Dateline Rice for Sept. 19, 2012

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

CNN’s ‘Erin Burnett OutFront’
Douglas Brinkley, professor of history and fellow in history at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, appeared on CNN’s "Erin Burnett OutFront" to discuss presidential politics. Brinkley is also quoted in an article about statements made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about the 2012 presidential race.
http://youtu.be/sPBBCeY4vjw
Israeli leader closely involves himself in US race
New York Post (This Associated Press article also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, U.S. News & World Report, the Philadelphia Inquirer and nearly 60 other media outlets.)
http://bit.ly/PwSSFz

Hidden billionaires unmasked as Westlake Chemical soars
Trustee Albert Chao is quoted in an article about Houston-based Westlake Chemical Corp.
Yahoo.com
http://yhoo.it/Qkj4oQ

Lithium boom spurs production from California brine
Lithium demand, seen doubling in the next eight years on sales of batteries used in electric vehicles, is spurring a U.S. company to build a factory to extract the metal from brine in California. Alumnus Luka Erceg ’07 is quoted.
Bloomberg.com (This article also appeared in Businessweek.)
http://bloom.bg/QZAJSh

ZipCar rentals bank on campus business
An article about ZipCar service at three North Texas universities mentions the ZipCar service at Rice.
NBCNews.com (This article also appeared on NBCDFW.com [Dallas].)
http://nbcnews.to/QmAkJT

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Dutch eager to help Galveston on flood barrier strategy
Dutch officials escorting a Houston delegation on a tour of flood barriers say they are eager to help develop strategies to protect the Texas Gulf Coast from devastating storm surges. Rice’s Severe Storm Prediction, Education and Evacuation from Disasters Center is mentioned.
Houston Chronicle (This article also appeared in the San Francisco Chronicle, Stamford Advocate and New Canaan News.)
http://bit.ly/VceKIF

Houston mayor to speak at SFA
Rice alumna and Houston Mayor Annise Parker ’78 will speak at Stephen F. Austin State University Sept. 27.
Gilmer Mirror
http://bit.ly/S5ZLRY

Let’s not let student-loan debt wreck young lives
An editorial about student debt mentions Rice’s placement in a U.S. News & World Report ranking of colleges with the least student debt.
Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/NBzWah

Sorry, Houston, our little economic secret’s out of the bag
Fox Business Network will broadcast an episode of "Money with Melissa Francis" from the Rice campus.
Houston Business Journal (This article also appeared on CIO.com, RCRWireless.com and FinancialContent.com.)
http://bit.ly/S5TlRy

‘Tradition Redefined: The Larry and Brenda Thompson Collection of African American Art’
An article discusses Adrienne Childs’ exhibit at Rice Gallery.
Houston Press
http://bit.ly/Ocysot

Rice to participate in $10.8 million study of hemoglobin toxicity
Rice University will be among four institutions participating in a $10.8-million, five-year study of hemoglobin toxicity. John Olson, the Ralph and Dorothy Looney Professor of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, is quoted.
Houston Business Journal
http://bit.ly/SZMImi

29 earn National Merit semifinalist honors
Rice is mentioned in an article about National Merit Scholarship semifinalists.
Courier of Montgomery County
http://bit.ly/ODNX95

BROADCAST/WEBCAST

KRIV-TV
Michael Massimino, executive director of the Rice Space Institute, appeared three times on KRIV-TV to discuss a Houston visit by the space shuttle Endeavour during its trip to California.
http://bit.ly/S6updR
KRIV-TV
http://bit.ly/S50ygb
KRIV-TV
http://bit.ly/PHkJRU

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Music underlies language acquisition
Contrary to the prevailing theories that music and language are cognitively separate or that music is a byproduct of language, theorists at Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music and the University of Maryland, College Park advocate that music underlies the ability to acquire language. Anthony Brandt, associate professor of composition and theory, is quoted and Shepherd School graduate student Molly Gebrian is mentioned.
NeuroscienceNews.com (This article also appeared on Bio-Medicine.org, ScienceDaily.com, BeforeItsNews.com, BioPortfolio.com, KenyaStar.com and NorthKoreaTimes.com.)
http://neurosciencenews.com/theory-music-underlies-language-acquisition/

The 100 most iconic artworks of the last five years
The James Turrell "Twilight Epiphany" Skyspace at Rice appears on a list of the 100 most resonant works of art from the recent past and includes a link to the skyspace website.
ArtInfo.com
http://bit.ly/RY46GG

Breathing life into biofuels
Brazil and the United States are working together to promote the use of ethanol in a collaboration that could revolutionize global markets and the makeup of the biofuel itself. Ronald Soligo, professor of economics and Rice Scholar at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is quoted.
World-Grain.com
http://bit.ly/VcmdHJ

Eight cool developments on the road to smarter energy
A roundup of energy technology news mentions research at Rice to develop a sprayable battery.
Greenbiz.com
http://bit.ly/S0qda3

Amy Jaffe joins UC Davis, bridging academia and energy industry
An article reports that Amy Myers Jaffe, the Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, is leaving Rice for the University of California-Davis.
Utility Products (This article also appeared in Electric Light & Power.)
http://bit.ly/QZBRW4

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Scripps loses one of world’s top-ranked chemists
An article reports that a Scripps Research Institute faculty member may join Rice.
San Diego Union-Tribune
http://bit.ly/V99LIS

How academia ‘observed’ Constitution Day
Rice is mentioned in an op-ed about how colleges observe Constitution Day.
Heritage.org
http://herit.ag/Rr7wfL

SPORTS

Rice demolishes cross-town rival Houston in volleyball sweep
An article recaps a volleyball match between Rice and the University of Houston.
Examiner.com
http://exm.nr/NBWBTW

Rice Owls vs. Marshall Thundering Herd
An article previews a football game between Rice and Marshall Unviersity.
SportsChatPlace.com (Similar articles appeared in the Huntington Herald-Dispatch, the Charleston Daily Mail, SBNation.com and WVMetroNews.com.)
http://bit.ly/PEoebQ

Ex-Rice star Kazemi eyeing Oregon, Kentucky among transfer options
Rice University has granted Owls basketball player Arsalan Kazemi’s request to seek a transfer to another school.
Sports Illustrated (Similar articles appeared in the Huntington Herald-Dispatch, MinerRush.com, SBNation.com and MidMajorMadness.com.)
http://bit.ly/Vd7tsg

NEWS RELEASE

Rice University takes the measure of nanotubes
A Rice University laboratory has come up with a one-size-fits-almost-all way to measure batches of single-walled nanotubes that promises to help researchers and industry make more efficient use of the wondrous carbon material.
https://news2.rice.edu/?p=34243