Dateline Rice – Nov. 3

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

How to avoid risky online deals
Interacting with websites involved in lending and auctions can cause users to make risky financial decisions, according to new research. Utpal Dholakia, professor of marketing at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted.
Times of India (This Indo-Asian News Service article also appeared on Yahoo.com, the Economic Times of India, SiliconIndia.com, WebIndia123.com, NetIndia123.comBruneiNews.net, AmsterdamNews.net, NewKerala.com and BioScholar.com.)
http://tinyurl.com/42hof7q
Online communities foster risky financial decisions, Rice study says
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.)
http://tinyurl.com/3z24la5
Membership in lending and auction sites can mean risky financial decisions
ConsumerReports.com
http://tinyurl.com/3cujo43
Online deals are risky. Here is why
NVONews.com
http://nvonews.com/2011/11/02/online-deals-are-risky-here-is-why/
Online communities lead to risky financial decisions
TomsGuide.com
http://tinyurl.com/43qdahm
KHOU-TV
http://tinyurl.com/6cy3ej8

LOCAL/STATE

Number of residents in poor Houston neighborhoods doubles
The number of Houston-area residents living in very poor neighborhoods almost doubled over the past decade, which researchers say increases their risk for unemployment, health problems and crime. Rachel Kimbro, assistant professor of sociology and Rice scholar at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared on the front of the City & State section and on Individual.com.)
http://tinyurl.com/3m2ncmb

Eric Cantor to speak at Rice
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor will discuss economic growth Nov. 10 at Rice University.
UltimateWestU.com
http://tinyurl.com/3cf5xry

Blanton Museum of Art presents temporary installation by artist Paul Villinski
An article about artist Paul Villinski mentions his Rice Gallery Installation.
Dallas Art News
http://tinyurl.com/68rnhjr

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

A searchable database
Periodic nanostructures have applications in areas such as photonic crystals, data storage devices, tissue engineering and biosensors. As new forms of these materials continue to emerge, there is a need for a system that can classify, store, process and analyse these functional structures. Edwin Thomas, the William and Stephanie Sick Dean of Engineering, professor of mechanical engineering and material science and professor chemical and biomolecular engineering, is mentioned.
Nature Nanotechnology
http://tinyurl.com/6kz4pd9

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Norman Fischer is the next ‘chamber music master’ at the Conservatory
Norman Fischer, professor of cello, will perform at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Nov. 14.
Examiner.com
http://tinyurl.com/65tnren

Dalí: Genius or madman?
Sid Richardson senior Scott Norgaard authored this piece about artist Salvador Dalí.
Ahwatukee Foothills News (Ariz.)
http://tinyurl.com/65xyp2o

MSO guest conductor in demand around the country
Alumnus Bohuslav Rattay ’97 will conduct the Midland Symphony Orchestra Nov. 5.
Midland Daily News (Mich.)
http://tinyurl.com/3ubrdjo

VSG takes a stand on sustainability
Rice is mentioned in an article about a sustainability resolution passed by the Vanderbilt Student Government.
InsideVandy.com
http://www.insidevandy.com/drupal/node/18423

‘Metrosexual Movers’ ease moving pains
A database maintained by Rice’s linguistics department is cited in an article about the Boston-area business startup Metrosexual Movers.
WickedLocal.com
http://tinyurl.com/3r6mkxh

SPORTS

Rice soccer wins 2-1, double overtime thriller in Conference USA tournament opener
An article recaps a women’s soccer match between Rice and Southern Methodist University. The Kingwood Observer article focuses on Jones College senior Hope Ward’s performance in the game.
West University Examiner (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/3bm7qh9
Kingwood grad helps Rice soccer upset SMU in the Conference USA tournament
Kingwood Observer (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/3lrm9xd

Jessica Howard leads four Owls earning all-conference honors in soccer
Martel College sophomore Jessica Howard, Duncan College junior Lauren LaGro, Lovett College freshman Amy Czyz and Will Rice College freshman Quinney Truong earned all-Conference USA honors for the 2011 season.
Cypress Times (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/6f9zau7

ESPN Longhorn Network cash tips college sports into disarray
Rice is mentioned in an article about the Longhorn Network.
Bloomberg.com (This article also appeared in BusinessWeek.)
http://tinyurl.com/5wetcle

Rice men’s hoopster Kazemi named preseason all-America
McMurtry College junior Arsalan Kazemi has been named to the 2011-12 Lute Olson Preseason All-America team.
WoodlandsOnline.com (Texas)
http://woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=44716

Owls to host USTA Campus Showdown Nov. 19
Rice Tennis will host a USTA Campus Showdown on campus on Nov. 19.
Cypress Times (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/656ayv4

New Orleans Saints try out four defensive backs
Alumnus Andrew Sendejo ’10 is mentioned in an article about the New Orleans Saints.
WhoDatDish.com
http://tinyurl.com/3m9jjg7

NEWS RELEASES

India’s ambassador to US to speak at Rice Nov. 10
President Barack Obama has cited the relationship between the United States and India as “one of the defining partnerships of the 21st century,” and India’s ambassador to the U.S. will share her insight on that partnership during a lecture at Rice University Nov. 10.
http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=16410

Scholar to discuss ‘Gender Responsive Prisons’ at Rice lecture
Ruth Wilson Gilmore, a professor at the City University of New York Graduate Center, will discuss California’s recent decision to create and implement gender-specific policies and programs known as “gender responsiveness” as part of the proposed remedy for negligent health care within the prison system at a Nov. 3 lecture at Rice University.
http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=16409

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