Creating a Campus Culture Where Every STEM Student Graduates November 18, 2015
Collaborative partnerships to improve students’ success in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields should…
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New Migration Patterns: High-Skilled Entrepreneurial Migration From Mexico to the United States
The number of high-skilled Mexican entrepreneurs migrating to the United States has increased in recent years, but the trend…
November 18, 2015 
The Paris Attacks: ISIS Expands the War
The Nov. 13 terrorist attacks that killed more than 130 people in Paris could represent a new stage in the struggle against…
November 16, 2015 The Arctic: A New Energy Frontier November 12, 2015
The Arctic is widely regarded as the last frontier for global oil and gas resource development. Despite the recent decline…
Emerging Legal Issues in Hurricane Damage Risk Abatement
What structural and nonstructural solutions could better protect the Houston-Galveston area from the devastating impact of…
November 12, 2015 
HRMS Issue Brief #15: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Texas Workers
A larger percentage of Texas workers are getting health insurance through their employers now than before the implementation…
November 9, 2015 
Historical Perspectives on the Epidemiology of Human Chagas Disease in Texas and Recommendations for Enhanced Understanding of Clinical Chagas Disease in the Southern United States
This journal article assesses the burden of Chagas disease in Texas, concluding that transmission of the disease from Latin…
November 5, 2015 
Dead Man Walking – The Inevitable Fate of ‘El Chapo’ Guzman
Though authorities have launched a massive manhunt for drug kingpin "El Chapo" Guzman, Mexicans across the board— fed up…
November 5, 2015 Whither Political Islam? The Muslim Brotherhood and the AKP, Post-Arab Spring November 4, 2015
Since 2010, much has changed for Islamists in the Middle East. Islamist parties gained prominence and major government roles…
Eight Takeaways From 2015 City of Houston Elections
Baker Institute political science fellow Mark Jones describes eight key takeaways from Houston’s Nov. 3 city elections…
November 4, 2015