In The News

“In the News” features a sampling of faculty, staff and administrators who have been quoted in newspaper or magazine articles or have been interviewed on radio or television. To obtain a copy of the clipping packet from which the “In the News” items are collected, contact the Office of News and Media Relations, 713-348-6774.

Los Angeles
Times
Earl Black, the Herbert S. Autrey Professor of Political
Science, commented on President Clinton.

United Press
International
Edward Djerejian, director of the James A. Baker III Institute
for Public Policy, was mentioned as a candidate for the
position of deputy secretary of state in the Bush administration.
Djerejian commented on foreign relations.

Toronto Star
An article mentioned comments made by James Tour, the Chao
Professor of Chemistry, about molecular devices. His comments
appeared in the June 2000 issue of Scientific American.

MSNBC
Amy Jaffe, senior energy adviser at the Baker Institute,
commented on Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.

CNN Interactive
An article about biodegradable plastics designed to help
the body make bone mentioned research at Rice. Antonios
Mikos, the John W. Cox Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical
Engineering, commented on difficulties associated with engineering
organs.

New York
Times
A letter to the editor written by Ann Wright, vice president
for enrollment, appeared.
An article reported that a group of researchers, some from
Rice, successfully disabled a digital music copyright protection
system.

Washington
Times
An article reported that George W. Bush intended to name
Djerejian deputy secretary of state.

Wall Street
Journal
An article mentioned that Djerejian was a leading candidate
for a top Middle East position in the State Department.

Discover
Tour commented on nanotechnology. The article also mentioned
Richard Smalley, the Gene and Norman Hackerman Professor
of Chemistry and professor of physics, and his nanotechnology
research.

Christian
Science Monitor
Robert Stein, dean of social sciences, commented on energy
in Texas.
A photo of Rice University appeared.
An article mentioned that Rice was among several universities
surveyed in “The Game of Life,” a new book on
sports in higher education.

Chemical
Engineering Progress
An article mentioned Mikos and his research in engineering
human tissue.

Miami Herald
Hamid Naficy, associate professor of art and art history,
commented on the depiction of children in Iranian cinema.

Dallas Morning
News
An article mentioned Robert Curl, the Harry C. and Olga
Keith Wiess Professor of Natural Sciences, and Smalley and
their discovery of the buckyball.
An editorial about Bush Cabinet appointees mentioned Neal
Lane, former science adviser to President Clinton and recently
named university professor at Rice.

Houston Chronicle
Al Napier, professor of management and psychology at the
Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Management, commented
on employee buyouts.
Steve Currall, associate professor of management and psychology
at the Jones School, commented on the pace of business.
Linda McNeil, professor of education, Stein and Stephen
Klineberg, professor of sociology, commented on former Houston
Independent School District Superintendent Rod Paige.
An article featured Reckling Park. Bill Cousins, assistant
athletic director, commented on the ballpark.

Houston Press
Elias Bongmba, assistant professor of religious studies,
commented on Chido Nwangwu, founder and publisher of USAfrica.
An article mentioned Rice alumna June Arnold’s book
“Baby Houston” as the most underrated Houston-related
novel. The article also mentioned Houston movers-and-shakers
William Marsh Rice and Jesse Jones. Stein commented on Jones
and the Allen brothers.

Hispanic
Business
The Jones School was mentioned as having received a Brillante
award.
Charlotte Observer
Black commented on the North Carolina state Senate.