Dateline Rice for April 19, 2012

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

The gray and the brown: The generational mismatch
A contrast in priorities is arising between nonwhite, younger voters and white, older voters. Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and co-director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted. Klineberg is also quoted in an article about a study warning that Texas’ education policies create gaps that could block the path to college for thousands of students and imperil the state’s economic future.
National Journal
http://tinyurl.com/7rlzvoq
Texas faces ‘hard choices’ in higher education
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News and KETK.com [Tyler, Texas].)
http://tinyurl.com/6n47ub9

Oil suckers
By adding boron to carbon nanotubes, Rice scientists have created spongy, reusable blocks that absorb oil spilled in water. Pulickel Ajayan, the Benjamin M. and Mary Greenwood Anderson Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science and of chemistry, and Daniel Hashim, a graduate student in mechanical engineering and materials science, are quoted in these news items.
New Zealand Herald
http://tinyurl.com/c3ly22h
KRIV-TV
http://tinyurl.com/6qsue6c
Nanosponges soak up oil, hate water
MyFoxHouston.com (This article also appeared on MyFoxDFW.com [Dallas], MyFoxAustin.com, MyFoxAtlanta.com, MyFoxMemphis.com, MyFoxDetroit.com, MyFoxPhoenix.com, MyFoxDC.com, MyFoxChicago.com, MyFoxPhilly.com, MyFoxLA.com, MyFoxTwinCities.com, MyFoxTampaBay.com, MyFoxBoston.com, MyFoxOrlando.com and MyFoxNewYork.com.)
http://tinyurl.com/dytoflj
New nanosponge can clean seas of oil spills
PhilippineTimes.com
http://tinyurl.com/btb48o3

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Texas not making the grade in higher education
An article about higher education in Texas mentions that Rice is one of three Tier One universities in the state.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://tinyurl.com/8965rpa

Texans make front office moves
Alumnus D. Cal McNair ’95 has assumed the duties of chief operating officer for the Houston Texans.
Click2Houston.com
http://tinyurl.com/cgtz492

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KRIV-TV
Rice’s Brochstein Pavilion is mentioned in an interview with architecture photographer Scott Frances.
http://tinyurl.com/8ykfoh5

KDFW-TV (Dallas)
Rice is mentioned in a story about a Plano, Texas, high school student who achieved a perfect score on the SATs.
http://tinyurl.com/87prns4

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Researchers develop solar cells using nanotube electrodes and sulfide electrolytes
By replacing platinum with carbon nanotubes, Rice researchers hope to make efficient solar cells at a fraction of the current cost for silicon-based solar cells. Jun Lou, assistant professor of mechanical engineering and materials science, is quoted. Pei Dong, a graduate student in mechanical engineering and materials science, is pictured.
AZOm.com (This article also appeared on AZOCleantech.com and AZONano.com.)
http://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=32695
Inexpensive solar cells made from carbon nanotubes
WebProNews.com
http://tinyurl.com/6p7nekr
Carbon nanotubes, sulfide used for efficient dye-sensitized solar cell
EcoSeed.org
http://tinyurl.com/82wc3fz
Nanotubes to replace platinum electrodes in solar cells
OverclockersClub.com
http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/31297/

Transparent, flexible, scalable 3-D memory — could it get any better?
Researchers have developed transparent, flexible memory chips, which could lead to inventions like see-through cellphones that wrap around the wrist. 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.
InfoNeedle.com
http://www.infoneedle.com/posting/101282?snc=20641

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

UNH community service group pleads for online votes, passes out freeze pops
Rice is mentioned in an article about the University of New Hampshire’s participation in a Facebook voting contest.
Foster’s Daily Democrat (N.H.)
http://tinyurl.com/7afcajh

An admitted students day for all
An op-ed about providing more information to George Washington University’s prospective students mentions that Rice offers virtual tours of its campus.
GWHatchet.com
http://tinyurl.com/7aba7ve

Vanderbilt faith groups make case in new video
Rice is mentioned in an article about a group opposing a nondiscrimination policy at Vanderbilt University.
Baptist Press (This article also appeared on Townhall.com, ChristianExaminer.com and KTKZ.com [Sacramento, Calif.].)
http://www.bpnews.net/BPnews.asp?ID=37623

SPORTS

Rice rallies in ninth to beat A&M
An article recaps a baseball game between Rice and Texas A&M University.
Houston Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/d7rglrb

Rathjen brothers creating family tradition at Rice
Brown College senior Jeremy Rathjen and his younger brother, Beau, are profiled for their performance in baseball. Beau has signed to play on the Rice Owls baseball team this fall.
Memorial Examiner (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/7sxmj95

Rice Owls inspire at Nehemiah Center
Members of the Rice University soccer team taught fundamental skills and participated in relay races as well as other activities during a girls-only field day last week at the Nehemiah Center.
Cypress Times (Texas)
http://tinyurl.com/7eg95ep

Cheerleader hails from Guam: DeCabooter will again be on sidelines for NFL’s Cardinals
Alumna Maria Christina Manibusan DeCabooter ’07 is profiled for her performance as an Arizona Cardinals cheerleader.
Guam Pacific Daily News
http://tinyurl.com/cdqfdqh

NEWS RELEASES

Three Rice students named Goldwater Scholars
Rice University undergraduates Juhye Lee, Stephanie Tzouanas and Jeanette Wat are among 282 American students named Goldwater Scholars for 2012 by the Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=26667

Photo opp: Rice Day at Rice Centennial House
Saturday has been designated "Rice Day" at the Rice Centennial House in Houston’s Greater Fifth Ward. Rice Habitat for Humanity is constructing the house in honor of Rice’s 100th anniversary this year. Rice alumna/Houston Mayor Annise Parker and Rice President David Leebron will visit the construction site April 21 to greet some of the Rice students, faculty, staff and alumni who are volunteering to help with the house.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=26660

Security in Central America topic of Vecinos Lecture Series April 23 at Baker Institute
A panel of international experts will discuss the current outlook and prospects for improving security in Central America at the Vecinos Lecture Series April 23 at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=26570

Puentes Consortium at Rice to discuss technologies for Mexico-US border
"Creating a 21st-Century Border: Border Technologies" is the theme of the third annual Puentes Consortium Symposium on the Mexico-U.S. Border being held at Rice University April 26.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=26619

Jones School, Rice Athletics to host Astros president and CEO 
Rice University’s Jones Graduate School of Business in partnership with Rice Athletics will host Houston Astros president and CEO George Postolos for the 2012 Rice Sports and Business Series April 25 in McNair Hall on the Rice campus.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=26539