Joni Sue Lane Lecture Series — Exploring Space: A Conversation With Astronaut Ellen Ochoa November 2, 2026
Women have long played a vital, yet often underrecognized, role in science. Despite meaningful progress, gender disparities…
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Carla Lacerda
Synthetic Biology at the Intersection of Science, Ethics, and Policy September 18, 2026
Synthetic biology is an interdisciplinary field combining biological and engineering to designing and redesigning genes…
AI in Health Conference September 15, 2026
The AI in Health Conference bridges the gap between artificial intelligence and real-world health outcomes—focusing not just…
Nonresident Fellow
Carla Lacerda has been an effective leader of the energy sector through her work with the business community, government…
Sustainability in a Fragmented Global Economy: Managing Trade-Offs Across Interconnected Systems
In a new paper, Rachel A. Meidl reframes sustainability as a systems-based approach to managing trade-offs, resilience, and…
June 23, 2026 
Health-Related Social Needs as a Rural Health Transformation Strategy
A new brief from the Center for Health Policy examines how states are using the $50 billion Rural Health Transformation…
June 18, 2026 
Refugee Numbers Dropped in 2025 — But Aid Cuts and Other Trends Suggest Little to Celebrate
In a new piece for The Conversation, Kelsey Norman and Nicholas R. Micinski examine how declining refugee numbers in 2025…
June 18, 2026 
How Texas Hemp Regulations Affect Youth Safety
In this episode, Heidi Russell speaks with Katharine Harris about the rise of the hemp-derived THC market in Texas.
June 17, 2026