Sustainable Development Demands Brain Health
The Baker co-organized UNGA 78 aims to accelerate progress towards the 2030 Agenda and its SDGs to promote global unity and rebuild trust. However, progress has been insufficient and even backtracked in some cases.
In National News: US Position on Israeli Settlements in West Bank Based on Political Considerations, Not Law
U.S. presidential administrations started out “saying that settlement activities are illegal, then the phraseology began to soften, saying they’re an obstacle to peace,” Djerejian said. “And yet, the bedrock position of international law is that they are illegal.”
Best Time to Conserve Energy in Texas? You’d be Surprised.
The power grid is most strained in the late afternoon on very hot days, notes Rice faculty scholar Daniel Cohan. As Texas now has so much solar power, conservation is most needed when the sun is setting — not high noon as you might think.
This Week in Texas Travels to Austin and Looks at Big Moments From Week 1 of Ken Paxton’s Trial
How will the 16 articles of impeachment facing Attorney General Ken Paxton impact voter support? “One in four Republican primary voters will still be with the attorney general when all of the testimony & trial concludes,” fellow Mark P. Jones said.
Mexico Will Likely Elect its First Woman President Next Year
“Mexico faces daunting problems, whether the next president is a man or a woman,” said the Director of the Center for the United States and Mexico Tony Payan. “Nonetheless, it is a breakthrough. It’ll be good for our sisters, nieces, daughters to have a chance to fix the mess that men have left behind.”