An Economic Lifeline? How Remittances From the US Impact Mexico’s Economy
Do remittances — the money sent home by migrants working abroad — drive economic growth? Research scholar Jose Ivan…
November 13, 2023 3344 Results
Ukraine Is Now the Other War
Republicans are ready to support Israel. But what about Ukraine? As the war between Israel and Hamas intensifies, fellow Joe…
November 10, 2023 
Revamping the Texas Power Grid: Insights from Rice University’s Electricity Research
How can Texas secure an affordable, sustainable, and reliable power supply for all its citizens? This report explores key…
November 10, 2023 
The Pride and Prejudice of Sustainability: Rethinking Sustainability From a Systems Perspective
Are our views of sustainability becoming distorted by the often unsubstantiated “green” actions of companies and…
November 8, 2023 
What You Need to Know as the Latest Migrant Caravan Traverses Mexico En Route to US
A new migrant caravan with over 7,000 individuals has formed in Mexico and is headed to the United States. What will its…
November 7, 2023 
Baker Briefing | International Economics | Claudio X. González Center for the US and Mexico | Podcast
How a Drought in the Panama Canal Is Disrupting Global Supply Chains Fellows Ed Emmett and David Gantz explore climate change, international shipping, and what happens when a vital passage for…
November 7, 2023 
Garcini receives American Psychological Association’s Achievement Award for Early Career Psychologists November 2, 2023
Luz Garcini, an assistant professor of psychological sciences at Rice University and interim director of Community Health at…
Using Engineered Bacteria to Detect Viruses in Wastewater
The COVID-19 pandemic revealed a gap in our ability to track and stop the spread of infectious diseases. With funding from…
November 1, 2023 
From Overlooked to Nobel Laureate: Katalin Karikó’s Journey
The work of Katalin Karikó, 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine recipient, laid a foundation for the development of COVID-19 mRNA…
October 30, 2023 
Mexico’s Ongoing Search for Democracy: A Conversation with Macario Schettino on the 2024 Elections
With Mexico's 2024 elections quickly approaching, will democracy prevail, or will the nation backslide into a one-party…
October 30, 2023