http://www.bakerinstitute.org daily 1 2007-09-26T12:27:51Z http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/civic-scientist-lecture-sir-harry-w.-kroto-ph.d.-and-robert-f.-curl-jr.-ph.d No publisher sfulbright 2010-02-09T22:24:12Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/the-future-of-the-global-metropolis-the-case-of-karachi His Excellency Syed Mustafa Kamal, the mayor of Karachi, Pakistan, talks about the city's prospects in the 21st century. Karachi is Houston's sister city. No publisher lsinghania 2010-03-09T20:00:54Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/half-the-sky-from-oppression-to-opportunity-for-women-worldwide Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof discusses his best-selling book, with a book signing and poster session to follow. No publisher jcoan 2010-03-08T17:38:08Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/scientists-vs.-religions-what-scientists-really-think Rice professor and author Elaine Howard Ecklund, Ph.D., discusses and signs copies of her new book, "Science vs. Religion." No publisher lsinghania 2010-03-01T20:24:16Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/on-the-brink Henry M. Paulson, the 74th U.S. secretary of the treasury, discusses his role in helping the nation weather the beginning of the current financial crisis. No publisher dhh 2010-02-25T20:11:44Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/the-global-economic-architecture-after-the-great-recession Robert B. Zoellick, president of The World Bank Group, discusses the effects of the global economic downturn. No publisher dhh 2010-02-18T20:48:13Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/family-well-being-and-poverty-eradication Economist M. Sophia Aguirre discusses the interaction between family relationships and poverty. No publisher dhh 2010-02-26T19:48:24Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/mexico-race-blackness-and-shared-borders-reflections-on-divergent-and-common-histories Latin American historian Ben Vinson III, Ph.D., discusses U.S. and Mexican history with a focus on race relations. No publisher dhh 2010-02-26T19:48:54Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/a-presentation-by-james-head-iii-ph.d Brown University professor and former NASA scientist James Head, III, Ph.D., speaks at the Baker Institute. No publisher dhh 2010-03-03T15:58:41Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/the-challenges-of-communicating-climate-change Experts discuss the current state of climate science communication and strategies for strengthening the scientific community’s response to challenges. No publisher dhh 2010-02-23T19:56:50Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/the-energy-market-consequences-of-an-emerging-u.s.-energy-and-climate-policy The Energy Forum presents findings from their major study on the consequences of U.S. energy and climate policy in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. No publisher sfulbright 2010-03-11T16:28:07Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/the-impact-of-comparative-effectiveness-research-on-the-u.s.-health-care-system Experts discuss comparative effectiveness research and U.S. health care reform. Part of the Medicine, Research and Society Public Policy Issues Series. No publisher dhh 2010-02-19T19:46:52Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/the-alpha-magnetic-spectrometer-ams-project Scientists from seven countries discuss the international Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) Project. No publisher dhh 2010-02-08T17:33:12Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/the-promise-of-health-information-technology-for-the-21st-century Experts in health information technology (HIT) explore its potential for improving patient care and lowering health care costs. No publisher dhh 2010-02-09T22:25:22Z biEvent http://www.bakerinstitute.org/events/discussing-the-undiscussable-hpv-vaccination-the-politics-of-non-knowledge-and-the-limits-of-queer-biocitizenship Steven Epstein, a sociology professor at Northwestern University, speaks on gender and sexual dynamics No publisher sfulbright 2010-01-14T21:16:17Z biEvent