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 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.
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.
Rice energy, geopolitics, innovation experts to speak at CERAWeek
A number of experts in energy, carbon, hydrogen, sustainability, geopolitics and innovation from Rice University will appear at CERAWeek, an annual energy conference organized by the information and insights company S&P Global, to present their research or expertise March 18-22.
U.S.-Latin America ‘policy lab’ could leverage AI as arena for international collaboration
Rice experts weighed in on a public hearing of the National Artificial Intelligence Advisory Committee (NAIAC) on the risks, opportunities and potential ways to leverage artificial intelligence as an arena for international collaboration between the U.S. and Latin America.
Houston hospital prices vary substantially, data shows in Baker Institute report
Houston hospitals have significant gaps in their federally mandated price reporting, leading to significant price differences for the same services for consumers, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
Three Houston traffic ‘hot spots’ affect kids’ safety, Baker Institute report says
Mapping Houston transportation injuries that have affected children shows several “hot spots” that could use public safety interventions, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.