Dateline Rice for Nov. 22, 2013

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

Opinion: Bush, Obama and Teddy’s big stick
The 20th anniversary of Rice’s Baker Institute for Public Policy is mentioned in an op-ed about American foreign policy.
Asharq Al-Awsat
http://bit.ly/1bXHlv4

Durham is one of the top 10 universities in the UK. Can we trust the rankings?
Rice is mentioned in an article that examines the criteria used to rank universities.
Palatinate.org.uk
http://bit.ly/1g22MMe

US, Chinese scientists find possible new superconductors
Rice physicist Qimiao Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics and Astronomy, is quoted in an article about his recent experiments investigating the superconducting properties of iron-based compounds.
Want China Times
http://bit.ly/18tyjVF

MSNBC
Rice is mentioned in articles marking the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.
http://bit.ly/1e8vr0O
‘Life’ photographer calls JFK his most charismatic subject
KHOU-TV
http://bit.ly/18tyWPg
KRIV-TV
http://bit.ly/1bIJ0Ry
KTRK-TV
http://bit.ly/I84tvY
KTRH-AM
http://bit.ly/1bIJxmo
Kennedy’s own words
Pantagraph.com
http://bit.ly/I4mBGF
JFK’s ‘Moon Speech’ spurring NBHS students to reach for the stars
SouthCoastToday.com
http://bit.ly/I8Lxxp
Free market Friday: Road to progress
The Journal Record (Tulsa, Okla.)
http://bit.ly/1emjbKO
50 years later: Remembering John F. Kennedy’s assassination
Winfield Daily Courier (Winfield, Kan.)
http://bit.ly/I8QmXw

Measuring colleges’ success graduating students with subsidized Stafford loans
Rice is mentioned in an article that examines how colleges and universities are doing at graduating students who received Stafford loans but not a Pell Grant relative to the rest of their student body.
U.S. News and World Report
http://bit.ly/I8SHSi

HOUSTON/TEXAS

Senior project to help track campus shuttles
Rice’s campus bus-tracking system is mentioned as the inspiration for Prairie View A&M University’s new PV Real-Time Bus Tracking System app.
The Panther
http://bit.ly/1i1HO4H

Series of crimes around Texas Medical Center has police on alert
An article mentions an attempted robbery that occurred outside the BioScience Research Collaborative the night of Nov. 20.
KPRC-TV
http://bit.ly/1e8x6Dv

TRADE/PROFESSIONAL

Light and lightness
An article features James Turrell’s “Twilight Epiphany” Skyspace.
Architectural Lighting
http://bit.ly/18WagLC

New conservative imposter group: TFBA
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 mentioned in an article about the new lobbying group Texas Future Business Alliance.
Agenda Wise
http://bit.ly/I4GsWb

Shale states shunned in America’s top states for business
Kenneth Medlock III, the James A. Baker III and Susan Baker Fellow in Energy and Resource Economics at the Baker Institute, senior director of the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute and lecturer on economics, is quoted in an article comparing states that frack and their rankings in CNBC’s America’s Top States for Business survey.
Gas Oil Mining Contractor
http://bit.ly/17OZvjj

Engineering education may diminish concern for public welfare issues
Collegiate engineering education may foster a “culture of disengagement” regarding issues of public welfare, according to a new Rice study. Erin Cech, assistant professor of sociology, is quoted.
Science Daily
http://bit.ly/18tHZ2B

Cracking the tough nut using formal methods
Moshe Vardi, the Karen Ostrum George Distinguished Service Professor of Computational Engineering and professor of computer science, is quoted in an article about using formal methods for microchip design.
Semiconductor Engineering
http://bit.ly/18tHhCx

Leading scientists join bioresearch open-access editorial board under Editor-in-Chief Robert Lanza
Antonios Mikos, the Louis Calder Professor of Bioengineering and Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, is mentioned as one of the journal section editors for BioReseaerch Open Access.
PRLog.com
http://bit.ly/1aVCDt7

Researchers from Rice University provide details of new studies and findings in the area of laboratory protocols
Researchers at Rice are using the magnetic levitation method for 3-D cell culture.
HispanicBusiness.com
http://bit.ly/1bXFnuE

The impact of high-achieving charter schools on nontest score outcomes
Research from Rice is cited in an article about charter schools.
Journalist’s Resource
http://hvrd.me/I4tpEo

OTHER NEWS OF INTEREST

Nanoscale power
An article mentions that researchers at Rice have developed a new type of battery that uses a nanoscale wire.
The Michigan Times (University of Michigan-Flint)
http://bit.ly/18tE8m8

Classical music concert Sunday
Rice almuna Rebecca Wenham ’02 will be performing a recital Nov. 24 in Campbell River, B.C.
Canada.com
http://bit.ly/I7RSc7

SPORTS

Rice keeps C-USA hopes alive with OT win
Articles recap yesterday’s Rice vs. University of Alabama-Birmingham football game.
The Houston Chronicle
Rice tops UAB in OT to notch 8th victory of season
The Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/1do2rpF
Turner’s TD run edges Rice past UAB 37-34 in OT
CBSSports.com (This article also appeared in the Sporting News and ESPN.go.)
http://cbsprt.co/I8GMUx
2-minute drill: Rice 37, UAB 34 OT
AL.com
http://bit.ly/I8HiC6
UAB loses heartbreaker in overtime against Rice
AL.com
http://bit.ly/I7LiCx
ABC33/40
http://bit.ly/1dosKMp
CBS42
http://bit.ly/1cIayZc
Recap: UAB vs. Rice
The Charlotte Observer (This article also appeared in the Olympian, the Kansas City Star and more than five other sites.)
http://bit.ly/1aVE0YT
College football boxscore
Tickertech.com
http://bit.ly/1c9Wzex
Highlights: Rice vs. UAB
Alekin.com (This article also appears in Dailymotion and Opposing Views.)
http://bit.ly/19Oegxk
UTSA football remains alive in C-USA race even after Rice victory
Rice’s victory over the University of Alabama-Birmingham is mentioned in an article that discusses the University of Texas-San Antonio’s chances of winning the C-USA championship.
The San Antonio Express-News
http://bit.ly/1emauAq

Final stats
The Rice women’s volleyball team fell 3-0 to the University of Alabama-Birmingham in the opening round of the C-USA Tournament last night.
UABSports.com
http://bit.ly/1aMmQQI

Rice scores 77-64 win over Southern women
An article recaps the Rice vs. Southern Louisiana University women’s basketball game.
The Advocate (Baton Rouge, La.)
http://bit.ly/1bIGhaF

Rice men edge A&M-Corpus Christi 63-61 on road
An article recaps Wednesday’s Rice vs. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men’s basketball game.
The Houston Chronicle
http://bit.ly/18dd4K3

High-scoring Tigers head to Houston
An article previews tomorrow’s Rice vs. Princeton University men’s basketball game.
The Daily Princetonian
http://bit.ly/1h6ZGcW

Miami University coaching candidates: A quick look
Tom Herman, former Rice assistant athletics director is mentioned as one of the possible candidates to replace Miami University football coach Don Treadwell.
SBNation.com
http://bit.ly/1bXD6PX

Men’s club soccer heads to national championships, despite young roster and funding obstacles
Rice is mentioned in an article about the University of Texas-Austin men’s club soccer team.
The Horn
http://bit.ly/17zezPP

Nebraska women’s basketball defeats Arkansas-Pine Bluff, 78-55
Rice is mentioned in an article about the Nebraska University women’s basketball team.
TheDailyNebraskan.com
http://bit.ly/1h77DyE