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This compilation contains five winning essays from two Baker Institute Center for Health and Biosciences student competitions on raising awareness of neglected tropical diseases.

In this commentary, the authors examine the roots of the United States’ reluctance to embrace universal health care, concluding that it "is neither sound nor ethical in a nation that promulgates fairness and equal opportunity" to deny coverage.

As the BRICS hold their seventh summit in Ufa, Russia this week, international economics fellow Russell Green and Rice student Elisabeth Kalomeris offer advice on designing the framework for the organization’s New Development Bank.

The Baker Institute Student Forum is pleased to present the sixth edition of "The Rice Cultivator: A Student Journal of Public Policy Research." The student editors and authors of The Cultivator hope this publication promotes thoughtful, reasoned dialogue about public policy within the Rice community, and engages undergraduates in public policy research by showcasing the innovative projects conducted by students at Rice and across the country.

The relationship between Mexico and Texas is in dire need of reassessment, given the chasm between the reality of the countries’ economic and cultural relationship and the political rhetoric that surrounds it.

Tele-health in schools may be the answer to limited resources and a need to increase health care access for children.

This report reviews the key concepts and themes that emerged from the conference “Divided Societies, Volatile States: The Politics of Identity Post-Arab Spring,” hosted by the Baker Institute Center for the Middle East on March 10, 2015.

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.

The Center for the Middle East at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy announces a new annual grant program to support outstanding students conducting innovative fieldwork in the Middle East or North Africa. Apply by May 15, 2015, to receive up to $3,000 (undergraduates) or up to $5,000 (graduate students). Download the PDF for more information.

Peter Hotez, fellow in disease and poverty, testified about the continuing threat of neglected tropical diseases before the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations.