One Bin or Not One Bin: Is That the Question?
In March 2013, Houston was awarded one of five inaugural Mayor’s Challenge Prizes from Bloomberg Philanthropies for its…
June 5, 2015 5508 Results
Must Carry, Must Offer in Mexico
With two corporate groups dominating Mexico's television sector, the country’s 2014 telecommunications reform established…
June 5, 2015 International Space Medicine Summit 2015 June 4, 2015
On June 4-7, 2015, the Space Policy Program at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and Baylor College of…
Tele-health in Schools: Increasing Access to Care in Urban Areas
Tele-health in schools may be the answer to limited resources and a need to increase health care access for children.
June 4, 2015 
The Politics of Identity Post-Arab Spring
This report reviews the key concepts and themes that emerged from the conference “Divided Societies, Volatile States: The…
June 2, 2015 
HRMS Issue Brief #12: Change in Insurance Status of Adult Texans by Demographic Group as of March 2015
In Texas, Hispanics and women showed the largest reductions in rates of uninsured since enrollment began under the…
June 2, 2015 
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 
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