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 5527 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 Workshop III -- The Changing Geopolitics of Natural Gas: Unconventional Gas and Its Implications for Global Natural Gas Markets, Geopolitical Relation December 12, 2011
This workshop will focus on alternative economic and geopolitical scenarios that could affect global liquefied natural gas…
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…
Civic Scientist Lecture Series -- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Official Jane Lubchenco on Restoring Science to Its Rightful Place: December 6, 2011
Jane Lubchenco, Ph.D., is the administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Her scientific expertise…