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A nonpartisan public policy institute @RiceUniversity. Ranked the No. 1 university-affiliated think tank in the world.
Rice University, Houston, TX
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    Nov 7, 2018
    VICTORY IN DEFEAT: @BetoORourke lost to @tedcruz but wrestled a GOP stronghold back into play. He "breathed new life into a moribund #DemocraticParty," said @MarkPJonesTX. "He still has a bright future ahead of him." Read more at @guardian: bit.ly/2JKOqp5
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    Baker Institute
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    Feb 21, 2019
    Statement of Honorary Chair James A. Baker, III:
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    Dec 6, 2022
    JUST OUT: Drug companies that bypass distributors and offer generics directly to patients, like Mark Cuban’s @costplusdrugs, could disrupt the pharmaceutical supply chain and save thousands of lives, writes @BakerCHB’s @DrHKantarjian in a new commentary: bit.ly/3VQYPn0
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    Sep 3, 2025
    From pandemics to climate change, urgent global challenges collide with rising opposition to science. On Sept. 9, join @MichaelEMann and @PeterHotez for a timely discussion on countering disinformation, restoring trust, and ensuring science informs critical decisions. 🔗
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    Mar 17, 2025
    🦠 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 @PeterHotez for a discussion on measles, misinformation, and vaccine policy. A livestream will be available for the
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    Jan 7, 2022
    Fellow @PeterHotez and colleague @mebottazzi used old but proven technologies that have been around for decades to develop the low-cost #Corbevax #vaccine. Now authorized for use in India, it is available to manufacturers worldwide. Get the story on @NPR: n.pr/3HIoUgS
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    Baker Institute
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    Apr 28, 2020
    Happy 90th Birthday to our honorary chair, former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III!
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    Baker Institute
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    Jan 28, 2021
    JUST ANNOUNCED: The Baker Institute is now ranked the No. 1 university #thinktank in the world, and @CES_Baker_Inst remains the top #energy and #resource policy think tank globally, according to @TTCSP’s annual survey: bit.ly/3r4JRdJ; Rice News: bit.ly/3r1bDri
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    Sep 5, 2025
    The FDA has authorized updated COVID-19 vaccines to target the latest strain — but with new restrictions. In a new commentary, @PeterHotez unpacks what this means for U.S. vaccine policy & why evidence-based action is critical for public health. bit.ly/47vxobk #COVID19
    New COVID-19 Vaccine Restrictions and Their Impact | Baker Institute
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    Nov 27, 2018
    TONIGHT: Watch the live webcast of the armchair discussion between former President @BarackObama and Secretary James A. Baker, III, with moderator @jmeacham at our 25th gala celebration. Tune in at 7:45 p.m. CST: bit.ly/2PxdeqQ
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    Jul 8, 2020
    The Hope mission (the Arab world’s first interplanetary spacecraft) has genuinely brought skills to the #UAE, said #MiddleEast fellow @Dr_Ulrichsen. It has contributed to employing a new generation of Emiratis in #science and #technology, he told @nature: go.nature.com/2AGyoMR
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    Aug 12, 2024
    Trump’s lead in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley “tells us that some Hispanic areas that the Democratic Party has depended on, that were dark blue, may no longer be reliable,” @MarkPJonesTX tells @GuardianUS. bit.ly/3SHAMry
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    Jul 22, 2022
    "Vaccines are the best option against pandemics, but organized hostility against the scientific community may be public health’s most dangerous foe," said @BakerCHB fellow @PeterHotez. Read more in @usnews: bit.ly/3v7UL6X
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    Feb 15, 2022
    The idea "that #Omicron is a mild virus & effectively functioning as an attenuated live #vaccine ... to create massive herd immunity across the globe" is "flawed for a number of reasons,” says @BakerCHB's @PeterHotez, suggesting urgent global vaccination.
    Here’s What the Pandemic Has in Store for the World Next
    From bloomberg.com