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Rice’s Baker Institute and Baker Botts to host global energy summit Oct. 4-5

September 27, 2023

The Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies at Rice University and Baker Botts L.L.P. will co-host their seventh annual energy summit Oct. 4-5. The two-day conference at Rice’s James A. Baker III Hall will feature international and domestic perspectives through keynote addresses and discussions with energy experts in industry, government and academia.

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Baker Institute expert discusses economic burden of American brain health at UN General Assembly

September 25, 2023

The economic burden of brain and mental health-related disorders — along with the need to fuel innovation in the field so the U.S. can continue to compete economically — has prompted the need for a brain science-inspired industrial strategy that will build America’s “brain capital,” argues an expert from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Baker Institute report: European energy at risk of overdependence on unreliable supply

September 21, 2023

European buyers’ reluctance to sign long-term liquefied natural gas (LNG) contracts risks repeating energy challenges from Europe’s previous overreliance on Russian natural gas as well as further burdening consumers who are already paying billions more for energy than necessary, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Hospital prices vary for those who call to ask, Rice report shows

September 19, 2023

Hospitals in the United States may quote vastly different prices for their services – depending on how you find that information, according to a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association: Internal Medicine.

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Immigrant amnesty could increase their wages and US economy, according to Baker Institute report

September 11, 2023

Granting undocumented immigrants amnesty and legal status would improve the U.S. labor market, argues a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Interested in policy research? Visit the Baker Institute internship fair

August 31, 2023

The Baker Institute Student Forum will host an internship fair for Rice students Sept. 7 from 12-1 p.m.

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Experts to discuss new Texas laws affecting child health at Baker Institute event

August 28, 2023

Texas lawmakers introduced hundreds of new laws during the 2023 legislative session that will impact the health and safety of children across the state. Experts will discuss what the new laws mean for both care providers and children in an event from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. 

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Puentes Consortium program provides undergrads with research experience

August 17, 2023

Five Rice University students traveled to Mexico this summer to undertake the third annual Undergraduate Research Experience – an initiative presented by the Puentes Consortium, which consists of five universities and is housed in Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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Kissinger, Clinton and Baker to headline anniversary gala at Rice’s Baker Institute

August 8, 2023

Three former U.S. Secretaries of State will join a moderated discussion on geopolitics, foreign affairs and public service at the 30th anniversary gala celebrating Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Oct. 26.

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Price increases to blame for rising hospital emergency room costs

August 7, 2023

Price increases were the largest source of spending per visit in emergency rooms over the past decade in four of five states studied, according to a new report from researchers at Rice University and UTHealth Houston School of Public Health.

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Rice economist available to discuss Big Tech profit reports following layoffs

July 25, 2023

As Big Tech releases its latest round of profit reports, Rice University economist John Diamond is available to discuss the reports following major layoffs over the past several months and what the future holds.

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A 'neuroshield' could protect citizens from artificial intelligence

July 24, 2023

Steps to regulate advanced artificial intelligence (AI) and AI-enhanced social media are needed to protect people from AI “hacking” our interpersonal relationships and collective intelligence, says Harris Eyre, fellow in brain health at the Baker Institute.

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Rice U. experts available to comment on US Supreme Court decisions on student loan debt relief, LGBTQ+ protections and business owner rights

June 30, 2023

In the wake of recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings on student loan debt relief, LGBTQ+ protections and business owner rights, Rice University experts are available for comment.

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Rice University experts available to comment on forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court decisions

June 29, 2023

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to make decisions on cases involving affirmative action, student loan relief and more, Rice University experts are available for comment. 

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Baker Institute report: Russia-Ukraine provides policy lessons on oil, natural gas as geopolitical weapons

June 26, 2023

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought renewed focus on the use of energy resources as geopolitical “weapons.” But the respective experiences for oil and natural gas in the past year — Russia’s two main energy exports and the leading energy sources for Europe and the U.S. — provide strategic lessons for policymakers, according to a new report from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.

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