Joni Sue Lane Lecture Series: A Conversation With Dr. France Córdova November 4, 2025
Science in the U.S. is at a pivotal moment. With major federal agencies facing steep budget cuts, researchers across the…
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A Conversation with Former CIA Director William J. Burns November 4, 2025
At a moment when global power dynamics are shifting and new security challenges are emerging, how should the United States…
Fellow in Energy and Sustainability | CES Deputy Director
Rachel A. Meidl, LP.D., CHMM, is the fellow in energy and sustainability and the deputy director of the Center for Energy…
Barriers to Choice: Insurance and Contraceptive Access in Texas November 4, 2025
Texas has the highest uninsured rate in the country — including about 20% of Texas women of reproductive age who lack health…
Barriers to Preferred Contraceptive Use in Texas
Insurance gaps are limiting contraceptive choice in Texas. A new report from the Center for Health Policy and Resound…
November 4, 2025 
Rice’s Baker Institute and The Carter Center to host annual elections conference in Houston November 4, 2025
Fifth annual event to examine challenges of contested elections on 25th anniversary of Bush versus Gore
Rice University’s…
Statement of James A. Baker, III on the death of Vice President Dick Cheney November 4, 2025
With the death of Vice President Dick Cheney, America has lost a true powerhouse and enthusiastic patriot who never wavered…
CES Graduate Student Fellow
John Coudsi is a graduate fellow at the Baker Institute Center for Energy Studies and is currently completing his Ph.D. in…
America’s New Demographic Reality
For the first time in decades, the U.S. immigrant population is shrinking. Bill King joins the “Baker Briefing” podcast to…
November 3, 2025 
Women, War, and State Power in Russia With Julia Ioffe October 30, 2025
Co-Sponsored by the Houston Committee on Foreign Relations, the Baker Institute hosted a conversation in Baker Hall with…