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A busy fall ahead for Baker Institute interns, student forum members
From the start, a core mission of the Baker Institute has been to connect with and involve students, our next generation of leaders. Read what our interns and student forum members have planned for the fall semester. Continue Reading
A new world order? The geopolitical fallout from Covid-19
How will Covid-19 shape the geopolitical landscape, as the world’s great powers struggle for influence and advantage?
The future of civil-military relations in an age of heightened populism
The author explores to what extent the spread of right-wing populism in the West may influence the nature of civil-military relations across the world. Continue Reading
Remembering Erich Bloch, former National Science Foundation Director
Earlier this month, we lost a great American leader in science and technology, Erich Bloch, who died on November 25 at the age of 91. Bloch was one of those unique individuals whose contributions included both engineering and technological innovation… Continue Reading
Science and technology in the next administration
This presidential election cycle has seen a storm of controversies and campaign promises from both major party candidates. While science and technology (S&T) policy is unlikely to make headlines in the two weeks leading up to the election, it is… Continue Reading
Texas is trailing the nation in organ donation rates
Though organ donation is not a solution to disparate health outcomes among racial groups in the U.S., promoting donor registration among racial minority groups would be a start toward addressing this gap. Continue Reading