Health Policy Research Newsletter - March 2011 March 15, 2011
Can health policy interventions readily solve the U.S. obesity problem? Research by Michael Grossman, Ph.D., and Naci Mocan…
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The Meaning of Being Human: A Discussion on Religion and Medicine March 14, 2011
Researchers and health care providers are aware that religious frameworks, beliefs and practices may play a role in shaping…
Ethics, Politics, and Society Lecture Series - What Good Is It? Unrealistic Political Theory and the Value of Intellectual Work March 10, 2011
Traditionally, political philosophies are often subject to the charge that they are "utopian." This can be interpreted to…
International Stem Cell Collaboration: How Disparate Policies Between the United States and the United Kingdom Impact Research
This article, published in the online journal PLoS ONE, examines the impact of collaboration on publication significance in…
March 8, 2011 Implications of Health Care Reform for Business March 7, 2011
The 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act involves sweeping changes to health insurance and health care that will…
Baker Institute Update: Wanted - Institute interns March 2, 2011
Find out why Baker Institute internships are one of the best deals at Rice University for learning on the job.
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Blown to Bits: China’s War in Cyberspace August–September 2020 March 2, 2011
What might cyberwar look like at the beginning of the next decade? The question is addressed in this article published by…
Educating for a "Christian America"? Bible Courses, Social Studies Standards and the Texas Controversy February 24, 2011
Debates in Texas about what public school students should learn about religion vividly illustrate the maxim that classrooms…
Manufacturing War: How Peace Drives Us Crazy February 23, 2011
David Axe is a freelance journalist based in Columbia, S.C. His work has appeared in Wired, World Politics Review, The…
U.S. Policy Toward Iraq: Challenges and Opportunities February 22, 2011
The Honorable Michael Corbin, a career senior Foreign Service officer, is the deputy assistant secretary of state in the…