Marijuana policy will remain racially inequitable without federal intervention, experts say
Inequities in marijuana policy persist because of a failure to center reform around racial justice, according to a new report by experts at Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy in the American Bar Association publication The Judges’ Journal.
Celebrations at home will sweeten America’s pandemic Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day consumer spending will look different this year, according to an expert from Rice’s Jones Graduate School of Business.
Nanotechnology is crucial to US energy independence, says Baker Institute expert
Nanotechnology can deliver solutions to U.S. economic, energy and geopolitical challenges while also helping the world meet climate targets and sustainability goals, according to a new report from Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
US must do its fair share for refugees, says Baker Institute expert
Increasing the number of refugees resettled to the U.S. is critical for the well-being of refugees across the globe, according to an expert from Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Pandemic highlights urgent need to address America's child development woes
The COVID-19 pandemic may irreversibly change the life course of millions of children in the United States, but long-overdue measures can be taken to help them reach their development potential, according to an expert from Rice's Baker Institute for Public Policy.
From Trump to Biden: Experts to discuss tumultuous presidential transition
How will the tumultuous transition from Donald Trump to Joe Biden affect the new administration? Experts from the White House Transition Project and Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy will discuss the topic during a free webinar Friday.
Rice Business' MBA@Rice scores top 10 ranking from US News & World Report
HOUSTON – (Jan. 26, 2020) – The MBA@Rice program at Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business is No. 9 on U.S. News & World Report’s Best Online MBA Programs rankings for 2021.
Drop in activity along border could cost Texas billions, says Baker Institute expert
The reduction in mobility along the Texas-Mexico border caused by COVID-19 will hurt the state's economy as a whole, according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Texas lawmakers see vaccine legislation as nonpartisan
Vaccine-related legislation should be promoted as nonpartisan, new research suggests, and most Texas lawmakers agree despite a vocal anti-vaccine movement.
US must ‘hold the line’ against China’s revisionist actions, says Baker Institute expert
The United States government should accept greater strategic risk to “hold the line” against the revisionist measures of the Chinese government, according to new research from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Rice Business online MBA program earns high marks in its first year
Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business placed in the top 10 of five categories in The Princeton Review's latest rankings of the Best Business Schools for 2021, including the No. 6 spot for its newest program, MBA@Rice.
HOUSTON – (Dec. 4, 2020) – The U.S. House of Representatives today approved legislation that would decriminalize marijuana and seek to "address the devastating injustices caused by the war on drugs." Katharine Neill Harris, the Alfred C. Glassell III Fellow in Drug Policy at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy, is available to discuss the so-called MORE Act with the news media.
