Experts in the News

Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice's Baker Institute’s Center for Health and Biosciences, is interviewed about the possible positive impact Civica Rx, a nonprofit generic drug company, may have on hospitals.

Dan Wallach, Rice faculty scholar, is quoted in an article detailing the need for voter protections ahead of the November midterms elections. 

“If we look at normal turnout for a Texas midterm, [O’Rourke] has no realistic chance. He has to increase Latino voter turnout, win a larger share of the Latino vote and then reduce [Ted] Cruz’s advantage among Anglos,” fellow Mark Jones says.

Ken Medlock, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies, is quoted in an article that reports the U.S. is on course for more coal plant closings as utilities shift to cheaper renewables and natural gas, despite policy changes meant to bolster the coal industry.

Of the six vulnerable GOP districts in Texas, five likely will remain in Republican hands, fellow Mark Jones writes.