The Bottom of the Barrel: Saudi Aramco and Global Climate Action
Jim Krane, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow for Energy Studies, argues that Saudi Aramco’s quest to remain the “last man…
January 8, 2021 5522 Results
Part 1: The Arab Uprisings Revisited January 6, 2021
Ten years after the Arab uprisings began, experts reflected on the historic protests, taking stock of the countries affected…
CDC Case Report Data for COVID-19: Characterizing the Pandemic with Limited Information
Following a comprehensive review of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the authors determined…
January 4, 2021 
Ethical and Legal Challenges Associated with Public Molecular Autopsies
The authors urge consideration of issues such as consent, confidentiality and return of results to ensure that the benefits…
January 1, 2021 
2021 Recommendations for the New Administration January 1, 2021
As it has since 2008, the Baker Institute has released a series of policy recommendations for the new presidential…
Rolling Back the Gains: Maternal Stress Undermines Pregnancy Health After Flint’s Water Switch
Environmental disasters impact disadvantaged communities disproportionately both through the epidemiological challenge of…
December 22, 2020 
Correlation Between Financial Toxicity, Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction in an Insured Population of Breast Cancer Surgical Patients: A Single-Institution Retrospective Study
This study leverages validated patient-reported outcomes measures to analyze the association between "financial toxicity"…
December 21, 2020 Webinar — Flaring in the Permian Basin: Outlook and Policy Responses December 17, 2020
Since 2013, more than 1 trillion cubic feet of natural gas have been flared in Texas alone, and surveys by the Environmental…
Will COVID-19 Accelerate the Cashless Transition?
Driven by pandemic-related concerns, Americans are shifting away from cash toward digital payment transactions. Is COVID-19…
December 17, 2020 
State Restrictions and the COVID-19 Death Rate
Researchers explore states' responses to the pandemic and a possible association between the strictness of lockdowns and the…
December 16, 2020