Lab News & Updates

Sep 15, 2025

The SCIMaP initiative, co-led by Dr. Sinclair, was awarded a grant from Open Philanthropy! The project aims to communicate the science and community impacts of ongoing cuts to federal research funding.

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Aug 4, 2025

New preprint + Bluesky summary! Across three studies, we show that communicating the economic impact of NIH funding cuts—especially with interactive quizzes and maps—decreases approval and motivates action, across the political spectrum.

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Jul 10, 2025

The Sinclair Lab will launch at Rice in July 2026! We will be recruiting at multiple levels—undergrad RAs, up to 2 PhD student(s), and potentially a postdoc. Please reach out if you are interested in joining the lab or have questions about applying!

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