Dateline Rice for May 29, 2012 (Weekend Edition)

Note: The Dateline editors are out of the office today, so this is a partial listing of the coverage from the holiday weekend. More media coverage from the weekend will appear in Wednesday’s Dateline.

FEATURED ITEMS

Driving season begins, as does griping about gas
Amy Myers Jaffe, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in an article about gasoline prices.
San Francisco Chronicle (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Chicago Tribune, U.S. News & World Report, Businessweek, the Boston Globe, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Salon.com, Yahoo.com, HuffingtonPost.com, CNBC.com, MSN.com, Minnesota.PublicRadio.org, NPR.org, FoxNews.com and more than 400 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/KGGBg6

The way it is: Walter Cronkite’s life
The cover of the Zest section in Sunday’s Houston Chronicle featured a new biography of journalist Walter Cronkite written by Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy. Zest included a Q-and-A with Brinkley about Cronkite and an article written by Brinkley.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/MR8TXD
Walter Cronkite found ambition growing up in Houston
Houston Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/6tkyyfe

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Tea Party takes on establishment Republican in Texas Senate race
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 articles about Texas elections. He also wrote a Houston Chronicle op-ed about Texas primaries.
Reuters (This article also appeared on Yahoo.com.)
http://reut.rs/KotOOr
Amnesty, race become issues in US Senate campaign
Austin American-Statesman (This article also appeared in the Columbus Republic.)
http://bit.ly/LkzDy6
Dewhurst-Cruz contest rife with national implications, celebrity endorsements
San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/Kj910w
Governor endorses Reps. Landtroop, Perry
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
http://bit.ly/KJQhXo
Races hurt GOP unity
Amarillo Globe-News

http://amarillo.com/news/local-news/2012-05-26/races-hurt-gop-unity
Strange election calendar spurs early voting in Texas
New Orleans Times-Picayune
http://bit.ly/KWHxid
Fear and loathing on the Texas Senate campaign trail (Or, my Ted Cruz endorsement)
RedState.com
http://bit.ly/KUNF6r
Rice professor calls Dewhurst amnesty attack on Cruz ‘desperation ploy’
Dallas Morning News (subscription required)
http://bit.ly/KLHAtM
Eight months of polling shows Dewhurst a clear Senate frontrunner
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/MCG7Y4
The primacy of the Texas primaries
Houston Chronicle
http://tinyurl.com/dxxy9n8

Egypt: Why is the United States afraid of Arab democracy?
Ussama Makdisi, the Arab American Educational Foundation Chair of Arab Studies and professor of history, authored this op-ed about elections in Egypt.
HuffingtonPost.com
http://huff.to/eS07pE

How to avoid wasteful work meetings
Research by Jing Zhou, the Houston Endowment Professor of Organizational Behavior and professor of psychology, and Jennifer George, the Mary Gibbs Jones Professor of Management and professor of psychology, is cited in an article about creating effective meetings.
Wired
http://bit.ly/Ki0HOs

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Hispanic dropout rate raises concern in Houston
Houston’s Hispanics are dropping out of school at an alarming rate and only a small group is going on to college, creating a daunting problem for a city that is 40 percent Hispanic and growing. Stephen Klineberg, professor of sociology and co-director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, is quoted in this article, which appeared on the front of the City&State section.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/JDr9ze

Part of controversial cancer grant bypassed review, official says
Rice is mentioned in articles about the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas’ grant review process. Cindy "Mary" Farach-Carson, vice provost for translational bioscience, scientific director of the BioScience Research Collaborative and professor of biochemistry and cell biology and bioengineering, is mentioned in the Houston Chronicle front-page article.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/K0lJD8
Standard procedures discarded in review of $20 million in Texas funds for project led by wife of MD Anderson president
Cancer Letter (subscription required for full article)
http://www.cancerletter.com/articles/20120525_1
More controversy over $20 million Texas cancer incubator
Science Insider
http://bit.ly/KiYx15

Bring space travel to Texas
An editorial about encouraging private space flight in Texas mentions President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 speech at Rice.
Denton Record-Chronicle
http://bit.ly/KpuNhF

College notes from the Coastal Bend
A news brief reports that William Buck graduated from Rice May 12 with a Master of Science degree in nanoscale physics.
Corpus Christi Caller-Times
http://bit.ly/KxUSL2

State Rep. Marisa Marquez faces role reversal with rival
Rice research is cited in an article about Texas Rep. Marisa Marquez.
El Paso Times
http://www.elpasotimes.com/news/ci_20721171/marquez-faces-role-reversal-rival

Central High top students credit teachers for success
Rice is mentioned in an article about graduating high school seniors.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
http://bit.ly/LoFQpl
Students named area’s top scholars
Wichita Falls Times Record News
http://bit.ly/JIlece
Pinellas County’s 2012 private school valedictorians and salutatorians
Tampa Bay Times (Fla.)
http://www.tampabay.com/news/article1232214.ece

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

‘Inexact’ computer chip 15 times more energy efficient
Researchers at Rice University have built yet another prototype of their probabilistic chip that is faster and more energy-efficient. Krishna Palem, the Ken and Audrey Kennedy Professor of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering, and Avinash Lingamneni, a graduate student in electrical and computer engineering, are quoted.
EnvironmentalLeader.com
http://bit.ly/LhZ3fF

NuMat Technologies tops $1.1 million in business plan awards
The Rice Business Plan Competition is mentioned in an article about the 2012 Clean Energy Challenge.
IndiaWest.com
http://bit.ly/JJFg4j

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

From Playboy honor to jet-setting governor
Hanszen College sophomore Zach Kopplin was selected as one of four recipients of the Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award.
Alexandria Town Talk (La.) (This article also appeared in the Opelousas Daily World and the Monroe News-Star.)
http://townta.lk/K6tlUD
Student who challenged state’s Science Education Act gets Hugh Hefner First Amendment Award
Monroe News-Star (La.)
http://tnsne.ws/KVulKg

Yasuaki Onishi’s gorgeous casting of invisible mountains
An article discusses artist Yasuaki Onishi’s Rice Gallery installation.
FlavorWire.com
http://bit.ly/KCYD2Q

Stock splits; winners or losers?
Research by David Ikenberry, former associate professor of management at the Jones Graduate School of Management, is cited in an article about stock splits.
Townhall.com
http://bit.ly/KS6qve

10 western colleges worth a summer road trip
Rice appears on a list of colleges in the west worth visiting.
GoLocalProv.com
http://bit.ly/KmQzUp

Prof champion of social justice
An article remembering Miami University professor emeritus Roy Bowen Ward Jr. mentions that he once served as a visiting professor at Rice.
Middletown Journal (Ohio) (This article also appeared in the Hamilton Journal News.)
http://bit.ly/JIh7la

Press closure by university shocks many
Rice is mentioned in an article about the closure of the University of Missouri Press.
Columbia Daily Tribune (Mo.)
http://bit.ly/KRajR8

SPORTS

College Baseball: Michael Fuda, Rice University
Articles recap a baseball game between Rice and the University of Southern Mississippi.
UltimateKaty.com
http://bit.ly/JIiSdk
Rathjen collects hit, RBI in Rice loss to Southern Mississippi
UltimateMemorial.com
http://bit.ly/K3SluZ

Sixteen regional hosts unveiled
Rice was among the 16 schools awarded NCAA baseball regionals.
ESPN.com
http://es.pn/LVznYU
Rice, Baylor, Texas A&M to host NCAA baseball regionals
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/MQbYVl
2012 NCAA baseball tournament: Rice, Texas A&M named as regional hosts
SBNation.com
http://sbn.to/KVuv4m

Cooper athletes sign with top schools
Rice is mentioned in an article about John Cooper School student-athletes.
WoodlandsOnline.com
http://woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=47602

2012 NCAA baseball tournament projections: Texas A&M, Rice still expected to host a regional
Rice is mentioned in an article about the NCAA baseball tournament.
SBNation.com
http://sbn.to/KLgYcd