Baker Institute Student Forum -- Who Should Be the Next American President? October 23, 2012
Who will be the next president of the United States? The Baker Institute Student Forum (BISF), in conjunction with the Rice…
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Syria: The Fall of the House of Assad October 22, 2012
When Syrian President Bashar Assad came to power upon his father"s death in 2000, many inside and outside Syria held high…
Discussion with Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State October 18, 2012
The Baker Institute Student Forum hosts a discussion with Alec Ross, Senior Advisor for Innovation to Secretary of State…
Social Media and Statecraft: Exploring 21st-century Diplomacy October 18, 2012
In a world where unlimited information, whether classified or not, can be distributed to billions of people simultaneously…
Baker Institute Update: The institute expands its energy program with a new Center for Energy Studies October 17, 2012
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Can Centralization of Cancer Surgery Improve Social Welfare? October 16, 2012
Abstract
The empirical association between high hospital procedure volume and lower mortality rates has led to…
Association of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest With Exposure to Fine Particulate and Ozone Ambient Air Pollution From Case-Crossover Analysis Results: Are the Standards Protective? October 12, 2012
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Abstract
About 300,000 cardiac arrests occur inside…
Election 2012: Policy Perspectives -- Jobs, Debt and the U.S. Economy October 8, 2012
A key mission of the Baker Institute is to bridge the gap between the world of ideas and the world of action. The "Election…
Perspectives on the Texas Legislature: 2013 Session October 3, 2012
Rice University's Hobby Center for the Study of Texas and the Baker Institute present a conference featuring the…
State Deregulation and Medicare Costs for Acute Cardiac Care October 2, 2012
Abstract
Past literature suggests that Certificate of Need (CON) regulations for cardiac care were ineffective in improving…