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We're at least 10 years away from having technology that could let voters cast ballots online securely, said Dan Wallach, a Baker Institute Rice faculty scholar. Read more at
Americans can expect a torrent of election results after the polls close on Nov. 3. Who has the best information? The Poynter Institute, a well-respected nonprofit journalism center, has compiled …
Oct. 26, 2020, 3 p.m.
2020 Election Series: Policy, Movements and the Social Determinants of Health in the 2020 Election
At this webinar, panelists explore how decisions by local, state and federal policymakers have impacted communities and underrepresented populations during the 2020 election cycle.
Oct. 27, 2020, noon
2020 Election Series — The 2020 Presidential Election in Texas and Beyond
Abby Livingston and Patrick Svitek of The Texas Tribune analyze the current standings of Donald Trump and Joe Biden in Texas and explore the broader impact of the presidential election on down-ballot races and voter turnout.
Oct. 28, 2020, 11 a.m.
Webinar — The U.S.-Mexico Relationship: A Conversation with the Honorable Christopher Landau
The Honorable Christopher Landau, United States ambassador to Mexico, offers his views on the important relationship between the U.S. and Mexico and a pathway to a prosperous, productive future.
Founded in 1993, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy has established itself as one of the premier nonpartisan public policy think tanks in the country. The institute ranks 2nd among university-affiliated think tanks worldwide and 16th among U.S. think tanks, according to a 2019 study by the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program. The survey again ranked the institute's Center for Energy Studies No. 1 among the world's energy- and resource policy think tanks.
