Rice University's Baker Institute
On-demand
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Monday, October 5, 2020 · 4:00 PM CDTCasey Mulligan, the former chief economist of the White House Council of Advisers, discusses his newest book, which chronicles his experiences in the White House and how President Trump has responded to recent economic challenges.
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Friday, September 25, 2020 · 3:00 PM CDTExperts from along the value chain explore innovative solutions for creating a circular economy, an economic system that aims to go beyond the practices of reducing, reusing and recycling by incorporating reengineering, redesign and remanufacturing.
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Thursday, September 24, 2020 · 11:00 AM CDTAt this webinar — the second in the "USMCA: From Negotiation to Implementation" series — experts consider the implications of eliminating investor-state dispute settlement between the United States and Canada and significantly reducing its scope f...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020 · 12:30 PM CDTAmbassador Edward P. Djerejian, director of Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and former U.S. ambassador to Israel and to Syria, discusses the challenges to U.S. Middle East policy formulation and possible ways forward under a Tr...
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Monday, September 21, 2020 · 3:00 PM CDTFour leading scholars and researchers explore recent research on Christian nationalism — the belief that the U.S. should be an expressly Christian nation governed by biblically-based laws — and how it has become a significant force in U.S. politics.
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Thursday, September 17, 2020 · 10:00 AM CDTAt this webinar, a panel of experts considers what steps companies can take to improve the contribution of liquified natural gas (LNG) to meeting climate and environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2020 · 1:00 PM CDTDuring decades of “tough-on-crime” policies and politics, prosecutors have presided over rising incarceration rates and racial inequities in the criminal justice system. At this webinar, which is part of the Baker Institute 2020 Election Series, e...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2020 · 3:00 PM CDTAuthor David Courtwright discusses his most recent book, which chronicles the triumph of what he calls “limbic capitalism” — the growing network of competitive businesses targeting the brain pathways responsible for feeling, motivation and long-te...
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Monday, September 14, 2020 · 1:30 PM CDTThis webinar, based on the recently published volume “The Future of U.S.-Mexico Relations: Strategic Foresight,” describes how the political and diplomatic layers of the U.S.-Mexico relationship are likely to unfold over the next two decades.
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Thursday, September 10, 2020 · 3:00 PM CDTU.S. shale producers have been hit hard by the collapse in oil prices. At this webinar, a panel of energy experts explores the future of the U.S. shale patch and the prospects of a comeback.
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Wednesday, September 9, 2020 · 12:00 PM CDTShirley Malcom, director of Education and Human Resources Programs at the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and Richard Tapia, professor of computational and applied mathematics at Rice University, consider ways to make the STEM...
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Tuesday, September 8, 2020 · 1:00 PM CDTIn this event, Ambassador Robert Zoellick will speak about his book, describing its observations and what insights it holds into enduring issues in American foreign policy. He will also participate in a question-and-answer session moderated by Bak...
