Is China’s energy resilience turning into a strategic advantage? This new Center for Energy Studies commentary by Gabriel Collins analyzes the shift from hydrocarbon dominance to grid-based power and ...

The Carter Center and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy will co-host their sixth annual elections conference on Dec. 11 at The Carter Center in Atlanta. This year’s conference will ...

Vivian Ho, Ph.D., is the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics, a professor in the Department of Economics at Rice University, a professor in the Department of Medicine at Baylor ...

Advancing research and data-driven policies that promote health and well-being in the U.S. and around the world.

Tommy Shih is an associate professor of business administration at Lund University and has served as a policy advisor to international funding agencies, the European Commission, and government ...

Recognized as the No. 1 university-based think tank in the world, the Baker Institute is opening its doors to all Rice students, faculty, and staff for a full day of events. Come learn how our ...

As the 2026 midterm U.S. elections approach, a great deal of uncertainty remains about the rules and regulations governing how Americans vote. President Donald Trump has been pushing plans to change ...

Population decline has quietly emerged as one of the defining demographic shifts of the 21st century. While panic of overpopulation dominated much of the last century, many countries are now ...

If enacted in November 2026, new federal provisions would tighten the definition of hemp, but the broader regulatory outlook remains uncertain. In this brief, Katharine Harris examines both state and ...

Latinos are the largest and most rapidly expanding minority group in the U.S. Our latest brief describes the overall state of health and wellness among Latino children and the broader community — ...

Texas’ new Bible-only required reading list raises questions about serving a religiously diverse student population. David R. Brockman of the Religion and Public Policy Program examines the ...

Director, Center for Health Policy, L.E. and Virginia Simmons Senior Fellow in Health Policy, Huffington Fellow in Child Health Policy ...