🔥The 9th Round of Easy Loan, Earn $40 Reward is in progress❗️ ⏰ Promotion Period: January 15th - Feburary 15th, 2025 👉 Register now and check more details at gate.io/campaigns/358

Full house for our Baker Institute event at the Houston Ion with President Reginald DesRoches and President Michael Crow from Arizona State University discussing the future of #research universities

🔬 From climate to national security, science & tech shape today’s biggest challenges. Join former presidential science advisors Kelvin Droegemeier, Alondra Nelson, and Neal Lane as they discuss leading the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). This event includes a Baker

Thank you again, Reginald DesRoches and Rice’s Baker Institute S&T Policy Program, for the warm welcome and engaging conversation. Research universities play a vital role in driving progress and we need to keep moving forward. Rice University

Trump team orders huge government layoffs: how science could fare nature.com/articles/d4158…

Registration is now open for the 10th Biennial Atlanta Conference on Science and Innovation Policy. ATLC25 provides a forum for 300+ scholars representing 30+ countries, focusing on the challenges and trends associated with science and innovation policy. bit.ly/4io1Eaq

It's more critical now than ever before to protect science and technology policy. "Without a strong compass and rapid action, America’s primacy in science and technology will be lost," reads a new report from the Science and Technology Action Committee: news.rice.edu/news/2025/prot…

#VAST Task Force member and Rice’s Baker Institute S&T Policy Program senior fellow Neal Lane: “VAST charts a way for science and technology to support the U.S.’ continued global leadership." Read more in Rice University News: news.rice.edu/news/2025/prot…

I am very excited to participate in the panel discussion "The Right to Know: Protecting and Expanding Access to Public Records," hosted by the American Library Association next Wed 3/19 at 11am CST. Learn more and register here!! ala-events.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Former presidential advisers discuss their role shaping science policy news.rice.edu/news/2025/form… via Rice University News

🦠 A major #measles outbreak in West Texas has led to 159 cases and 2 deaths — the first in the U.S. in nearly a decade. What’s next for public health? Join Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD for a discussion on measles, misinformation, and vaccine policy. A livestream will be available for the

Tomorrow Wednesday noon Baker Institute Rice University

We were honored to listen to Prof Peter Hotez MD PhD for an insightful discussion on vaccine policy and the recent Texas-New Mexico measles outbreak. His expertise in global health and infectious diseases continues to be invaluable in shaping public health strategies.

🎙️ TUNE IN: How risky is gain-of-function research? The Baker Institute’s Kirstin Matthews and Alicia Johnson, along with Rice University’s Yousif Shamoo, explain the risks, benefits, and guardrails in place — and why federal budget cuts and layoffs could make them less secure.

The termination of NIH's MOSAIC program is a massive loss for the next generation of researchers and threatens the future of the research workforce and human health. We remain committed to supporting MOSAIC Scholars with critical professional development resources for the

Read Baker Institute fellow Moshe Moshe Vardi new opinion article on why we need basic computing research despite Big Tech thinking they can do it alone. #AI #innovation #computingresearch cacm.acm.org/opinion/big-te…

news.rice.edu/news/2025/prop… via Rice University News

🎙️ TUNE IN: On the “Baker Briefing” podcast, Moshe Vardi discusses recent advances in artificial intelligence and the ethical and strategic choices on AI facing the U.S. amid its competition with China. bit.ly/4iPFo9g

President Trump issued an executive order this week restricting funding for gain-of-function research, calling it "dangerous." But the move could make it harder to handle viral threats, says Kirstin Matthews. Read more. 📷 npr.org/2025/05/05/nx-…

Great article - I’m a Republican former congressman and doctor. A placebo-controlled vaccine trial mandate is dangerous statnews.com/2025/05/22/vac… via STAT

As vaccine rates go down (due to myths and misinformation), disease incidents go up. jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/…