2015 State of Manufacturing February 18, 2015
Fueled by the American domestic energy boom, groundbreaking innovation and world-leading productivity, manufacturing in the…
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Turing Robots: Income Inequality and Social Mobility
We explain a great change in the distribution of income by increased automation, which has directly replaced human labor in…
February 18, 2015 Emerging Leaders and Associate Roundtable Baseball Kickoff February 14, 2015
Join the Roundtable Emerging Leaders and Associate Roundtable for a college baseball game at Rice's Reckling Park! Get to…
Cord Blood Banking in the Arab World: Current Status and Future Developments
In addition to their therapeutic potential, cord blood banks raise ethical and regulatory questions, especially in emerging…
February 13, 2015 Mexico's Energy Reform: Opportunities and Challenges for International Engagement in the Gulf of Mexico February 12, 2015
Mexico’s energy reform has set the stage for significant changes in exploration and development activity in Mexican waters…
The Newest “Omics”—Metagenomics and Metabolomics—Enter the Battle Against the Neglected Tropical Diseases
The international Human Microbiome Project trumpeted the coming of age of the field of metagenomics, the study of entire…
February 12, 2015 
Effects of Low Oil Prices on U.S. Shale Production: OPEC Calls the Tune and Shale Swings
What happens when Saudi Arabia, the world’s swing producer of oil, rejects its traditional market-balancing role? The job…
February 11, 2015 
Latin America Initiative | Issue Brief
China’s “Second Wave” in South America South America is likely facing a "second wave" of Chinese investment. How will China's rise to global economic power — and…
February 9, 2015 Civic Scientist Lecture Series — Influenza, SARS, Ebola and the Next Pandemic: Perceptions in the Media and Public February 6, 2015
Throughout history, periodic outbreaks of infectious disease have spread rapidly through human populations, becoming…
The Macroeconomic Effects of School Choice Reform in Texas February 5, 2015
Education reform is an issue of utmost importance in Texas, especially given the effects of globalization on the labor…