Dateline Rice for June 4, 2013

Editor’s note: The link to the Houston Chronicle article about the Centennial Campaign changed after Dateline was sent yesterday. The article can now be found at http://tinyurl.com/mj235pk (subscription required).

FEATURED ITEMS

Rice tops $1-billion fund-raising goal
Rice University has surpassed its $1 billion goal for its Centennial Campaign, the largest fundraising effort in the private institution’s history. Rice President David Leebron; Board of Trustees Chair Jim Crownover ’65; alumni and trustees Bobby Tudor ’82 and Susanne Glasscock ’62; and Darrow Zeidenstein, vice president for resource development, are quoted in these news items. Trustee Suzanne Deal Booth ’77 and a recent $28.5 million gift from Houston philanthropists Dr. Milton and Laurie Boniuk to establish an institute that promotes religious tolerance are mentioned.
Chronicle of Higher Education
http://bit.ly/17lnNzR
Rice University raises more than $1 billion for Centennial Campaign
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/11h7ih4

Rice rolls past Oregon to meet North Carolina State
The Rice Owls defeated Oregon to move on to the NCAA super regional tournament.
Houston Chronicle (subscription required)
http://bit.ly/ZKRCr7
Rice downs Oregon 11-4 to advance
Sports Illustrated
http://bit.ly/15D90NK
UNC, Rice, Vandy, Miss. State advance to super regionals
USA Today
http://usat.ly/17kxM8G
Astros sweep Angels; Rice wins regional
Click2Houston.com
http://bit.ly/17WK5c6
KTRK-TV
http://bit.ly/11C1EoF
KRIV-TV
http://bit.ly/ZLoYpI
Rice eliminates host Oregon with 11-4 victory in Eugene regional finale
The Oregonian (Coverage of Rice also appeared in the Charlotte Observer, DailyEmerald.com and nearly 100 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/13hQOrY

Will thirsty corn limit US ethanol goals?
A new study suggests that demands for water will make it harder for the United States to meet current biofuel goals if the climate continues to evolve as predicted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and alumna Rosa Dominguez-Faus are quoted.
Futurity.org
http://bit.ly/131hhIL
Water use may leave goals for biofuels high and dry
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and FuelFix.com.)
http://bit.ly/17WtXHI
Climate change could make it harder to meet biofuels goal, study finds
Des Moines Register
http://dmreg.co/12qVfnE
Climate change could cut corn-for-ethanol yields by 7 percent
CropLife.com
http://bit.ly/11gZFaj
UC Davis study suggests ethanol production will need more water
Sacramento Business Journal
http://bit.ly/10NRo18
US unlikely to meet its biofuel goals
HomelandSecurityNewsWire.com
http://bit.ly/11p8emD

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The future of American business
President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 speech at Rice is cited in a column about business trends.
AskMen.com
http://bit.ly/dNJu06

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Need another reason to love Houston? Here are 17
A Business Insider list of "17 Reasons Why Houston Is the Best City In America" mentions Rice.
News92FM.com
http://bit.ly/11zQ4Ky

Texas leaders to discuss research universities’ future
Texas higher education leaders will meet in Dallas to strategize ways to keep the nation’s competitive edge in churning out economy-building ideas and products. The article notes that Rice is one of Texas’ Tier One universities.
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/11ecEIQ

Karbhari to begin work as new UTA president
An article about Vistasp Karbhari, University of Texax at Arlington’s new president, notes that Rice is one of Texas’ Tier One universities.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/11V1IWw

George P. Bush, wife have baby boy
An article reports that alumnus George P. Bush ’98 is looking forward to his first son playing baseball for the Rice Owls.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram (This article also appeared in the Graham Leader, the Franklin Daily Journal and nearly 20 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/18L9JOe

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KTRK-TV
A new proposal calls for a gate to protect the Houston Ship Channel from dangerous waves. James Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law, is quoted.
http://bit.ly/15DtplK

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Google Apps vs. Office 365
Barry Ribbeck, director of systems, architecture and infrastructure and cloud strategy, is quoted in an article about how schools are choosing between Microsoft’s and Google’s cloud offerings.
Campus Technology
http://bit.ly/16GBbze

UNESCO urged to explore guidelines on ‘nano-ethics’
The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has been urged to set up an expert group to seek a consensus of both developed and developing countries on how to tackle the ethical aspects of nanotechnology. Pedro Alvarez, the George R. Brown Professor and chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, is quoted.
SciDev.net
http://bit.ly/ZoKgY4

Parental relationships and obesity in children
Children living in households where the parents are married are less likely to be obese, according to new research from Rice University and the University of Houston. Rachel Tolbert Kimbro, associate professor of sociology and director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s Urban Health Program, is quoted.
BPS.org.uk
http://www.bps.org.uk/news/parental-relationship-and-obesity-children

Block copolymers — a new path in organic photovoltaics
Scientists have created solar cells based on block copolymers, self-assembling organic materials that arrange themselves into distinct layers. Rafael Verduzco, the Louis Owen Assistant Professor and Junior Faculty Chair of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is quoted.
SolarNovus.com
http://bit.ly/14pjDk1

How to allow carbon nanotubes to grow on anything
What may be the ultimate heat sink is only possible because of yet another astounding capability of graphene. The one-atom-thick form of carbon can act as a go-between that allows vertically aligned carbon nanotubes to grow on nearly anything. A diamond film/graphene/nanotube structure was one result of new research carried out by scientists at Rice University and the Honda Research Institute USA. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Engineering, professor of mechanical engineering and materials science, professor in chemistry and professor in chemical and biomolecular engineering, is quoted.
KurzweilAI.com
http://bit.ly/15x8MHW

Sweeter breast cancer ride
An article about radiotherapy for breast cancer notes that alumnus Benjamin Smith ’96 served as a contributing expert for the story.
DailyRX.com
http://bit.ly/ZH242R

Zero-cost, noncommercial, registration-free resources for learning about GPS and GIS
A column about global positioning and geographical information systems cites Rice tutorials.
PlantServices
http://www.plantservices.com/articles/2003/330.html

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Here comes the massive open online commencement speech
An article about massive open online commencement speeches mentions astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s commencement speech at Rice.
BigThink.com
http://bit.ly/ZoSQG4

PediPower turns your morning run into clean electricity
Rice mechanical engineering students Carlos Armada, Julian Castro, David Morilla and Tyler Wiest have created PediPower — a device embedded in the soles of shoes that generates power to charge the batteries of mobile devices.
TreeHugger.com
http://bit.ly/17iPlG9
PediPower shoes generate power even as you jog
Device Magazine
http://bit.ly/11iacSK

Marly music series comes to MFA
The Jasper String Quartet will perform in Tampa Bay, Fla. The members include alumni Sam Quintal ’08, John Freivogel ’08 and Rachel Henderson Freivogel ’08.
TBNWeekly.com
http://bit.ly/18Ldbbz

Starting businesses is contagious, so spread the bug
The Rice Business Plan Competition is mentioned in a column about student entrepreneurship at the University of Oregon.
Eugene Register-Guard (Ore.)
http://bit.ly/ZqKRbJ

SPORTS

Rice assistant Gus Argenal accepts new position in California
Rice men’s basketball assistant coach Gus Argenal was named head coach at Cal State East Bay in Hayward, Calif. Head coach Ben Braun is quoted.
West University Examiner (Texas) (This article also appeared in the Memorial Examiner, the Cypress Creek Mirror, the Tomball Potpourri and the Magnolia Potpourri.)
http://bit.ly/12qXffM

Cleveland Browns all-time top 5: Quarterbacks
Alumnus Frank Ryan ’58 appears in a list of greatest Cleveland Browns quarterbacks.
ESPN.com
http://bit.ly/15xy5cj

Greenwich boys tennis team caps second straight undefeated season with a state title
Rice is mentioned in an article about the Greenwich High School boys tennis team.
Fairfield Citizen (Conn.)
http://bit.ly/15DncGn