Experts in the News

International economics fellow Russell Green comments on the improbable ratification of the Trans-Pacific Partnership in the United States. Trend News Agency: http://bit.ly/2gP1ePG

The Atlantic interviewed senior fellow Neal Lane on who will hold the crucial role of President-elect Donald Trump’s scientific advisor. Lane directed the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy during the Clinton administration.

Energy director Ken Medlock comments. KUT: http://bit.ly/2eDh3Z3

Voters in southeast Texas who elected a black, Democratic woman as sheriff while choosing Donald Trump for president are likely saying "'I voted straight-ticket Democratic but I'm not voting for Hillary Clinton. I voted for Donald Trump. But I'm supporting the rest of the party,'" said political science fellow Mark Jones. Read more at the Associated Press via The New York Times: http://nyti.ms/2exWnSa

Health policy scholar Quianta Moore talks about the medical and ethical challenges associated with the use of genetic tests to determine the cause of a sudden, unexplained death. Houston Matters: http://bit.ly/2fUV3d7