Dateline Rice for Sept. 11, 2012

FEATURED ITEM

2013 best colleges preview: Top 10 best value schools
Rice appears on U.S. News & World Report’s list of best value schools for 2013.
U.S. News & World Report
http://bit.ly/TIRJgC

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

100-year starship: Houston symposium hosts talks on interstellar space travel
An article about the 100-Year Starship Symposium mentions President John F. Kennedy’s 1962 speech at Rice. Other news items discuss the anniversary of Kennedy’s speech.
HuffingtonPost.com (This article also appeared on NBCNews.com and LiveScience.com.)
http://huff.to/PbI8up
KRIV-TV
http://bit.ly/QBZ8PQ
Editorial: Sept. 12, 1962
SpaceRef.com
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=38490

Modern medicine: Lab-grown genitals, spray-on skin
Around the country, the most advanced medical tools that exist are now being deployed to help America’s newest veterans and wounded troops. Rice research is mentioned.
NBCNews.com (This article also appeared on MyFoxMemphis.com [Tenn.], NewsWest9.com [Midland, Texas], WISHTV.com [Indianapolis] and nearly 220 other media outlets.)
http://www.nbcnews.com/id/48976348/#.UE80uq48Vd0

‘Super Wi-Fi’ poised for growth in US, elsewhere
Rice is mentioned in an article about "Super Wi-Fi" technology.
Myanmar Times
http://www.mmtimes.com/2012/tech/643/tech02.html

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Time to be done with ID
Mark Jones, the Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, professor and chair of political science and fellow in political science at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted in articles about the Texas voter ID lawsuit and allegations Adams State University offered college credit for an internship with the Obama campaign.
Odessa American
http://www.oaoa.com/articles/texas-92893-federal-hen.html
Texas Democrats complain of Republican ‘overreach’
Connecticut Post (This article also appeared in the Stamford Advocate.)
http://bit.ly/TNGpjB
Intern trouble in Colorado
KTRH.com
http://bit.ly/UH1TxS

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KPRC-TV
An article about con artists preying on Galleria shoppers mentions that one of the victims was a Rice exchange student.
http://bit.ly/PmaUfl

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Will new fuel-economy rules reduce the need for oil sands imports?
How will new fuel efficiency standards affect oil imports from Canada’s tar sands region? Ken Medlock, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and adjunct assistant professor in economics, is quoted.
InsideClimateNews.com
http://bit.ly/PmgP42

Rice University creates better lithium-ion batteries by using waste silicon
Researchers at Rice University and the Université catholique de Louvain in Belgium have developed a way to make components for rechargeable lithium-ion batteries using discarded silicon. Arava Leela Mohana Reddy, a postdoctoral research associate in mechanical engineering and materials science, is quoted.
GreenOptimistic.com
http://bit.ly/NXAx7R

Nunn, other senators, to discuss US debt
Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is mentioned in an article about the Strengthening of America — Our Children’s Future forums.
Atlanta Business Chronicle
http://bit.ly/PmAvoD

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

The Alumni Factor: Syracuse University ranks 144th in new ‘unbiased’ college guide
Rice is third among national universities and fourth overall in Alumni Factor’s ranking based on surveys of alumni.
Syracuse Post-Standard (N.Y.)
http://bit.ly/PWYw2H
Happiness after Yale? You bet, and career success too, new ranking says
New Haven Register (Conn.) (This article also appeared on Individual.com.)
http://bit.ly/O9L5uJ
Alumni Factor is a new way of seeing where your college ranks
Examiner.com
http://exm.nr/PXD7WU

Champeaux looks back on long career as architect
Alumnus Junius Champeaux ’67 is profiled for his career in architecture.
Thibodaux Daily Comet (La.)
http://www.dailycomet.com/article/20120910/APN/1209100524

Missing Latino voices: Excluded from the newsroom, absent from the conversation
Alumna Julie Hollar ’99 authored this op-ed about Latino voices in the media.
CommonDreams.org
http://www.commondreams.org/view/2012/09/10-8

Successful people take risks, not handouts
Rice is mentioned in a letter to the editor about comments made by President Barack Obama.
Savannah Morning News (Ga.) (This article also appeared on Individual.com.)
http://bit.ly/Oc8hsc

SPORTS

Kicker Boswell gives Rice a long-range weapon
Martel College senior Chris Boswell is profiled for his performance on the Rice Owls football team. Head coach Wayne Graham and McMurtry College junior Taylor McHargue are quoted. Boswell was named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/PZfFJ1
Rice kicker Boswell named C-USA special teams player of the week
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/PX3JHB
Rice kicker Boswell earns C-USA honor for game-winning kick
KHOU.com
http://bit.ly/Oc57EZ

Ladyjack Soccer tops Rice on late-game score
An article recaps a soccer match between Rice and Stephen F. Austin State University.
ThePineLog.com
http://bit.ly/OlNiZy

Rice University drops a loss against Ole Miss in volleyball
Articles recap a volleyball match between Rice and the University of Mississippi.
UltimateMemorial.com
http://bit.ly/RHsPt6
Deer Park grad Jenkins contibutes in Rice’s loss to Ole Miss
UltimatePasadena.com
http://bit.ly/ODxnSl
Pasadena Memorial grad Cole plays in Rice loss to Ole Miss
UltimatePasadena.com
http://bit.ly/RHEw30

Western Athletic Conference news and notes
A news brief previews a football game between Rice and Louisiana Tech University.
SportsNetwork.com (This article also appeared on Canada.com, FirstCoastNews.com [Jacksonville, Fla.], KSDK.com [St. Louis], WTSP.com [Tampa Bay, Fla.], 9News.com [Denver] and WKYC.com [Cleveland].)
http://bit.ly/RCCYNe

The 10 smartest quarterbacks in college football
McMurtry College junior Taylor McHargue appears in a photo slideshow of the smartest quarterbacks in college football.
BleacherReport.com
http://bit.ly/Rz3cQF

Rice free safety Corey Frazier has knee scoped
McMurtry College senior Corey Frazier underwent arthroscopic knee surgery Monday and could miss a few weeks, according to head football coach David Bailiff.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Albany Times-Union and the Greenwich Time.)
http://bit.ly/OcajZn

A&M big over Rice in friendly
An article recaps a rugby match between Rice and Texas A&M University.
RugbyMag.com
http://bit.ly/TFPQTI

Berkman needs surgery, career in jeopardy
Former Rice standout Lance Berkman will undergo additional surgery on his right knee.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (This article also appeared on Individual.com.)
http://bit.ly/RAIiRo

From Brooks to BYU, Johnson adapts to life on and off field
Baker College junior Sofia Zapata is mentioned in an op-ed about a Brigham Young University student-athlete.
Merrimack Valley Eagle-Tribune (Mass.)
http://www.eagletribune.com/local/x1709876539/Sudden-impact

NEWS RELEASE

Cybersecurity in focus at Rice’s Baker Institute Sept. 18
A range of international cybersecurity experts from business, government and academia will gather at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy Sept. 18 to share the latest information on how to detect, defend against and respond to emerging cyberthreats.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=33885