Dateline Rice for Sept. 12, 2012

FEATURED ITEMS

National university rankings
Rice University is ranked No. 17 in U.S. News & World Report’s guide to America’s best colleges for the ninth consecutive year. Rice is also 10th on the list of best-value schools.
U.S. News & World Report
http://bit.ly/h3AsAi
2013 best colleges preview: Top 25 national universities
U.S. News & World Report
http://bit.ly/RD5KgF
What’s wrong with this best-buy college list?
CBS News’ "MoneyWatch"
http://cbsn.ws/QJ7Vda
KZTV-TV (Nashville, Tenn.)
http://bit.ly/SbCskt

MSNBC’s ‘Hardball with Chris Matthews’
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, appeared on MSNBC’s "Hardball with Chris Matthews" to discuss America’s financial situation and presidential politics. The interview was done in Public Affairs’ TV studio in Allen Center.
http://youtu.be/TmiE-6fCr5k

50 years ago a promise made, a promise kept: going to the moon
News items discuss President John F. Kennedy’s famous 1962 speech at Rice. George Abbey, the Baker Botts Senior Fellow in Space Policy at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, and alumnus Paul Burka ’63 are quoted in the first Houston Chronicle article. Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at the Baker Institute, is quoted in the KUHF-FM and KRIV-TV stories. David Alexander, professor of physics and astronomy and director of the Rice Space Institute, is also quoted in the KRIV-TV story. The San Francisco Chronicle reprinted Brinkley’s Houston Chronicle essay on the speech. A link to the KTRH-AM broadcast is not available.
Houston Chronicle (This article appeared on the front of the City & State section and also in the San Francisco Chronicle, the San Antonio Express-News, the Greenwich Time, the Albany Times Union, the New Canaan News, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, the Stamford Advocate and the Connecticut Post. The Houston Chronicle also published an editorial about Kennedy’s speech.)
http://bit.ly/Pal5SA
Kennedy’s speech a ‘tonic’ for nation losing to Russia
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/PihyzI
Recapture the spirit of JFK’s Rice speech
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/TSkEyV
KUHF-FM
http://bit.ly/RLAd6N
KRIV-TV (This story also appeared on KUQI-TV [Corpus Christi, Texas].)
http://bit.ly/QjpB0n
50 years ago, Kennedy reached for stars in historic Rice address
San Francisco Chronicle (This essay also appeared in the San Antonio Express-News, the Greenwich Time, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Lucienne.com.)
http://bit.ly/SEal3P
JFK’s ‘moon speech’ still resonates 50 years later
Space.com
http://www.space.com/17547-jfk-moon-speech-50years-anniversary.html
NASA celebrates the 50th anniversary of President Kennedy’s moon speech
Slashgear.com
http://bit.ly/RRmnUP
NASA celebrates 50 years since inspiring Kennedy speech
Sen.com
http://bit.ly/QHZ9le
Dreams of NewSpace: Interstellar flight in 100 years
BigThink.com
http://bit.ly/RKftfA
Kennedy shoots for the moon 50 years ago today
Quad-City Times (Ill.)
http://bit.ly/UJVDWe
Today in history
Middletown Journal (Ohio) (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Springfield News-Sun, the Youngstown Vindicator, KFOXTV.com [El Paso, Texas], FoxReno.com [Nev.] and nearly 55 other media outlets.)
http://www.middletownjournal.com/ap/ap/aerospace/today-in-history/nR63s/
Will America produce future Neil Armstrongs?
Fredericksburg Free Lance–Star (Va.)
http://www.fredericksburg.com/News/FLS/2012/092012/09122012/724289
Wednesday in politics: Obama in Nevada, Romney in Florida, and more
Yahoo.com
http://yhoo.it/PhUgKr
NASA celebrates 50th Anniversary of President Kennedy’s speech committing USA to land man on the Moon
FlightGlobal.com
http://bit.ly/TSoOXF
JFK Library to display Shepard’s space capsule
Boston Herald (This Associated Press article also appeared in the Washington Examiner, KLTV.com [Tyler, Texas] and nearly 35 other media outlets.)
http://www.bostonherald.com/news/regional/view.bg?articleid=1061159765
NASA TV replays Kennedy’s moon speech exactly 50 years later
WebProNews.com
http://bit.ly/Pr5kIP
The Weather Channel
http://bit.ly/Qjpd21
KRIV-TV
http://bit.ly/PbqIj5
KHOU-TV (Similar reports appeared on KMOX-AM [St. Louis], WBBM-AM [Chicago], KYW-AM [Philadelphia], WSB-AM [Atlanta], WHAM-AM [Rochester, N.Y.] WTIC-AM [Hartford, Conn.], WFLA-AM [Tampa Bay, Fla.] and WJR-AM [Detroit].)
http://bit.ly/UK2L4Z
KTRH-AM

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Sonar to give best view yet of Civil War shipwreck
The world will soon get its first good look at the wreckage of the only U.S. Navy ship sunk in combat in the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War, thanks to sophisticated 3-D sonar images that divers have been collecting in the Gulf’s murky depths. Rice is mentioned.
FoxNews.com (This Associated Press article also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, U.S. News & World Report, NPR.org, NBCNews.com, HuffingtonPost.com, ABCNews.com and nearly 170 other media outlets.)
http://fxn.ws/PoGPfl

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Texas voices largely missing from health care debate
Vivian Ho, the James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy and professor of economics, is quoted in a column about heath-care reform. A link to the column also appeared in a Kaiser Heath News roundup of health news.
Dallas Morning News (subscription required)
http://dallasne.ws/NY02pw
Viewpoints: Romney’s whiplash on health law; Clinton’s mistaken argument about Medicare savings
Kaiser Health News (This article also appeared on News-Medical.net.)
http://bit.ly/RI6eg3

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 an article about the Texas voter ID lawsuit. Jones also appeared on KRLD-AM to discuss the decision not to allow politicians to speak at the Sept. 11 memorial service in New York this year. A link to this broadcast is not available.
Odessa American
http://bit.ly/QJdoX3
KRLD-AM

Rice University centennial videos to run through Oct. 12
Rice University will continue to produce weekly videos through Oct. 12 as part of its centennial celebration.
UltimateWestU.com
http://bit.ly/Q039ca

Signature Chefs write the recipe for healthy infants
Rice is mentioned in an article about the March of Dimes Signature Chefs Dinner & Auction.
Tyler Morning Telegraph
http://www.tylerpaper.com/article/20120912/FEATURES06/120919935

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Nine just-plain-cool developments on the road to smarter energy
A roundup of energy technology news mentions research at Rice to develop a sprayable battery.
SmartGridNews.com
http://bit.ly/QjlAZR

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Louisiana keeps getting busted for teaching creationism
Hanszen College sophomore Zach Kopplin is mentioned in an article about efforts to introduce creationism into Louisiana science classrooms.
OpposingViews.com
http://bit.ly/RQ9URt

Predicting and controlling graphene growth
Research by scientists at Rice University has led to a greater understanding of the relationship between carbon atoms and graphene.
OverclockersClub.com
http://www.overclockersclub.com/news/32563/

Yale grads among the nation’s happiest
Rice is third among national universities and fourth overall in Alumni Factor’s ranking based on surveys of alumni.
YaleDailyNews.com
http://bit.ly/OFDHc0

NMSU welcomes 42 new faculty members for fall 2012
Alumnus Gavin Clarkson ’91 has joined the faculty at New Mexico State University.
Las Cruces Sun-News (N.M.)
http://bit.ly/RHXVX4

Items from summer, last year expected to be discussed at first session
Rice is mentioned in an article about a Syracuse University Senate session.
DailyOrange.com
http://bit.ly/QFcNUi

SPORTS

Rice golfers place 14th at Sam Hall tournament
Articles report on the performance of the Rice Owls golf team at the Sam Hall Intercollegiate golf tournament.
West University Examiner (Texas)
http://bit.ly/No6Uep
Rice golf opens season with 14th place showing
Examiner.com
http://exm.nr/QDpFKk

Louisiana Tech Bulldogs vs. Rice Owls
An article previews a football game between Rice and Louisiana Tech University.
SportsChatPlace.com
http://bit.ly/Q03prN

Conference USA names players of the week
Martel College senior Chris Boswell was named the Conference USA Special Teams Player of the Week.
NCAAFootball.com
http://bit.ly/RIL0yy

Lance Berkman’s career might be over after another knee surgery
Former Rice standout Lance Berkman will undergo additional surgery on his right knee.
Yahoo.com
http://yhoo.it/TPaQ8R

NEWS RELEASES

Rice continues to be ranked among the country’s top 20 best universities
Rice University is ranked No. 17 in U.S. News & World Report’s guide to America’s best colleges for the ninth consecutive year.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=33921

Rice University Baker Institute’s ‘Election 2012: Policy Perspectives’ series kicks off Sept. 19
Experts at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy will discuss how health care reform could evolve under a future Democratic or Republican presidential administration at the institute’s kickoff "Election 2012: Policy Perspectives" series event Sept. 19.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=33890