Dateline Rice – Nov. 15

FEATURED ITEMS

Channel gate, levee best storm defense, study says
A Rice study on protecting Southeast Texas from disastrous storms like Hurricane Ike has recommended building a floodgate across the Houston Ship Channel. Phil Bedient, the Herman Brown Professor of Engineering and director of Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center, and James Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law, are quoted in several of the news items.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the City & State section.)
http://tinyurl.com/bldojtb
Rice study: Ship Channel floodgate, levees, wetlands needed to protect Galveston
River Oaks Examiner (This article also appeared in the West University Examiner and the Cypress Times.)
http://tinyurl.com/bvwb37y
KUHF-FM
http://tinyurl.com/d8vsxks
KPRC-TV
http://tinyurl.com/859oom4
KTRK-TV
http://tinyurl.com/7lc92pk
KVUE-TV (Austin, Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/7flk6ah
KTBC-TV (Austin, Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/8y8zpu6
Study recommends Houston Ship Channel floodgate
KWTX.com (Waco, Texas) (This Associated Press article also appeared in the San Angelo Standard-Times, KHOU.com, KFDM.com [Beaumont, Texas], MyFoxHouston.com and KXAN.com [Austin, Texas].)
http://tinyurl.com/bm2dfej

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Scars, acne might get in way of landing job
People with birthmarks, prominent scars or other facial disfigurements are more likely to receive poor ratings in job interviews, according to a new study by researchers at Rice University and the University of Houston. Mikki Hebl, professor of psychology and management, is quoted.
Chicago Sun-Times
http://tinyurl.com/bvauthx
KRIV-TV
http://tinyurl.com/6vhtacn
Can facial flaws cost you the job?
EverydayHealth.com (This article also appeared in the Province, KSLA.com [San Antonio], KCTV5.com [Kansas City, Mo.], KNDO.com [Yakima, Wash.], WFMJ.com [Youngstown, Ohio], NewsChannel5.com [Nashville, Tenn.], WNEM.com [Flint, Mich.], KVTN.com [Reno], KPHO.com [Phoenix], FoxCarolina.com [Greenville, S.C.], WTEN.com [Albany, N.Y.] MyFoxWausau.com [Wis.], WMBF.com [Myrtle Beach, S.C.], KPTV.com [Portland, Ore.], WOIO.com [Cleveland] and CBSSpringfield3.com [Mass.].)
http://tinyurl.com/74mpj4f
Facial flaws can cost you the job
AllHeadlineNews.com (This article also appeared on GantDaily.com.)
http://tinyurl.com/7zpcb9e
More than just a blemish in workplace discrimination
EmpowHer.com
http://tinyurl.com/cwvazk5

Lynn Laverty Elsenhans
Trustee and alumna Lynn Laverty Elsenhans ’78 appears in a Financial Times list of outstanding women leaders.
Financial Times (subscription required)
http://tinyurl.com/7wfgtaj

Economy could get bumpier if tax cut expires Dec. 31
Economists are growing worried that Congress will not extend this year’s payroll-tax cut past Dec. 31. The article quotes from House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s speech at Rice. Separate news items report on protests that preceded Cantor’s speech.
USA Today (This article also appeared in the Tucson Citizen and WBIR.com [Knoxville, Tenn.].)
http://tinyurl.com/6mob8oy
Occupy Houston to Cantor: You are not welcome here
Newser.com
http://tinyurl.com/7xc4pjt
Eric Cantor ‘mic checked’ during speech at Rice University
CampusProgress.org
http://tinyurl.com/7qtuovd
WTVR-TV (Richmond, Va.)
http://tinyurl.com/7rdlp4v

India offers value proposition to US business
An article discusses statements made by Indian ambassador Nirupama Rao at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.
Economic Times of India (This article also appeared in the Hindustan Times, the Pioneer and SMETimes.com.)
http://tinyurl.com/6ngu7rj

Condoleezza Rice’s University of Chicago appearance postponed amid planned ‘Occupy’ protest
An article about a delayed speech by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the University of Chicago mentions that she recently spoke at Rice.
HuffingtonPost.com
http://tinyurl.com/d5ks2cg

LOCAL/STATE

Reclaimed water stretches the supply, with ‘yuck’ factor
James Blackburn, professor in the practice of environmental law, is quoted in an article about reclaimed water in Texas.
Houston Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/86fttva

Rice MBA program rated No. 6 in nation
Rice University has the sixth best part-time MBA for professionals program in the U.S. and the No. 1 program in the Southwest region, according to a Businessweek ranking.
Houston Business Journal (A similar article also appeared in the San Antonio Business Journal.)
http://tinyurl.com/cknwpxg

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Who’ll give your business money right now?
An article offering advice to entrepreneurs mentions the Rice Business Plan Competition.
TheStreet.com
http://tinyurl.com/cnofpxt

SPORTS

Owls again miss out on bowl eligibility
A Houston Chronicle “Rice Notebook” article reports that the Rice Owls football team is no longer eligible for a bowl game. Head coach David Bailiff and Hanszen College senior Xavier Webb are quoted. The article also reports on recent events in Rice Owls baseball, cross-country, women’s basketball and volleyball.
Houston Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/cx433ll

The asymmetrical world of Ryan Pontbriand
Alumni Ryan Pontbriand ’03 is profiled for his performance with the Cleveland Browns.
WaitingForNextYear.com
http://tinyurl.com/d5eft5f

NEWS RELEASE

Socialite, activist Joanne Herring to discuss memoir at Rice University’s Baker Institute Nov. 29
Joanne King Herring, the Houston socialite and political activist portrayed by Julia Roberts in the film “Charlie Wilson’s War,” will talk about her recently published personal memoir, “Diplomacy and Diamonds: My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield,” Nov. 29 at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
http://www.media.rice.edu/media/NewsBot.asp?MODE=VIEW&ID=16459

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