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Religion and public life examined at Baker Institute, Boniuk Institute conference

Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy’s Religion and Public Policy program and the Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance hosted a daylong event April 26 to examine how Christian nationalism — an ideology and movement advocating a fusion of Christian symbols with American civic life — has risen to prominence over the past several years and its real-world implications for politics and policy.

Christian nationalism experts to discuss political future of the ideology within US religious, political life at Rice Baker Institute event

Experts on Christian nationalism will examine the ideology within American religious and political life at an April 26 event hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Boniuk Institute for the Study and Advancement of Religious Tolerance.

Rice to lead first NSF-funded workshop on research security, uniting national experts to shape future research and policies

Rice University, in collaboration with the University of Houston, IPTalons and the Society of Research Administrators International, will host a first-of-its-kind national workshop to examine the burgeoning field of research on research security to inform future laws, policies and guidelines aimed at enhancing research security around the world.

Gov. Abbott details Texas’ power grid future at Baker Institute event

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott spoke at the Texas Electricity Policy Summit hosted by Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy April 9.

Gov. Abbott to speak at Rice Baker Institute April 9 at Texas Electricity Policy Summit

Texas Governor Greg Abbott will speak at the April 9 Texas Electricity Policy Summit at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Houston Mayor Whitmire discusses city’s past and future at Rice Baker Institute event

Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy hosted Houston’s 63rd mayor John Whitmire April 3 where he spoke with Ed Emmett, Baker Institute fellow in energy and transportation policy and former Harris County judge, about the city’s finances, public safety, infrastructure, mobility options and delivery of services. 

Rice Baker Institute experts examine effect of Taiwan’s presidential election on politics, energy

Experts on Northeast Asia’s energy security, policy and environmental efforts discussed the January Taiwan election on the latest podcast episode from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Mayor Whitmire to discuss Houston’s future at April 3 Rice Baker Institute event, livestream available

Mayor John Whitmire will participate in a wide-ranging conversation April 3 on the challenges and opportunities for Houston at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

Rep. Luttrell discusses Houston’s brain health future at Baker Institute event

U.S. Representative for Texas’ 8th Congressional District Morgan Luttrell spoke at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy March 28 on brain health and its importance on economic and geopolitical outcomes.

Baker Institute’s Rachel Meidl appointed to national Roundtable on Plastics Committee

Rachel Meidl, fellow in energy and sustainability at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, has been appointed to the Roundtable on Plastics Committee established by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine.

Innovation focus of April 1 Research Relay hosted by Rice School of Social Sciences

On April 3, the School of Social Sciences will hold the next Research Relay in Kraft Hall 130 from 12 to 1 p.m. Lunch will be served during the event.

Remembering Rice Baker Institute’s George Abbey, the ‘father of modern spaceflight’

George W.S. Abbey, senior fellow in space policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and former director of NASA’s Johnson Space Center, passed away this week after an illness. He was 91.

Undocumented immigrants faced unique mental health challenges during COVID-19 pandemic

Four years after the U.S. shut down in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, research from Rice University suggests undocumented immigrants’ mental health challenges were compounded due to stresses stemming from their unauthorized status.

Scale and systems: A view of the energy innovation pipeline at CERAWeek

Leaders, faculty and fellows from Rice University spoke at CERAWeek March 18-22 to share their expertise or research on a myriad of topics relating to the energy transition. In line with Rice’s multidisciplinary culture, the experts represented the fields of materials science, nanoengineering, electrochemical sciences, social sciences, innovation and geopolitics.

Vaccine misinformation at Texas Legislature influences public policy decisions, Rice Baker Institute report says

The majority of Texans support vaccines, but a vocal minority are actively working on weakening or dismantling vaccine requirements, according to a journal article published in Vaccine: X from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and The Immunization Partnership.