Dateline Rice for March 23, 2012

FEATURED ITEM

Target the village to feed the child
To address childhood hunger, government policy should focus on entire neighborhoods rather than individual families, new Rice research shows. Justin Denney, assistant professor of sociology, and Rachel Tolbert Kimbro, assistant professor of sociology and director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research’s Urban Health Program, are quoted.
Futurity.org
http://www.futurity.org/society-culture/target-the-village-to-feed-the-child/

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Enron’s Andrew Fastow: ‘The mistakes I made’
An article about former Enron CFO Andrew Fastow’s speaking engagements quotes David Ikenberry, dean of the University of Colorado’s Leeds School of Business, and notes that Ikenberry once taught at Rice.
BusinessWeek
http://tinyurl.com/7dr37c5

Scientists build a camera that sees around corners
Researchers have developed a new imaging system that could use opaque walls, doors or floors as “mirrors” to collect information about scenes outside its line of sight. Rice is mentioned.
PC Magazine
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2402003,00.asp

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Indian artists perform at Rice radio’s 21st annual outdoor show
An article discusses a performance at the annual KTRU Outdoor Show.
IndoAmerican-News.com
http://www.indoamerican-news.com/?p=6030

Companies team up with schools to mold candidates
Houston companies are hiring, and instead of searching around the world for employees, they are molding the perfect candidates at local universities and colleges. Deanne Fuehne, executive director of the Career Management Center at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business and adjunct professor of management, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal (subscription required)
http://tinyurl.com/7z65ej5

Terrorism and media: A Britney Spears-like symbiosis
Amy Myers Jaffe, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, authored this op-ed about the links between terrorism and the media.
FuelFix.com
http://tinyurl.com/7ltb57q

City of Houston to vote on charitable feeding ordinance
Houston aid groups are concerned that a proposed new city ordinance against charitable feeding could impede their work. Raj Mankad, editor of the Rice Design Alliance’s Cite Magazine, is quoted.
Houston Press
http://tinyurl.com/7hg82uq

Who’s ready for prime time? Political analysts size up Houston officials’, leaders’ future moves
Bob Stein, the Lena Gohlman Fox Professor of Political Science, is quoted in an article about what could lie ahead for Houston politicians in 2014.
Pearland Journal
http://tinyurl.com/6plkdlw

Galveston Arts Center presents Karin Broker
Work by Karin Broker, professor of visual and dramatic arts, will be displayed in an exhibition at the Galveston Arts Center.
UltimateClearLake.com
http://tinyurl.com/6wqz5kv

Rice Design Alliance 2012 Architecture Tour highlights homes
The Rice Design Alliance will highlight eight Houston homes on its 2012 Architecture Tour “Living with Art.” The accompanying photo slideshow shows several of the homes featured in the tour.
Houston Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/houston/morning_call/2012/03/slideshow-rice.html

Free for all: Art without a price tag
An article about free art events in Houston mentions that March 25 is the last day to visit the Margaret Mead Traveling Film Festival at Rice.
Houston Press
http://tinyurl.com/7ngw3m3

UH won’t raise tuition for undergrads next year
An article reporting that the University of Houston will not raise undergraduate tuition for the coming school year mentions that Rice, the University of St. Thomas, the University of Texas, Texas A&M University and other universities plan to increase tuition.
Houston Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/7er2uqw

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KTRK-TV
James Coan, research associate for the Energy Forum at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, appeared on KTRK-TV to discuss rising gasoline prices. Coan also appeared on CCTV to discuss how rising gas prices are affecting airlines. A link to the CCTV broadcast is not available.
http://tinyurl.com/847c6ar
CCTV

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Daily deals: Maybe not so bad after all
Utpal Dholakia, professor of marketing at the Jesse H. Jones Graduate School of Business, is quoted in an article about daily deal websites such as Groupon.
Restaurant Hospitality
http://restaurant-hospitality.com/marketing/daily-deals-maybe-not-so-bad-after-all

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Conductor candidate Rattay to lead ‘Defiant Moments’
Alumnus Bohuslav Rattay ’97 will conduct the Duluth Superior Symphony Orchestra March 24.
Duluth News Tribune (Minn.)
http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/event/article/id/226495/group/Wave/

SPORTS

KRIS-TV (Corpus Christi, Texas)
A story reports that Duncan College freshman James Ragan donated $25,000 to Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, on behalf of his foundation, Triumph Over Kid Cancer. Ragan is a member of the Rice Owls golf team.
http://tinyurl.com/6nwvqg4

Chaney named Conference USA Indoor Male Field Athlete of the Year
Will Rice College senior Clayton Chaney has been voted as the Conference USA Indoor Male Field Athlete of the Year.
Cypress Times (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/7qfoj3c

Lamar slips past Rice 5-4
An article recaps a baseball game between Rice and Lamar University.
Cypress Times (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/6w875mq

University of Memphis notebook: Tigers’ C-USA baseball opener tough
An article previews a baseball game between Rice and the University of Memphis.
Memphis Commercial-Appeal (Tenn.)
http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2012/mar/23/tigers-c-usa-opener-tough/

Track-and-field opens outdoor season in Houston
Articles preview the Victor Lopez Track Classic track-and-field tournament at Rice.
UND.com
http://www.und.com/sports/c-track/spec-rel/032212aab.html
LU track teams ready to open outdoor season
SETXHomepage.com
http://setxhomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=179192
Outdoor season to open with Victor Lopez Invite
NDSMCObserver.com
http://tinyurl.com/834qq8v

Aggie roundup
A news brief previews a soccer match between Rice and Texas A&M University.
AggieSports.com
http://www.aggiesports.com/localroundup/Aggie-Roundup–7054899

NEWS RELEASES

42 teams from around the world to compete in 2012 Rice Business Plan Competition
Forty-two teams hailing from some of the world’s top universities will vie for more than $1 million in prizes at the 12th annual Rice Business Plan Competition April 12-14.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=24572

Centennial video series: The Rice Trolley
Working with Centennial Historian Melissa Kean, video producer Brandon Martin takes a ride back to the early 1900s and the Rice Trolley.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=24518