Dateline Rice – Nov. 11

FEATURED ITEM

Methane likely fueled Earth’s big warm-up
New calculations suggest the release of massive amounts of carbon from methane hydrate frozen under the seafloor 56 million years ago likely led to a major climate shift on Earth. Gerald Dickens, professor of Earth science; George Hirasaki, the A.J. Hartsook Professor in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering; and Guangsheng Gu, a graduate student in chemical and biomolecular engineering, are quoted. Futurity.org showcases “Breaking News from the Future.” This is the 122nd Rice story to be featured on Futurity.org since the website began in June 2009.
Futurity.org
http://tinyurl.com/cmu3wwt

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

C-SPAN-TV
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor spoke yesterday at Rice’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. Other articles discuss protests that occurred at the beginning of Cantor’s speech.
http://www.c-span.org/Events/C-SPAN-Event/10737425421/
Eric Cantor Rice University speech interrupted by protesters
HuffingtonPost.com
http://tinyurl.com/77tfcpy
Protesters interrupt Cantor at Rice University
The Hill
http://tinyurl.com/75rfnf4
Rice police arrest two protesters at Cantor speech
Houston Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/bqqrrbx
KPRC-TV
http://tinyurl.com/84dnemc
Protesters surprise House Majority Leader Eric Cantor at Rice lecture
Culturemap.com
http://tinyurl.com/7zluckk
Disrupting Cantor
JTA.org
http://tinyurl.com/6m7nrfs

In hiring, looks matter
People with birthmarks, prominent scars or other facial disfigurements are more likely to receive poor ratings in job interviews, researchers at Rice University and the University of Houston found in a new study. Mikki Hebl, professor of psychology and management, is quoted.
Forbes.com
http://www.forbes.com/sites/susanadams/2011/11/11/in-hiring-looks-matter/
Scars, blemishes put job applicants at disadvantage, study says
Toronto Star
http://tinyurl.com/cpr5usy
Scars, birthmarks stigmatise job seekers
Economic Times of India (This Indo-Asian News Service article also appeared in the Times of India, MSN.com, Yahoo.com, Mangalorean.com, MalaysiaNews.net, TurkmenistanNews.net, BritainNews.net, Sify.com, Smashits.com, TajikistanNews.net, AmsterdamNews.net, CambodianTimes.com, BangkokNews.net, PhilippinesNews.net, AzerbaijanNews.net, SriLankanNews.net, RussiaNews.net, Sulekha.com, WebIndia123.com, KyrgyzstanNews.net, AustinNews.net, PhilippineTimes.com, AlbuquerqueNews.net, BaltimoreNews.net, BruneiNews.net, AustralianNews.net, SouthKoreaNews.net, ArgentinaNews.net, BeijingNews.net, UzbekistanNews.net, BombayNews.net, BarcelonaNews.net, KazakhstanNews.net, BuenosAiresNews.net, JakartaNews.net and PakistanNews.net.)
http://tinyurl.com/7lmh3qw
Facial flaws can cost you the job
AOLNews.com
http://tinyurl.com/c9gas4h
How to look for a job interview
AskMen.com
http://tinyurl.com/bouozg5
Facial disfigurements work against job applicants
Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
http://tinyurl.com/cm6c9le
People with facial disfigurements fare poorly in job interviews
NewsTrackIndia.com (This Asian News International article also appeared on TruthDive.com, Sify.com, WebIndia123.com, NetIndia123.com, AndhraNews.com, Smashits.com and NewKerala.com.)
http://www.newstrackindia.com/newsdetails/249686
Facial disfigurements negatively impact job applicants
SkinInc.com
http://www.skininc.com/treatments/facial/133640063.html
In job interviews, looks do matter, say researchers
Memphis Tri-State Defender (Tenn.)
http://tinyurl.com/c8jx7g2

LOCAL/STATE

Crisis management experts praise Perry team’s response to debate gaffe
Terry Hemeyer, adjunct professor of management at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted in an article about Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential bid.
Dallas Morning News
http://tinyurl.com/cu25dyy

Chilean filmmaker mines the past for his stories
An article about Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzmán mentions that his documentary “Nostalgia de la luz (Nostalgia for the light)” will be screened at Rice.
Houston Chronicle
http://media.rice.edu/images/media/Dateline/hcGuzman.pdf

Higher Education Summit discusses ways to help impact future of growing population
Steve Murdock, the Allyn and Gladys Cline Professor of Sociology, director of Rice’s Hobby Center for the Study of Texas and former director of the U.S. Census Bureau, spoke at a Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi summit focused on the growing Hispanic population.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
http://www.caller.com/news/2011/nov/11/higher-education-summit/
KIII-TV (Corpus Christi, Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/cohzssy

Special report on drought damage: Resilient ecosystem faces historic threat
History has a way of repeating itself, and in the case of the ongoing drought, that could prompt a fair amount of panic right about now. Ron Sass, the Harry C. and Olga Keith Wiess Professor Emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and fellow in global climate change at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
Pearland Journal (This article also appeared in the Cypress Creek Mirror, the Rancher and the Friendswood Journal.)
http://tinyurl.com/7ehqd3g

An artful life: New York Times profiles Menil director Josef Helfenstein’s contemporary pad
An article reporting that Josef Helfenstein, director of the Menil Collection, was profiled by the New York Times notes that Nonya Grenader, professor in the practice of architecture and assistant program director of the Rice Building Workshop, was mentioned.
Culturemap.com
http://tinyurl.com/7gkblps

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KRIV-TV
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in a story about Gov. Rick Perry’s presidential bid.
http://tinyurl.com/7j8lylj

KHOU-TV
A story about a speech by Louis Farrakhan at Prairie View A&M University mentions Houston rapper Bun B, who co-taught a class on religion and hip-hop culture at Rice.
http://tinyurl.com/87rpcd4

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Co-founder of Natcore recognized by science community for his solar work
Andrew Barron, the Charles W. Duncan Jr.-Welch Chair of Chemistry and professor of materials science, is profiled for receiving the prestigious 2011 World Technology Award for Materials and for his work with Natcore Technology.
CleanEnergyAuthority.com
http://tinyurl.com/d3x9ohu

Four-wheel nanocar takes to the road
A “four-wheel drive car” less than one-billionth the length of an average SUV has been built and operated by researchers in the Netherlands and Switzerland. James Tour, the T.T. and W.F. Chao Chair in Chemistry and professor of mechanical engineering and materials science and of computer science, is quoted.
NanotechWeb.com
http://nanotechweb.org/cws/article/tech/47777

Holistic robot simulation software to improve development
Researchers at Rice University and Texas A&M University are working to create a new holistic simulation system for robot design.
OverclockersClub.com
http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/29926/

Dial N for nano
Rice research is mentioned in an article about work to use nanotechnology to build better batteries.
Industry Week
http://tinyurl.com/cehac7o

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Change of politics: How your LIFE events affect your views
Politics are shaped by life events and change depending on experiences. John Alford, associate professor of political science, is quoted.
WNYC.org (New York)
http://www.wnyc.org/articles/its-free-country/2011/nov/10/change-politics/

Meet the Rick Perry donor who runs Texas DOT
The Kinder Houston Area Survey is cited in an article about Ned Holmes, Texas Department of Transportation commissioner.
StreetsBlog.org
http://tinyurl.com/cjk5wzm

Somerset County students of the week
Jones College freshman Yo Sup Keum was named an AP Scholar with Honor.
Asbury Park Press (N.J.) (This article also appeared on MyCentralJersey.com.)
http://tinyurl.com/7jazucx

SPORTS

Former Apps honored in tennis hall of fame
Head men’s tennis coach Ron Smarr will be inducted into the North Carolina Tennis Hall of Fame.
GoASU.com
http://tinyurl.com/covsys4

Rice volleyball signs three incoming freshmen for 2012 season
Head volleyball coach Genny Volpe has announced the signing of three outstanding high school volleyball players to National Letters of Intent to attend Rice and play volleyball for the Owls beginning in the fall of 2012.
Cypress Times (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/7rlgjt9

Inside slant: Rice
An article previews a football game between Rice and Northwestern University.
Scout.com (subscription required)
http://tinyurl.com/btdj6zw

All Klein ISD high schools had students sign national letters of intent
Rice is mentioned in an article about Klein Independent School District students who signed national letters of intent.
Cypress Creek Mirror (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/7voglfe

Based on the circulation and viewership of the publications, Internet and broadcast programs above, the media coverage in this issue of Dateline Rice has the potential to be read by 1,593,389,465 people over a month’s time, based on publication circulation and monthly viewership estimates for online stories; the equivalent in advertising dollars for this coverage is estimated at more than $603,648. These totals might not include some of the coverage on radio and TV, wire services and websites because those figures are not available to our monitoring service.