Science and Technology Policy Program News -- Winter 2012
Learn more about Winter 2012 Science and Technology Policy Program research, as well as upcoming events this season.
January 10, 2012 3349 Results
The Aging of Biomedical Research in the United States
A rise in the average age of biomedical researchers might inhibit research potential and novel projects that could impact…
December 28, 2011 
Baker Institute Conference Report -- Americas Project 2011: 21st Century Borders in the Americas December 21, 2011
Americas Project participants discuss sovereignty and territorial disputes, socioeconomic challenges driving migration, and…
Informe Sobre Conferencia del Instituto Baker -- Proyecto de las Americas 2011: Fronteras del siglo 21 en las Americas December 21, 2011
Americas Project participants discuss sovereignty and territorial disputes, socioeconomic challenges driving migration, and…
Baker Institute Update: Best wishes for 2012 December 19, 2011
Nurturing students -- the next generation of policymakers -- was a key focus of the Baker Institute in 2011.
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Boko Haram: A Prognosis
Rice faculty scholar David Cook explores the threat that the Boko Haram, a Salafi-jihadi Muslim group from northeastern…
December 16, 2011 
Mexico's Government Begins to Retake Northeastern Mexico
Government attacks on the infrastructure of the Gulf cartel and the Zetas in recent years are concrete examples of Mexico's…
December 9, 2011 
Baker Institute Update: Science for the rest of us December 7, 2011
Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, discusses science and society; the…
Health Policy Research Newsletter - December 2011 December 6, 2011
Does the Affordable Care Act need mending? Fellow Vivian Ho says yes, although the new law is a step in the right direction.
Is Chinese Foreign Policy Targeting Sub-Saharan Africa? December 2, 2011
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I. Introduction
It is no secret that China’s economy has…