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China is powering its growing EV industry with the world’s largest coal fleet. Click here for an interactive map that illustrates the geospatial and chronological relationship between the development of China’s coal and nuclear power infrastructure and its EV battery factories.

U.S. investment in scientific research has stagnated over the last four decades. Neal F. Lane, senior fellow in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute, and Norm Augustine, former chairman and CEO of Lockheed Martin, penned a letter to congressional leadership outlining the challenges facing American research and development (R&D) and the potential impacts of declining federal science funding.

This interactive online map and graphs examine trends in Mexican students studying the United States, using data from 1999 to 2014 acquired through a Freedom of Information Act request to the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

Neal Lane, senior fellow for science and technology policy, remembers his friend and former White House colleague Jack Gibbons, who died in July at age 86.

The Baker Institute Science and Technology Policy Program and the Health Policy Forum are hosting two competitions to inspire students to become advocates and take action against neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). Click here for details about how to enter.

Edward Djerejian, founding director of Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. ambassador to Syria and Israel, issued the following statement on the passing of former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon.

The James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy mourns the loss of Nelson Mandela, a great leader and humanitarian wholly committed to the creation of a multiracial, democratic South Africa.

Founding director Ambassador Edward P. Djerejian has joined eight former U.S. ambassadors to Israel and former under secretaries of state in urging Congress to support the interim agreement on Iran’s nuclear program.

William Martin, Harry and Hazel Chavanne Senior Fellow in Religion and Public Policy, comments on the culture war battles over public school curriculum content and efforts to challenge textbook content.