint letter. It’s meant to separate humans from their difficult feelings. Seems bad.
New: A few weeks ago, when my father-in-law died, the funeral home asked if we wanted to use AI to write his obituary. So I dug into it and found that it's the biggest new trend in "death care." Tens of thousands of AI obits have been made already. Often the families don't even know wapo.st/4okuxIg
August 3, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Real bad. I have a whole class on this, btw.
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About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/27/about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/27/about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported/
About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported
About four-in-ten immigrants (43%) say they worry a lot or some, up from 33% in March.
www.pewresearch.org
July 20, 2025 at 2:15 PM
About 1 in 4 U.S. adults worry they or someone close to them could be deported.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/27/about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/06/27/about-1-in-4-us-adults-worry-they-or-someone-close-to-them-could-be-deported/
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The world has entered a new era of rainfall supercharged by climate change, rendering existing response plans inadequate. A Post investigation reveals why so few people evacuated in the state hit hardest by Hurricane Helene, last year’s deadliest disaster.
A new era of floods has arrived. America isn’t prepared.
A Washington Post investigation reveals why so few people evacuated in the state hit hardest by last year’s deadliest disaster.
www.washingtonpost.com
July 20, 2025 at 4:51 PM
The world has entered a new era of rainfall supercharged by climate change, rendering existing response plans inadequate. A Post investigation reveals why so few people evacuated in the state hit hardest by Hurricane Helene, last year’s deadliest disaster.
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Depends on your state and then your district. Could mean fewer support staff (already an unequal resource), bigger classes, cutting electives and consolidating or removing programming, no “manager” for discrimination claims. If you are in a rural district or a school with a lot of poor kids
I wish I knew what the destruction of the DOE means for me (a public school teacher) and my oldest son (a kid with an IEP starting kindergarten next month). It probably doesn't mean nothing
July 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Depends on your state and then your district. Could mean fewer support staff (already an unequal resource), bigger classes, cutting electives and consolidating or removing programming, no “manager” for discrimination claims. If you are in a rural district or a school with a lot of poor kids
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My piece for @thenation.com on the bravery of NIH employees who are standing up to those that would destroy the institution, including the NIH director himself. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
NIH Staff Have Broken Their Silence
Civil servants usually keep a low profile. These NIH employees are putting themselves at risk by calling out the Trump administration.
www.thenation.com
June 12, 2025 at 10:06 AM
My piece for @thenation.com on the bravery of NIH employees who are standing up to those that would destroy the institution, including the NIH director himself. www.thenation.com/article/acti...
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There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
May 31, 2025 at 4:43 AM
There are 2 previous historical cases of countries destroying their science and universities, crippling them for decades: Lysenkoism in the USSR and Nazi Germany. The Trump administration will be the 3rd.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
It's not just budgets but research, institutions, expertise, and training the next generation.
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“Since it was too late to apply elsewhere for his undergraduate years, “I can only brace myself,” said Mr. Li, who plans to study applied mathematics. But, “in the future, if I can avoid going to the United States to study, I will. They make people too scared.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
‘They Make People Too Scared’: Chinese Students Reckon With U.S. Visa Bans
www.nytimes.com
May 29, 2025 at 11:25 AM
“Since it was too late to apply elsewhere for his undergraduate years, “I can only brace myself,” said Mr. Li, who plans to study applied mathematics. But, “in the future, if I can avoid going to the United States to study, I will. They make people too scared.”
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/29/w...
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Y Choi, @rsmargo.bsky.social & A Holm explore “The Effects of Extended Parental Benefits on Parents’ Employment & Earnings in Canada” & find that fathers’ use “had positive impacts" on mothers’ & fathers’ earnings in the longer run—stronger than previously known. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
May 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Y Choi, @rsmargo.bsky.social & A Holm explore “The Effects of Extended Parental Benefits on Parents’ Employment & Earnings in Canada” & find that fathers’ use “had positive impacts" on mothers’ & fathers’ earnings in the longer run—stronger than previously known. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
Fellow owls - if you haven't heard, it's a great time to support universities. If you give to the 24-hour challenge today, please consider a gift to the School of Social Sciences and our Access & Opportunity fund for students.
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School of Social Sciences Access & Opportunity Fund
Join me in supporting Rice University and make a gift to the 24-Hour Challenge!
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April 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Fellow owls - if you haven't heard, it's a great time to support universities. If you give to the 24-hour challenge today, please consider a gift to the School of Social Sciences and our Access & Opportunity fund for students.
www.givecampus.com/schools/Rice...
www.givecampus.com/schools/Rice...
Everything going on in higher ed/science right now is a lot. And I am simultaneously sorry and glad to be in administration at the moment. Sorry because this is hard and going to get harder but glad because I can help try to mitigate the damage and protect what we do.
February 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Everything going on in higher ed/science right now is a lot. And I am simultaneously sorry and glad to be in administration at the moment. Sorry because this is hard and going to get harder but glad because I can help try to mitigate the damage and protect what we do.
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Truly one of the greats. He gave us the words and the permission to study inequality in a way that has shifted so many careers and in turn impacted so many lives.
Christopher Jencks, a Shaper of Views on Economic Inequality, Dies at 88 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
Christopher Jencks, a Shaper of Views on Economic Inequality, Dies at 88 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
Christopher Jencks, a Shaper of Views on Economic Inequality, Dies at 88
His clear prose, illuminating data and novel arguments helped transform debates around issues like public education and welfare reform.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Truly one of the greats. He gave us the words and the permission to study inequality in a way that has shifted so many careers and in turn impacted so many lives.
Christopher Jencks, a Shaper of Views on Economic Inequality, Dies at 88 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
Christopher Jencks, a Shaper of Views on Economic Inequality, Dies at 88 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/b...
I spent today gardening and making snacks for the Super Bowl. The attacks on science, higher ed, and so much else are just too much and sometimes you need to tap out and engage with other things. Be kind to yourselves and then re-engage. Don’t give up.
February 10, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I spent today gardening and making snacks for the Super Bowl. The attacks on science, higher ed, and so much else are just too much and sometimes you need to tap out and engage with other things. Be kind to yourselves and then re-engage. Don’t give up.
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▶️ @irpwisc.bsky.social shares last week's panel on what the social safety net may look like under the second Trump administration, with insights from @pamherd.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social, incl. her work on administrative burdens that prevent federal aid from reaching eligible recipients.
Missed last week's @irpwisc.bsky.social seminar on #poverty policy in the current political climate? Check out the recording online: www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/a-n... with @pamherd.bsky.social @peggybaileydc.bsky.social and others.
A New Era in Poverty Policy? The Social Safety Net in the Second Trump Administration
Research | Training | Policy | Practice
www.irp.wisc.edu
January 29, 2025 at 4:28 PM
▶️ @irpwisc.bsky.social shares last week's panel on what the social safety net may look like under the second Trump administration, with insights from @pamherd.bsky.social @um-psc.bsky.social, incl. her work on administrative burdens that prevent federal aid from reaching eligible recipients.
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This. I’ve often seen people called out for not speaking about something on social media while aware that they were offering important behind-the-scenes support that a public statement would jeopardize.
Folks need to be more careful about what they think they know. There are multiple lanes.
Folks need to be more careful about what they think they know. There are multiple lanes.
Something I’ve learned over the years:
Just because you don’t see it happen on social media doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
In fact, some of the best community building I’ve seen *has* to happen offline so strategies can get fine-tuned and aligned.
We’ll need to grant more grace in the now.
Just because you don’t see it happen on social media doesn’t mean it’s not happening.
In fact, some of the best community building I’ve seen *has* to happen offline so strategies can get fine-tuned and aligned.
We’ll need to grant more grace in the now.
January 26, 2025 at 12:57 AM
This. I’ve often seen people called out for not speaking about something on social media while aware that they were offering important behind-the-scenes support that a public statement would jeopardize.
Folks need to be more careful about what they think they know. There are multiple lanes.
Folks need to be more careful about what they think they know. There are multiple lanes.
Pic from my freshman owl today #HoustonSnow #SnowOwls
January 21, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Pic from my freshman owl today #HoustonSnow #SnowOwls
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The {scico} #RStats 📦 is new to me! scico features “39 different palettes, all of which are perceptually uniform and colourblind safe. An overview can be had with the scico_palette_show() function”. By @thomasp85.com
github.com/thomasp85/sc...
github.com/thomasp85/sc...
November 23, 2024 at 1:24 PM
The {scico} #RStats 📦 is new to me! scico features “39 different palettes, all of which are perceptually uniform and colourblind safe. An overview can be had with the scico_palette_show() function”. By @thomasp85.com
github.com/thomasp85/sc...
github.com/thomasp85/sc...
Hi friends - someone is impersonating me - could you please block and report this person?
rachelkimbro.bsky.social
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Rachel Kimbro (@rachelkimbro.bsky.social)
Dean, School of Social Sciences, Rice University, Houston, TX.
Professor of Sociology, Child wellbeing, health, climate, & neighborhoods
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December 16, 2024 at 2:01 PM
Hi friends - someone is impersonating me - could you please block and report this person?
rachelkimbro.bsky.social
rachelkimbro.bsky.social
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If you're interested in animating gridded data into discrete bins using webgl feel free to reuse our library: github.com/eurostat/reg...
The example shows a population grid of Europe being rolled out, and then groups the cells according to their populations.
#stats #webgl #cartography
The example shows a population grid of Europe being rolled out, and then groups the cells according to their populations.
#stats #webgl #cartography
December 11, 2024 at 2:26 PM
If you're interested in animating gridded data into discrete bins using webgl feel free to reuse our library: github.com/eurostat/reg...
The example shows a population grid of Europe being rolled out, and then groups the cells according to their populations.
#stats #webgl #cartography
The example shows a population grid of Europe being rolled out, and then groups the cells according to their populations.
#stats #webgl #cartography
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It still needs to read Stata's manual several times to format datetime but still got it wrong.
"Google unveiled an experimental machine capable of tasks that a traditional supercomputer could not master in 10 septillion years. (That’s older than the universe.)" www.nytimes.com/2024/12/09/t...
Google Makes New Quantum Computing Breakthrough
Google unveiled an experimental machine capable of tasks that a traditional supercomputer could not master in 10 septillion years. (That’s older than the universe.)
www.nytimes.com
December 10, 2024 at 2:01 AM
It still needs to read Stata's manual several times to format datetime but still got it wrong.
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As Massey et al show, border militarization was a major contributor to the rise in the undocumented population.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
December 10, 2024 at 3:49 AM
As Massey et al show, border militarization was a major contributor to the rise in the undocumented population.
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/abs/10.1...
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New in @readdemography.bsky.social: @bradytwest.bsky.social et al suggest web surveys, with proper design and weighting, can produce nationally representative population estimates similar to those generated face-to-face. This potential opens opportunities for advancing population science.
“Toward a New Approach to Creating Population-Representative Data for Demographic Research”: This web/mail data collection approach from @bradytwest.bsky.social et al. produces comparable estimates to the NSFG at less cost & in less time. Inst. for Social Research read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...
December 7, 2024 at 8:25 PM
New in @readdemography.bsky.social: @bradytwest.bsky.social et al suggest web surveys, with proper design and weighting, can produce nationally representative population estimates similar to those generated face-to-face. This potential opens opportunities for advancing population science.
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Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no