Choosing Houston’s Mayor for the Next Two (or Six?) Years
If past trends hold for Annise Parker’s successor, this fall Houstonians may well be in actuality electing the person who…
June 1, 2015 5522 Results
Commentary: Study Highlights Ethical Ambiguity in Physics
In physics, extensive collaborations, access to colleagues’ data and rigorous peer review make it extremely difficult for…
June 1, 2015 
Student NTD Challenge
The Baker Institute Science and Technology Policy Program and the Health Policy Forum are hosting two competitions to…
June 1, 2015 
U.S. Health Care Technologies
Advancements in technology have increased access to health information and self-monitoring for individual consumers, as well…
May 31, 2015 
Health Policy Newsletter - June 2015
Do patients and physicians agree on releasing abnormal test results directly to patients?
May 30, 2015 Talent, Skill and Brain Circulation: How Migrants Contribute to Labor Integration May 21, 2015
One of the most controversial aspects of human mobility is “brain drain” — the emigration of talented, educated…
Getting a Grip: U.S. Foreign Policy and the Iranian Threat
Iran — as it has since the Islamic Revolution of 1979 — represents a challenge to U.S. foreign policy. But it is one best…
May 21, 2015 
Blue Marble Health and “The Big Three Diseases”: HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria
“Blue marble health” was introduced in 2013 as a policy framework to better understand new trends in the geographic…
May 21, 2015 
Latin America Initiative | Research Paper
Chile’s Gender Quota: Will It Work? In April 2015, Chile passed a gender quota law as part of a larger reform to the country’s election laws. Quotas are not new…
May 19, 2015 The State of Mexican Democracy: A Conversation With Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas May 18, 2015
In June 2015, voters in Mexico will head to the polls to elect the 63rd Congress as well as a number of governors, mayors…