Avian Influenza and SARS - Global Challenges for Health Diplomacy December 1, 2005
The current outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza in poultry are the largest and most severe on record, according…
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Energy and Nanotechnology: Storage and the Grid November 15, 2005
In light of repeating oil supply disruptions and emerging environmental pressures, the international energy industry and…
The Journey Beyond the Sound Barrier November 10, 2005
Major General Joe Engle gave a lecture on his career experiences. Engle has flown in 185 different types of aircrafts…
Reaching for the Stars: Increasing the Role of Women in Science and Engineering November 7, 2005
Sally Ride, former NASA astronaut and the first American woman in space, spoke about her career experience in a field that…
Korea's Development: Perspectives on North and South November 6, 2005
Organized by Malcolm Gillis, Rice University Professor and Ervin K. Zingler Professor of Economics, and Yoosoon Chang…
Baker Institute Student Forum - AIDS Off the Radar: The Black American Epidemic October 29, 2005
The Baker Institute Student Forum (BISF) hosted a conference on the topic of AIDS. The conference consisted of three panel…
The Future of Constitutional Government in the Middle East October 28, 2005
Dr. Noah Feldman, professor of law at New York University Law School, discussed the recent Iraqi constitutional elections…
Suicide Attacks: Martyrdom Operations in the Contemporary Muslim World October 19, 2005
David Cook is assistant professor of Religious Studies at Rice University, specializing in Islam. His areas of…
Oslo and After: A Participant's Report of the Peace Process October 17, 2005
Yair Hirschfeld is the Isaac and Mildred Brochstein Fellow in Middle East Peace and Security in Honor of Yitzhak Rabin at…
Ethics, Politics and Society Lecture Series - Sexual Morality for Heathens October 13, 2005
Roger Scruton is one of the most important conservative philosophers of our age. He was professor of aesthetics at Birkbeck…