Drug policy fellow Katharine Neil Harris comments on a University of Texas study showing that the chronic use of prescription opioids correlates at the county level with strong ...
Regular treatments for intestinal worm infections translate to improvements in human development and childhood education, shows a study authored by fellows Peter Hotez and Farhan Majid, postdoctoral fellow ...
Aug. 29, 2018, 6 p.m.
A Conversation with Alan Blinder
Alan S. Blinder, a member of former President Bill Clinton’s Council of Economic Advisers, offers proposals for improving the relationship between economics and politics to design effective public policies.
Aug. 31, 2018, 8 a.m.
Houston Stronger: A Path to A More Equitable City
Experts explore potential solutions to Houston’s most pressing inequities and highlight the implications for equity in the ongoing Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts.
Sept. 13, 2018, 6 p.m.
Save the Date — The Future of the Internet: A Conversation with Google's Vint Cerf
Vint Cerf, vice president and chief internet evangelist at Google, addresses the challenges of maintaining a free and open internet from his perspective as one of the “fathers of the internet” and a lifelong advocate for net neutrality.
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 3rd among university-affiliated think tanks worldwide and 17th among U.S. think tanks, according to a 2017 study by the University of Pennsylvania's Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program. The survey ranked the institute's Center for Energy Studies No. 1 among the world's energy- and resource-policy think tanks.
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