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.

Houston Chronicle
A
news item announced that Elizabeth Long, associate professor
of sociology, was named Texas Professor of the Year by the
Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and
the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.

An article discussed
the likely passage of legislation to increase federal funding
for nanotechnology, adding that the bill would benefit Rice
as well as other Texas universities. Kristen Kulinowski,
executive director of the Center for Biological and Environmental
Nanotechnology, commented, “It’s a huge endorsement.”
Rice was identified as “one of a handful of top universities
in nanotechnology research.”

Texas Monthly
An article that featured James A. Baker III mentioned that
his grandfather, “Captain” James Addison Baker,
had been instrumental in saving the bequest made by William
Marsh Rice to fund Rice University. Baker’s involvement
with the Baker Institute, of which he is honorary chair,
was discussed.

Science Magazine
Randall Hulet, the Fayez Sarofim Professor of Physics and
Astronomy, was quoted extensively in an article about the
creation of a Bose-Einstein condensate out of fermions rather
than the usual bosons.

Fort Worth
Star-Telegram
In an article about the recently drawn Texas redistricting
map, Robert Stein, dean of social sciences and the Lena
Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, said that since
the issue is before the courts, “Now the only questions
are, is the plan illegal, or does it violate the Voting
Rights Act?”

St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
David Medina, director of minority community affairs and
senior editor of Sallyport, was quoted in an article that
discussed differences in the terms Hispanic, Latino and
Mexican-American. Medina said that he is fine with the word
“Hispanic,” but would rather be described as “Mexican-American.”